Shree Cement plans ₹7,000-crore expansion across three Andhra Pradesh districts

Shree Cement Limited plans to invest ₹7,000 crore in cement manufacturing facilities in Kadapa, Anakapalli and Guntur districts, expanding its presence in Andhra Pradesh. Vice-President Sumanth Gautham outlined the investment on 12 November 2026 on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam. He cited state incentives and the pace of industrial land allotment as factors in the company’s decision.

The plan spans inland Kadapa, coastal Anakapalli and Guntur, where Shree Cement already operates an integrated cement plant. The ₹7,000 crore is the proposed investment across the three districts. The company did not disclose the allocation by district, the exact sites or how much cement capacity each project would add. The announcement also gave no construction or commissioning dates.

Gautham said the incentives offered by the government led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu helped draw the investment to Andhra Pradesh. He also pointed to the speed of the state’s land allotment process for industrial projects. The company’s announcement identified the districts targeted for investment, with individual project details still to be disclosed.

Shree Cement commissioned its integrated plant at Dachepalli in April 2024. The facility was built at an investment of more than ₹2,500 crore and has an annual cement production capacity of three million tonnes. The company’s latest annual report also lists waste heat recovery and solar power facilities at the Guntur site. The November announcement did not specify whether the proposed Guntur investment would expand Dachepalli or involve a separate site.

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