Vedanta to invest $20 billion in 4 years in India: Anil Agarwal

Vedanta to invest $20 billion in 4 years in India: Anil Agarwal

Banking on the country’s growth potential, Vedanta Group is planning to invest $20 billion in India in the next four years, said chairman Anil Agarwal. The investments will happen mostly in the technology, electronics, semiconductors and glass segments, he added.

“Investments in electronics, technology and glass are important to create a lot of industries and jobs. Semiconductors and glass – used in making smartphones and laptops screens – are very essential from a future perspective, and for both we have factories in Taiwan and Korea,” Agarwal said on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai.

For its semiconductor business, Vedanta Group has bought land in Gujarat, while it is making progress on the glass business. “We are already making glass, but now we have to make that in India,” he said, adding the group is keen on partnerships. He said that some of the developed nations have exploited natural resources to become rich. He rued that there are concerns on the environmental impact of mining in India. “We cannot depend on imports; we have the best of gold and diamond here,” he added.

Meanwhile, when asked about the steel business sale, which was supposed to be happen by March, Agarwal said a transaction depends on getting the right price. “We are committed… if we get the right price to divest it,” he said, adding that if the group doesn’t get the right price, it will choose to continue running the business by itself. On the closing of the copper smelter in Tamil Nadu, Agarwal said it was just 0.3 per cent of its business. FE

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