UltraTech opens Rs 2,650-cr plant in AP

Metro India News | AMARAVATI : Nara Lokesh, Minister for HRD, IT & Electronics, Government of Andhra Pradesh complimented UltraTech Cement, India's largest cement company, for expanding its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its Petnikota Cement Works, a state-of-the-art integrated cement plant built at an investment of around Rs 2,650 crore. The plant is at Petnikota village in Kolimigundla mandal of Nandyal district and provides 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. Construction began in May 2025.

Taking to social media platform X, Nara Lokesh, posted "From groundbreaking to commissioning in just 14 months! UltraTech, India's largest cement company, has expanded its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its Rs 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% green energy, and it creates 2,650 direct and indirect jobs. This is the speed of doing business in AP!"

Run on Green energy, the plant runs on a 35 MW hybrid wind and solar energy system with battery storage. It has a 20 MW waste heat recovery system. Through conservation and recycling, it has zero groundwater use, through conservation and recycling. It produces an alternative fuel system that uses plastic and municipal waste.