Exhibit 99.1
30 June 2010
Sterlite Announces Successful Boiler Light-up
Of First 600 MW Unit of its 2400MW Power Plant at Jharsuguda, Orissa
Mumbai, India: Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (“Sterlite”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary
Sterlite Energy Limited has successfully lighted the boiler for the first unit of 600 MW (the “First Unit”) of the
2,400 MW (600 MW *4) thermal Independent Power Plant in Jharsuguda, Orissa. Following the boiler light up,
commercial operation is expected to commence in September 2010. This is the first 600 MW power unit in the
private sector in India.
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About Sterlite Industries
Sterlite Industries is India’s largest non-ferrous metals and mining company with interests and operations in
aluminium, copper, zinc and lead and power. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a London-based
diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining group. Sterlite Industries’ main operating subsidiaries are Hindustan Zinc
Limited for its zinc and lead operations; Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited for its copper operations in
Australia; and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited for its aluminium operations. The company operates its own
copper operations in India. The company has entered the commercial energy generation business and is in the
process of setting up a 2,400MW independent power plant through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterlite Energy
Limited. Sterlite Industries is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India and
the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more information, please visit www.sterlite-
industries.com.
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