Mumbai, India: UltraTech Cement Limited has operationalised a 7.5 MW round-the-clock (RTC) hybrid renewable energy project at its integrated cement manufacturing unit, Sewagram Cement Works, located in Gujarat.
This innovative solution integrates solar using bifacial modules with trackers and wind energy alongside battery storage, co-located on-site, to provide uninterrupted energy during the cement manufacturing process without any reliance on grid power. The project was executed in collaboration with clean energy solutions company Gentari.
Installed as a behind-the-meter system, the project marks the country’s first in industrial power consumption and showcases what advanced system integration can achieve in terms of emissions reduction and energy cost optimisation at scale. The project, which has been executed with the objective of providing uninterrupted clean energy, represents a new benchmark in India’s clean energy transition, demonstrating the power of customer-led design and integrated system engineering.
UltraTech is leveraging green energy as a key enabler for decarbonisation of its operations, in line with its 2050 Net Zero goal. In FY25, UltraTech became one of the first companies in the industrial category in India to commission 1 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity for captive use. UltraTech aims to increase the share of green energy in its total power mix to 65% by 2027 and 85% by 2030. As part of its RE100 commitment, UltraTech aims to meet 100% of its electricity requirement through renewables sources by 2050.