UltraTech Kukurdih Plant Hits 100 Percent Green Power Usage

UltraTech Cement’s integrated Kukurdih Cement Works in Chhattisgarh has been meeting 100 percent of its monthly electricity requirement through green energy since April 2026.

Commissioned in 2024, Kukurdih Cement Works, with an installed grey cement capacity of 3.3 million tonnes per annum, reached this milestone through a combination of renewable power sourcing and Waste Heat Recovery Systems (WHRS), which together now cover the plant's entire electricity requirement without compromising operational reliability.

Since April 2026, nearly a third of UltraTech's 76 manufacturing units in India have maintained green energy utilisation above 50 percent of their electricity requirement. Five of these, including the Kukurdih unit, have exceeded 95 percent green energy utilisation. UltraTech is also progressively deploying Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across its network to support deeper integration of renewable energy. In line with its decarbonisation strategy and commitment to increase the share of green energy usage in its operations, UltraTech has not invested in new captive thermal power capacity, whether for greenfield projects or brownfield expansions at its integrated units, for more than ten years now. 

As of Q1FY27, the Company's captive green energy capacity stood at 1,897 MW, comprising 1,463 MW of renewable capacity (solar, wind and hybrid) and 434 MW of WHRS capacity. Under its RE100 commitment, UltraTech is committed to increasing the share of green power in its total power mix to 85 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050.