Andhra Min lays foundation for `3,100-cr cement unit in Kadapa

PTI

New Delhi

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday laid the foundation for Dalmia Bharat's Rs 3,100-crore second cement manufacturing unit here. Designed to produce green cement, the new unit, expected to be commissioned by the third quarter in 2027-28, will become the company's largest integrated manufacturing facility in South India with a clinker capacity of 6.1 MTPA and cement manufacturing capacity of 9.6 MTPA.

"We see in Dalmia Bharat a strong partner that wholeheartedly shares our vision of building a globally competitive, future-ready economy through sustainable industrialisation," Lokesh said in a release. Welcoming the new unit, he said the southern state will be positioned as a global benchmark for green technology-led growth. The new cement unit will be run on over 80 per cent renewable power, recycle all its water and create 1,000 jobs, the release added.