Petcoke vs. Alternative Fuels: The Economic Tipping Point for Indian Cement Industry Kilns

Indian cement kilns rely on coal and petcoke for 97 percent of their thermal energy. While RDF from municipal waste offers a massive decarbonisation opportunity, steep transport costs and supply chain bottlenecks keep adoption low. Unlocking this lever requires transitioning from fragmented waste management to structured Public Private Partnerships to bridge the cost gap and achieve the 2030 substitution targets.

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Geopolitical Chokepoints: How West Asian Shipping Risks Reshape India’s Decarbonisation Economics | Reclimatize.in

The West Asia conflict that disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping in late 2025 is not a conventional oil price shock. It simultaneously elevated LNG prices (hitting fertiliser feedstock costs), spiked HRC steel prices, triggered a urea supply crisis, and pushed diesel above Rs 90/litre in key freight corridors. Each of these shocks independently improves the economics of electrification, green hydrogen, and domestic renewable power. Together, they have compressed decisions that Indian industrial companies thought were a decade away into the next capital planning cycle.

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