According to the company, the new 600+ strong electric heavy duty truck fleet will transport more than five million metric tonnes of clinker and other key materials per annum. They will be deployed across a number of regions of India including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. UltraTech states that, once fully operational, the new fleet will enable annual net CO₂ reductions of over 117,000 tonnes – the equivalent of 39 million litres of diesel per year.
In terms of procurement: the company confirmed it has signed service contracts with a number of major EV prime mover manufacturers, including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, IPLTech, Energy In Motion, Sany, as well as a number of their subsidiaries and other third-party logistics providers.
K C Jhanwar, managing director of UltraTech Cement Limited, said: “UltraTech is expanding sustainability beyond its plants by adopting greener logistics solutions. This large-scale transition to green logistics underscores our focus on decarbonising every link of our value chain and supports our commitment to achieving net zero.”
In a press release, UltraTech stated it operates “one of the country’s most complex logistics networks”, with its electrification strategy covering “the entire supply chain – from mine-to-plant movement to inter-plant transport of clinker and other materials”. It added that it was the first cement company to deploy eHGVs for long-haul transport of clinker and other materials at scale, adding that it currently operates over 850 trucks in its ‘green logistics’ operations, including CNG and electric trucks.
