UltraTech Cement expands in AP with ₹2,650 crore
UltraTech Cement
has expanded its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its Petnikota Cement Works, a
state-of-the-art integrated cement plant built at an investment of around
₹2,650 crore. The plant will
provide direct employment to 650 people and indirect employment to 2,000 more.
It has a clinkerisation capacity of 3.3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and a
cement dispatch capacity of 3.6 MTPA. It has been designed to run on 100
percent green energy, with no captive thermal power plant.
“From
groundbreaking to commissioning in just 14 months. UltraTech, India’s largest
cement company, has expanded its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its ₹2,650
crore Petnikota Cement Works in Nandyal district. It’s a state-of-the-art
plant with zero groundwater use, built to run on 100 percent green energy, and
it creates 2,650 direct and indirect jobs,’’ Nara Lokesh, AP Minister for IT
said in a release.
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