Vedanta sends out 1st batch of medical oxygen for Covid-19 crisis

Vedanta dispatches 1st batch of medical oxygen from Sterlite plant. After the Tamil Nadu government allowed Vedanta Ltd's shuttered copper smelter plant to produce oxygen for four months in Thoothukudi, the company has said the first batch of medical-grade oxygen has been dispatched. One of the plants of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit commenced production on May 12, following which the company has dispatched two oxygen tankers daily. The production is being scaled up gradually.

The oxygen supplied is 98.6 percent purity and has received the necessary medical-grade certifications. "We are now working with experts to resolve the logistics involved in transporting the oxygen produced in our facility to required parts of India, and are coordinating with the authorised nodal agencies in this regard," Vedanta added.

Pankaj Kumar, CEO, Sterlite Copper said the company promises to make every possible effort to ensure there is continuous production of oxygen from our plant to mitigate this crisis. He said Vedanta's Sterlite Copper oxygen plant was reactivated through the collaborative efforts of suppliers and partners. Vedanta was allowed to operate the oxygen plant for a temporary period of four months on April 26, though the production of copper would not be permitted from Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant.