Vedanta Group, a global leader in critical minerals, energy transition metals, energy, and technology, has announced a major expansion across its transition metals, oil & gas, and critical minerals portfolio to accelerate India’s energy transition and industrial growth. Transition metals account for nearly 70 per cent of Vedanta’s top-line, highlighting its crucial role in powering the industries of the future.The company has secured critical mineral blocks across India, including rare earth elements, vanadium, graphite, and tungsten—resources essential for new-age technologies and India’s clean energy self-reliance. Vedanta is also the country’s sole nickel producer, with nickel and cobalt vital for stainless steel, super alloys, lithium-ion batteries, renewable energy systems, and electric mobility.Hindustan Zinc, the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, continues to underpin India’s industrial and green growth. Zinc applications span galvanisation, solar technologies, electronics, and next-generation energy storage. Hindustan Zinc is advancing its 2x growth plan to double capacity across zinc, lead, and silver, and is developing zinc-based battery solutions. Its EcoZen product is India’s first low-carbon ‘green’ zinc, with roughly 75 per cent lower carbon footprint than the global average.Aluminium is critical for solar panels, EVs, transmission, and modern infrastructure. Vedanta, among the world’s top aluminium producers, is expanding capacity from 2.4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 3.1 MTPA by FY28. Its low-carbon products, Restora and Restora Ultra, help downstream industries meet global decarbonisation benchmarks.Vedanta is also expanding its natural gas portfolio to support India’s 2030 target of raising gas share in the energy mix to 15 per cent. As the country’s only private oil & gas producer, Vedanta is strengthening energy security and reducing reliance on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).Internationally, Vedanta owns Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia and is advancing a large-scale copper smelter in Saudi Arabia, further extending its global critical minerals footprint.Deshnee Naidoo, CEO of Vedanta Resources, said: “Energy transition is imperative. With nearly 70 per cent of our top-line from transition metals and a portfolio spanning aluminium, zinc, oil & gas, and critical minerals, we are powering India’s new economy while driving inclusive growth.”Vedanta has embedded sustainability at the heart of its strategy. Over the past three years, it has mitigated 28 million tonnes of carbon emissions, equivalent to the CO₂ absorbed by more than 1 billion trees annually. The company has produced India’s first green aluminium and Asia’s first green zinc, launched water positivity initiatives, and implemented large-scale afforestation projects. Vedanta has 1.9 GW of renewable energy agreements in place and targets 2.5 GW of round-the-clock renewable capacity, alongside a 25 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030.