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Cement Plants in India
India has 333 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 2nd-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 10% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 309 operating and 14 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are UltraTech Cement Ltd (51), ACC Ltd (20) and small shareholder(s) (20) — UltraTech Cement Ltd alone is named on 15% of them. Half of India's cement plants in service predate 2007 (median commissioning year of the 296 with a known date), 59 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is ACC Kymore Cement Plant, dating from 1923. 14 are in the pipeline, led by ACC Kharagpur Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 10% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in India.
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Who owns India's cement plants
- UltraTech Cement Ltd51 15%
- ACC Ltd20 6%
- small shareholder(s)20 6%
- Ambuja Cements Ltd19 6%
- Shree Cement Ltd17 5%
- J K Cement Ltd16 5%
- natural person(s)15 5%
- Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd11 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1920s1
- 1930s3
- 1940s5
- 1950s7
- 1960s8
- 1970s10
- 1980s43
- 1990s40
- 2000s59
- 2010s87
- 2020s33
Median commissioning year 2007 · oldest ACC Kymore Cement Plant (1923) · newest JK Cement Prayagraj Cement Plant (2024) · 296 of 333 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- ACC Kharagpur Cement Plantproposed
- Jindal Steel and Power Raigarh Cement Plant2025 · proposed
- JK Cement Bara Cement Plant2025 · construction
- RCCPL Chopal Cement Plantproposed
- NU Vista Dachepalli Cement Plantproposed
- Adani Lakhpat Cement Plantproposed
- JK Cement Jaisalmer Cement Plantproposed
- JK Cement Buxar Cement Plantconstruction
- Ambuja Cements Godda Cement Plantproposed
- ACC Salai Banwa Cement Plant2026 · construction
- Ambuja Cements Mundra Cement Plant2026 · proposed
- JSW Cement Nagaur Cement Plantproposed
How India compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 2. India333
- 3. Brazil102
- 4. United States100
- 5. Vietnam99
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in India?
- OverWatts maps 333 cement plants in India — 10% of the world's mapped total, the 2nd-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in India?
- UltraTech Cement Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 51 of 333 (15%). Next are ACC Ltd (20), small shareholder(s) (20) and Ambuja Cements Ltd (19).
- How old are India's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2007, across the 296 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is ACC Kymore Cement Plant (1923); 59 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in India?
- 14 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are ACC Kharagpur Cement Plant, Jindal Steel and Power Raigarh Cement Plant and JK Cement Bara Cement Plant.