India’s JSW Cement has entered into a 10-year agreement with Paradeep Parivahan Ltd and JSW Eco-Mobility for the deployment of 100 electric trucks.

The vehicles will transport clinker and slag between JSW’s Nandyal operations in Andhra Pradesh and Vijayanagar in Karnataka. The contract covers approximately 125,000t of material per month, equivalent to 1.5Mt annually. 

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Paradeep Parivahan has not disclosed the contract’s financial value or the timetable for bringing the full fleet into service. Details of the charging infrastructure and expected reductions in transport emissions were also not provided.