Vedanta Plans 3 MTPA Aluminium Smelter in Odisha

Vedanta is planning to establish a 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) aluminium smelter in Dhenkanal, Odisha, as part of its growth plan. The announcement was made by Rajiv Kumar, chief executive officer of Vedanta’s Aluminium business, before an audience at ALUMEX India 2025, which took place in New Delhi. The project will double Vedanta’s existing 3 MTPA capacity to 6 MTPA within a few years.

Mr. Kumar claimed that the new green aluminium smelter would provide more than two lakh jobs when completed, and that a significant capital investment was needed. "Aluminium is very heavy on investment and is a capital-intensive industry...it is progressing and any facility like this will take three to four years,” he mentioned.

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He also highlighted the company’s substantial investments into billets, with Vedanta now producing 580 kilo tonnes per annum, which is expected to double.  In addition, the construction of an aluminium park will soon to take place in Jharsuguda, Odisha, for downstream manufacturers.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reiterated the significance of the aluminium industry at the event. He pointed to aluminium's contribution to industries from aviation to automobiles and underscored its recyclability and sustainability as the "metal of the future."

At the same time, Jitendra Chopra, President of ALEMAI, announced that ALUMEX India would be rebranded as Aluminium Bharat in the years ahead, to unite the entire aluminium ecosystem, and increase India's competitiveness within the global aluminium sector.