Hind Zinc prepares Rs 10,000-cr blueprint for green energy, diversification

Company working on decarbonising operations; to set up fertiliser plant in the next two years, says CEO

Udaipur-based Hindustan Zinc, the world's second-largest zinc producer, is putting in place a blueprint that will help it accelerate its pace of decarbonisation and tap new areas for growth.

For this, the Vedanta group company has lined up over Rs 10,000 crore in investments over the next few years. Almost Rs 8,000 crore will be spent in shifting to battery-powered vehicles at all its mines in Rajasthan and sourcing up to 200 Mw of renewable energy for its operations, Arun Misra, chief executive officer, Hindustan Zinc said in a conversation with Business Standard.

Another Rs 2,200-2,500 crore will be spent