Vedanta Gains 20% In Four Sessions After Coal Block Win, Foxconn Semiconductor Deal

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A man walks past the logo of Vedanta outside its headquarters in Mumbai. (Photo: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Shares of Vedanta Ltd. gained for the sixth straight day after it won a coal block and announced a tie-up with Foxconn Technology Group for a semiconductor plant in Gujarat.

The Anil Agrawal-led mining conglomerate has been declared as the highest bidder for Ghogharpalli and its dip extension coal block, located in Sundargarh district of Odisha, under Tranche V of commercial coal block auction conducted by Ministry of Coal.

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The mine has total reserves of 1,288 million tonnes and an estimated per annum capacity of 20 million tonnes.

On Tuesday, the company announced that it will set up a semiconductor plant with Taiwan's Foxconn in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 1.54 lakh crore.

In a series of tweets on Wednesday night, Chairman Anil Agrawal detailed the process undertaken to select Gujarat for the plant.

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"We decided Gujarat few months ago as they met our expectations. But in July meeting with Maharashtra leadership, they made a huge effort to out bid other states with competitive offer. We have to start in one place and based on professional and independent advice, we chose Gujarat," he said.

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