Vedanta Power Supports Green Drive Honouring Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s Legacy
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 5,2025
To commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, Vedanta Power’s Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) has come forward to support a district-level tree plantation drive initiated by the Forest Department of Mansa. The company’s support reflects a shared commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable development.
The plantation drive began at the TSPL premises, with saplings planted by Pawan Shridhar, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Mansa, accompanied by the Forest Department team including Iqbal Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Harmail Singh, Jaspal Singh, and other officials. Senior leadership from TSPL present during the event included Pankaj Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), TSPL, and Vikas Sharma, Head – Advocacy and Environment.
Samita, Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office Bathinda, and Daljeet Singh, Environmental Engineer, Regional Office Bathinda, extended their best wishes for the campaign’s success.
Pawan Shridhar acknowledged TSPL’s consistent efforts in environmental protection, highlighting the development of a 1,000-acre green belt within the plant premises and TSPL’s Guinness World Record for planting over 2 lakh saplings in under an hour-underscoring the company’s capacity to lead large-scale ecological efforts. Smt. Smita also expressed appreciation for this initiative, which embodies hope for a greener tomorrow.
As a symbolic tribute, 3.5 lakh trees will be planted across Mansa district. The plantation follows the traditional Triveni format, comprising Banyan, Peepal, and Neem trees, all of which carry deep ecological and cultural significance.
TSPL reaffirmed its dedication to Vedanta Power’s ESG vision-integrating sustainable growth, community welfare, and environmental conservation. The company also extended its appreciation to institutions such as the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and other regulatory bodies for their support.
Through the guidance by PPCB and collaborative action with the Forest Department, TSPL remains committed to advancing sustainability, conserving biodiversity, and reducing its carbon footprint-all while powering progress for the communities it serves.
About Vedanta Power:
Vedanta Group is one of the largest private sector power producers with 10,000 MW of thermal power capacity and its power business is committed to playing a pivotal role in generating and meeting the nation’s energy requirement.Vedanta Power has plants in Mansa, Punjab (Talwandi Sabo Power Limited), Singhitarai, Chhattisgarh (Vedanta Ltd. Chhattisgarh Thermal Power Plant) & Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (Meenakshi Energy Limited), and is set to reach an installed capacity of 4,780 MW, serving various discoms and utilities, across the nation.
Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) is a highly advanced, supercritical 1980 MW world-class thermal power plant in Banawala, Mansa district, Punjab which supplies 100% of the electricity it generates to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd and powers 30% electricity needs of Punjab state. TSPL deploys globally benchmarked environment and safety practices making it Punjab’s greenest thermal power plant, and among the foremost zero-harm, zero-waste, zero-discharge thermal power producers in the country. The plant has been instrumental in the socio-economic development of the region since inception.
