# Vedanta Power Q2 sales up 26% to 5,593 million units 2026-10-04T00:05:01+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets (6 source reports) Vedanta Power Ltd reported a 26% year-on-year rise in power sales to 5,593 million units (MU) in the second quarter of FY2026-27, compared to 4,433 MU in the same period last year. First-half sales grew 32% to 10,817 MU, driven by stronger plant performance and improved availability across its portfolio. The growth was led by Meenakshi Energy, where Q2 sales surged 111% to 1,470 MU, and Jharsuguda Thermal Plant, where sales jumped 186% to 873 MU. The plant availability factor at Jharsuguda rose to 98% from 43% a year earlier. Talwandi Sabo Thermal Plant contributed a steady 2,945 MU in Q2, up 6%. Vedanta Power was listed on the BSE and NSE in June. The company plans to add about 600 MW of capacity by the end of FY27 and targets 12 GW by FY33. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All six sources cover Vedanta Group companies' quarterly updates with uniform straight-reporting, and no source adopts a critical or politically slanted frame. CNBCTV18, The Hindu BusinessLine, Economic Times and Business Today each led with the 26% sales growth for Vedanta Power and attributed the figures to company statements. Business Today added forward-looking capacity targets and index-inclusion news that the others omitted, but did not editorialise. The coverage is identical in substance across outlets, differing only in the depth of plant-level breakdown. The key numbers to track are the 600 MW capacity addition planned by the end of FY27 and the 12 GW target by FY33, both disclosed in the sources. ## Coverage Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral - cnbctv18.com (neutral report) Straight business update on Hindustan Zinc's production figures - cnbctv18.com (2) (neutral report) Reports Vedanta Aluminium's record production without commentary - cnbctv18.com (3) (neutral report) Roundup of multiple companies' business updates, no slant - thehindubusinessline.com (neutral report) Detailed but neutral reporting on Vedanta Power's sales growth - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Agency-style report on Vedanta Power's Q2 sales figures - businesstoday.in (neutral report) Neutral coverage with additional details on expansion plans This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Anil Agarwal, Meenakshi Energy, Vedanta Power Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vedanta-power-q2-sales-up-26-to-5593-million-units/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vedanta-power-q2-sales-up-26-to-5593-million-units/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/