Jharsuguda smelter: an aluminum operation in India

Jharsuguda smelter is an aluminum smelter producing aluminum in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India, operated by Vedanta Aluminium. The sources report 1,857 '000 tonnes (kt) of primary aluminum ('Aluminium' production, in '000 tonnes) for FY2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026); the basis is Whole smelter, as reported by Vedanta Limited. Measured as primary aluminum, whole-operation output for FY2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) is 1,857,000 tonnes: about 2.5% of world aluminum output in 2025 and about 44% of India's; it is one of 28 operations on this site whose output can be stated in primary aluminum.

Who owns and operates it?

Owners of Jharsuguda smelter
Owner	Interest	As of
Vedanta Aluminium (operator) The aluminum business is described in Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited's release of 30 July 2026, which says the company operates a smelter complex in Odisha and BALCO; the release states that the demerger of Vedanta became effective on 1 May 2026. The production figures for FY26 were published by Vedanta Limited, before the demerger took effect. No ownership percentage for the smelter is printed in the source.	—	30 July 2026

Interests are as stated in the sources below on the date shown. Ownership changes with deals, so a stake may have changed since the date shown.

How much does it produce?

Reported output of Jharsuguda smelter
Period	Output	Basis	Where in the source
FY2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026)	1,857 '000 tonnes (kt) of primary aluminum ('Aluminium' production, in '000 tonnes)	Whole smelter, as reported by Vedanta Limited	PDF p.1, table 'Aluminium', row 'Jharsuguda', column 'Full year FY26' · Vedanta Limited
FY2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025)	1,830 '000 tonnes (kt) of primary aluminum ('Aluminium' production, in '000 tonnes)	Whole smelter, as reported by Vedanta Limited	PDF p.1, table 'Aluminium', row 'Jharsuguda', column 'Full year FY25' · Vedanta Limited

Between FY2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) and FY2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) the reported figure rose by 1.5%, in the same unit and on the same basis.

How the primary-aluminum figure is worked out. Vedanta Limited's production release prints 1,857 thousand tonnes for the smelter for the year to 31 March 2026, reported in thousand tonnes; the figure converts to 1,857,000 tonnes. The release gives the figure under 'Total Aluminium Production' without a separate definition. World smelter production of primary aluminum in 2025 was 74,000,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); India produced 4,200,000 tonnes.

The period (FY2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026)) is not the calendar year of the USGS totals (2025), so the shares are approximate.

Status: operating, as of 30 June 2026.

The fiscal year ends on 31 March, so the period overlaps CY2025 for nine months only.
The release prints a total aluminum production of 2,456 thousand tonnes for Vedanta Limited, of which Jharsuguda 1,857 and BALCO 599; the two smelters are not counted twice.

How does it compare?

Other aluminum operations on this site: Alma smelter, Alouette smelter, Bécancour smelter, Boyne Island smelter, Tomago smelter, Kitimat smelter, Tiwai Point smelter, Sohar smelter, Laterrière smelter, Grande-Baie smelter, ISAL smelter, Bell Bay smelter. In India: BALCO smelter, NALCO Angul smelter. See where aluminum comes from for the country totals, the country page for India, and Vedanta Aluminium for its other operations here.

Sources

Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited: Outcome of Board Meeting held on July 30, 2026 - Press Release and Investor Presentation (Q1 FY2027) (stock-exchange filing (NSE, 2026-07-30), Q1 FY2027 (April to June 2026)). Opened 4 November 2026; used: PDF pp.2, 4, 6, 30.
Vedanta Limited: Production Release for the Fourth Quarter and Year ended March 31, 2026 (quarterly production release (2026-04-03), Q4 FY2026 and FY2026 (to 31 March 2026)). Opened 4 November 2026; used: PDF p.1 (Aluminium table).
U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Aluminum (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country smelter production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world smelter production and capacity table.

Method and limits

Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
Shares. A share divides output in primary aluminum by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
What is compared. The figure is tonnes of primary aluminum metal produced by the whole smelter, compared with USGS smelter production of primary aluminum. Remelted and recycled metal is not primary production.
Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every aluminum mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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