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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FY 2023 COMMUNITIES THE PLANET THE WORKPLACE
Wastewater Discharge
Business Unit FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23
Aluminium m 3 105,304 120,037 -
Copper Business m 3 2,994,846 2,581,167 3,406,440 17,064,563
Iron Ore Business m 3 3,639,459 61,571 132,090 88,961
Oil and Gas Business m 3 1,946,503 1,896,530 2,485,423 1,943,867
Port Business m 3 - - - -
Power Business m 3 - - - -
Steel m 3 - - - -
Zinc India m 3 - - - -
Zinc International m 3 119,271 4,330 - -
FACOR m 3 NA NA - 1,074,276
Total (Vedanta Ltd.) m 3 8,805,383 4,663,635 6,023,953 20,171,667
Volume and disposal of formation or produced water (FY23)
Business Unit Total volume of produced water Total Water Re-injected
CAIRN m 3 37,109,961 35,576,265
Exposure to Water Stressed Areas (FY23)
Total production plants Production plants in water-stressed areas Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) from Production plants in water-stressed areas %
33 22 31.94
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Water Consumption in Water-Stressed Areas (million m )
Water consumption in areas with water stress FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23
Total net freshwater consumption in water-stressed areas (Total water withdrawn - Total water discharged) 55 43 47 54
% of water withdrawn from areas of water stress 28 21 23 27
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