Vedanta's commercial power sales up 19% on electricity demand revival

Vedanta's coal-fired generating unit at Jharsuguda of 600 Mw and Hindustan Zinc Ltd's unit were the key drivers of power sales

Led by revival in electricity demand, Vedanta recorded a 19 per cent rise in its commercial power sales during July-September quarter. 

Total power sales from all generating units during the period stood at 3,514 million units (MUs) as against 2,950 MUs in the comparable period of last fiscal year.

Vedanta’s coal-fired generating unit at Jharsuguda of 600 Mw and Hindustan Zinc Ltd's (HZL) unit were the key drivers of power sales. The Jharsuguda power station logged 35 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in power sales in Q2FY19 after a tepid performance in the last fiscal year. 

HZL’s power sales were up 29 per