Vedanta's power sales fall 39% on weak demand, mishap at Talwandi Sabo unit

Talwandi Sabo plant was shut for 65 days during the quarter

Weak demand for power and poor offtake showed up in Vedanta's power sales in the April-June quarter. Power sales by Vedanta Ltd during this period stood at 1,838 million units, lower by 39 per cent year-on-year, as the company's Talwandi Sabo plant remained out of operations for most part of the quarter due to a fire incident in April. Vedanta had sold 3,010 million units in the corresponding period of previous fiscal. 

The Talwandi Sabo plant was shut for about 65 days during the period under review. It was restarted at the end of June and is now running at an availability