Vedanta gains on plan to raise captive power generation capacity by 1,200 MW

22 Nov 2016 Evaluate

Vedanta is currently trading at Rs. 203.35, up by 6.30 points or 3.20% from its previous closing of Rs. 197.05 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 199.10 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 204.85 and Rs. 199.10 respectively. So far 399765 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 233.65 on 10-Nov-2016 and a 52 week low of Rs. 58.10 on 12-Feb-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 229.80 and Rs. 192.35 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 59842.35 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 62.86%, while institutions and non-institutions held 23.24% and 9.60% respectively.

Vedanta, a metals and mining conglomerate, is reportedly looking at increasing its captive power generation capacity by 1,200 megawatt (MW) amid rising production. The company is considering setting up 350-MW super-critical units in joint ventures at its different production bases in the country.

The company has an electricity generation capacity of nearly 9,000 MW of which 200 MW comes from wind and the rest from thermal. Nearly 60% of the 9,000 MW is for captive use, the remaining is sold in the market.

Vedanta is an India-based global diversified natural resources company with operations across zinc, lead, silver, oil and gas, iron ore, copper, aluminum and commercial power. The company operates through segments, including Copper, Aluminium, Iron Ore, Power and Others.

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