Dhamra Port in Odisha, operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has shifted its entire electricity consumption to renewable power, becoming India’s first large-scale private multi-cargo port to operate fully on renewable electricity, the company said. It now handles more than 48 mn t of cargo annually and meets monthly electricity demand of more than 9,000,000 units from renewable sources. At current operating levels, renewable consumption exceeds 108 GWh annually.

The transition, which took effect in August 2026, forms part of APSEZ’s long-term net-zero strategy. The company said the move is expected to reduce emissions associated with purchased electricity and improve the environmental performance of the energy-intensive port’s operations.

The renewable power supply combines captive generation, third-party access arrangements and green-power procurement under Odisha’s regulatory framework. About 25 to 30 per cent of Dhamra’s renewable electricity comes from APSEZ’s captive hybrid power plant at Khavda in Gujarat, while a further 10 to 15 per cent is sourced through third-party access.

The remaining requirement is met through a Green Consumer arrangement with Odisha’s distribution utility. Renewable electricity now supports the port’s round-the-clock activities, including cargo handling, storage, rail-linked operations and other critical infrastructure.

Located on Odisha’s coast between Haldia and Paradip, Dhamra is one of eastern India’s key deep-draft ports. It has installed capacity of 60 MT and handled 48.8 MT of cargo in the financial year ended March 2026. The facility has six dry-cargo berths, rapid-loading silos, wagon tipplers, track hoppers, mechanised storage yards and jetty equipment, with rail and road links to mineral-rich areas across Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The shift places Dhamra among large industrial and logistics facilities increasing their use of renewable electricity to reduce operational emissions and meet longer-term decarbonisation targets.