Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, is spearheading the industry's transition towards a circular economy with the launch of its e-truck initiative in India. The pioneering move will accelerate DCBL's sustainability goal of lowering carbon emissions as well as optimise the company's overall logistics cost. With the introduction of the company's new EV truck fleet, the Co2 emissions from the diesel trucks will be reduced significantly.

As part of the initiative's first phase, two of the proposed 22-high capacity electric trucks have been put on the track and the balance 20 will be put to use before the end of FY22. Supporting the government's mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat, IPL Tech, India's first manufacturer of high capacity trucks has been commissioned by DCBL to provide the first of its kind EVs.

The company will be plying the trucks to transport slag, a major raw material for cement manufacturing, from the facility of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at Rourkela to its cement manufacturing unit in Rajgangpur. Additionally, the company has commissioned 2 charging stations at its Rajgangpur Unit and three more charging stations to be installed by March 22.