Vedanta Aluminium Appoints Ravi Paliwal As CEO, Ash Management

Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, announced the appointment of Ravi Paliwal as CEO, Ash Management. Ravi will oversee ash management operations, focusing on leveraging technology and processes to enhance resource efficiency and explore new avenues for utilizing the voluminous by-product of thermal power generation, promoting circular economy avenues. Apart from Vedanta Aluminium, Ravi will be responsible for ash management operations of Vedanta’s power business (which includes Talwandi Sabo Power Plant, Meenakshi Energy, and Athena) and Hindustan Zinc Limited.

Ravi, a seasoned industry professional with more than 27 years of diverse experience, will bring extensive expertise to Vedanta Aluminium’s operations. Before joining Vedanta, he served as the Senior Vice President of Contract, Commercials, and Materials at Bajaj Energy. T Prior to this, he held senior managerial positions at JSW Energy and Nabha Power (Larsen & Toubro). He excels in purchase functions, supply chain management, vendor development, and service contracts.

Sharing his views on the appointment, John Slaven, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium, said, “We welcome Ravi Paliwal onboard as CEO of Ash Management. His rich experience and insights will be key to driving greater excellence in our ash management initiatives. This effort aligns seamlessly with our broader sustainability agenda, which includes developing suitable avenues to generate value from byproducts such as fly-ash, while also moving towards 30% renewable energy mix by 2030.”

On his appointment, Ravi Paliwal, CEO, Ash Management, Vedanta Aluminium said, ” I am excited to lead ash management for Vedanta and look forward to contributing to Vedanta Aluminium’s vision of promoting a circular economy and driving sustainability in our operations by exploring new avenues for ash utilization.”