Vedanta shares in focus after boiler explosion at Chhattisgarh power plant: What we know so far

Vedanta, in its filing to the stock exchange on Tuesday, said that "as of now, 24 workmen of our subcontractor have been affected by the incident, and 10 have succumbed to their injuries".

Meanwhile, news agency PTI reported that at least 13 workers were killed and 21 others injured after a steam-carrying tube connected to a boiler exploded at a Vedanta Ltd power plant in the Sakti district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The powerful blast occurred at around 2:30 pm in a tube supplying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine at the Vedanta Ltd power plant in Singhitarai village, causing severe burns to workers, Sakti Superintendent of Police (SP) Prafull Thakur told PTI.

Soon after the accident, local administration personnel and police teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations, Thakur said.

What the company said

Vedanta stated that the company’s immediate priority is to ensure the provision of the best possible medical assistance and treatment to all those affected and to do everything possible to alleviate the suffering of the deceased's near and dear ones.

Vedanta said it was in the process of ascertaining the details and has initiated a detailed investigation into the incident in coordination with its subcontractor and the relevant authorities.

Other details

The construction of a 1,200 MW coal-based thermal power project (two units of 600 MW each) in Singhitarai, originally owned by Athena Chhattisgarh Power Ltd, was started in 2009 but remained stalled between 2016 and 2022.

Vedanta acquired the plant in 2022, after which one 600 MW unit was completed and commissioned in August last year, while the second unit is still under construction.