UltraTech Cement has expanded its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its Petnikota Cement Works, a state-of-the-art integrated cement plant built at an investment of around ₹2,650 crore.
The plant is at Petnikota village in Kolimigundla mandal of Nandyal district, in the Rayalaseema region. The construction of the plant began in May 2025.
The plant will provide 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. It has been designed to run on 100 percent green energy, with no captive thermal power plant.
“From groundbreaking to commissioning in just 14 months. UltraTech, India’s largest cement company, has expanded its capacity in Andhra Pradesh with its ₹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 percent green energy, and it creates 2,650 direct and indirect jobs,’’ Nara Lokesh, AP Minister for IT said in a release.
Published on October 20, 2026
