UltraTech Cement, one of India’s largest cement and ready-mix concrete (RMC) companies has introduced 5 electric trucks for the transport of clinker from its integrated cement manufacturing unit Dhar Cement Works, Madhya Pradesh, to its grinding unit Dhule Cement Works, Maharashtra.
This pilot project is part of the company’s plans to reduce its carbon footprint. This move will help reduce 680 MT of CO2 annually. UltraTech has also set up 3 charging stations, one at each of the units and one enroute to support the electric trucks.
K C Jhanwar, MD, UltraTech Cement said, “At UltraTech, we are committed to driving sustainability across the value chain of our operations. It is heartening that we have been able to accelerate our progress on sustainable transport. The successful pilot of electric trucks, in addition to the CNG and LNG trucks already deployed in our operations, is a significant step in our efforts to enable ‘green mobility’.”
It is important to note that, UltraTech has pledged to deploy 500 e-trucks and add 1,000 CNG/LNG vehicles in its operations by June 2025 as part of the Government of India’s eFAST initiative.
Towards this objective, UltraTech is engaging with its logistics partners for the deployment of CNG and LNG trucks to replace conventional diesel vehicles. The company is among the first cement companies in India to have introduced ‘Green Logistics’ in the form of CNG vehicles in 2021 and LNG vehicles in 2022. Through concerted efforts with logistic partners, the Company currently has more than 390 CNG trucks and 50 LNG trucks operational across 17 manufacturing units.
