UltraTech Powers First Integrated Unit With 100% Green Energy

Indian cement company UltraTech Cement Limited has enabled its integrated cement manufacturing unit, Kukurdih Cement Works in Chhattisgarh, to meet 100% of its electricity requirement through green energy every month since April 2026.

UltraTech Cement Limited, the flagship cement company of the Aditya Birla Group, said in a press release that the Kukurdih unit has a 3.3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) grey cement capacity. The plant meets its entire electricity requirement through a combination of renewable power sourcing and Waste Heat Recovery Systems (WHRS).

UltraTech Expands Renewable Energy Portfolio

Since April 2026, nearly one-third of UltraTech’s 76 manufacturing units in India have maintained green energy utilisation at more than 50% of their electricity requirements. Five of these units, including Kukurdih Cement Works, have achieved more than 95% green energy utilisation.

UltraTech is also progressively deploying Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across its network to support greater integration of renewable energy. As part of its decarbonisation strategy and efforts to increase the share of green energy in its operations, the company said it has not invested in new captive thermal power capacity for more than ten years, either for greenfield projects or brownfield expansions at its integrated units.

As of Q1 FY27, the company’s captive green energy capacity stood at 1,897 MW, comprising 1,463 MW of renewable energy capacity, including solar, wind and hybrid projects, and 434 MW of WHRS capacity.

Under its RE100 commitment, UltraTech aims to increase the share of green power in its total power mix to 85% by 2030 and 100% by 2050.