Vedanta to resume power units after pollution board revokes order

Vedanta informed that the SPCB has revoked closure of two units of 135 Mw each and one 600 Mw unit on September 20

BS Reporter  |  Bhubaneswar 

Vedanta

on Thursday said it would resume operations of some units of its 2,400 Mw coal-fired plant and 1,215 Mw captive plant after the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) lifted its closure order partially. Both the generating facilities are located close to Vedanta's aluminium smelter plant at

The pollution watchdog in its closure direction on September 13, revoked the Consent to Operate for some units. It asked the company to suspend operations of two 600 Mw units of the 2,400 Mw (Independent Producer) and three units (3x135 Mw) of the CPP complex.

In a regulatory filing, informed that the SPCB has revoked closure of two units of 135 Mw each and one 600 Mw unit on September 20.

The revocation order will help the company get complete reliable generation back in place, satisfying the current requirement for smelter operations, the company said in a statement. The revocation order would also obviate the need to buy 200 Mw from external sources by

First Published: Thu, September 21 2017. 19:06 IST