Vedanta : Statement - Unfortunate incidents at Aluminum and Power operations

Vedanta Limited (formerly known as Sesa Sterlite Ltd. ) Regd. Office: 1st Floor, 'C' wing, Unit 103, Corporate Avenue, Atul Projects,

Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093 www.vedantalimited.com

CIN: L13209MH1965PLC291394

Over the past few days, Vedanta Ltd has experienced two unfortunate incidents at two of our operational sites. There were no injuries in either incident. The 500 KT smelter at our Jharsuguda plan met with an unfortunate pot outage, with 228 out of 608 pots were impacted and taken out of service. The timelines for resumption will be announced post assessment of the extent of damage. Separately, our 1980 megawatt power project in Punjab has been shut down after noticing a spark in the coal handling unit. The plant had achieved full ramp up during FY 2017, and had record availability of 85% in Q4 FY 2017. The operational teams at the respective locations are working towards rectification, and safe and expeditious restart of the affected facilities.

Vedanta Limited is a diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves producing oil & gas, zinc - lead - silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power. The company has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Australia and Ireland.

Vedanta Limited is the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, a London-listed company. Governance and Sustainable Development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety and environment and on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company is conferred with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 'Sustainable Plus Platinum label', ranking among the top 10 most sustainable companies in India. To access the Vedanta Sustainable Development Report 2016, please visit http://sd.vedantaresources.com/SustainableDevelopment2015-16/

Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India and has ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.For more information please visit www.vedantalimited.com

President - Group Communications and Sustainable Development

Tel: +91 22 6646 1000

gc@vedanta.co.in

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Registered Office: 1st Floor, 'C' wing, Unit 103, Corporate Avenue, Atul Projects, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093 CIN: L13209MH1965PLC291394