India says willing to consider Vedanta refinery plans

Jan 19 （Reuters） - India's environment minister said on Wednesday he was willing to revive Vedanta Resources' （VED.L） plans to expand its refinery in Orissa state provided the firm met certain conditions.

Jairam Ramesh threw out plans by the London-listed miner to expand its alumina refinery over green worries in October. The firm is already facing hurdles to a planned $9.6 billion energy deal in the country.

Vedanta operates a 1 million tonne-a-year alumina refinery in eastern Orissa state and wants to expand its capacity sixfold.