Hindustan Zinc signs a six-year contract to deploy 30 electric trucks for concentrate transport.

Hindustan Zinc has signed a six-year transportation contract with MFL India for the deployment of 30 electric trucks for concentrate transportation, for its mine-to-smelter logistics network. MFL India is a logistics solutions provider for movement of materials across critical industries.

Under the contract, extendable by a further two years, electric trucks will be progressively inducted to replace conventional diesel vehicles used for transporting zinc and lead concentrate from Rampura Agucha, an underground zinc mining operation, to its smelting operations in Rajasthan. MFL will also establish and operate dedicated EV charging infrastructure to support the fleet, creating the ecosystem required for reliable electric mobility across a critical industrial logistics route.

Amarendu Prakash, CEO and Whole-time Director, Hindustan Zinc, said the future of mining will be defined not only by the metals produced, but by how responsibly and efficiently they are produced and moved. He said the contract for deployment of EV trucks for concentrate transportation is yet another step towards that future, demonstrating how industrial decarbonisation can strengthen competitiveness while creating an ecosystem in which the company’s partners and communities grow with it.

Hindustan Zinc is working with MFL to enable a phased transition to cleaner mobility, progressively replacing conventional vehicles as the EV fleet and charging infrastructure are established, while ensuring continued participation of local drivers in the transportation network.

Anil Thukral, Chairman and Managing Director, MFL India, said the company is proud to partner with Hindustan Zinc in advancing the transition to cleaner industrial logistics, adding that the deployment demonstrates how electric mobility can be effectively integrated into large-scale transportation networks, supported by the right charging infrastructure and operational planning. He said the two companies are together building a scalable model for sustainable logistics that delivers both environmental benefits and long-term operational value.

The deployment builds on Hindustan Zinc’s growing adoption of cleaner mobility across its integrated operations. During FY2026, the company added 42 electric vehicles for transporting materials across its operations, expanding its green logistics fleet to 232 vehicles, including 52 EVs and 180 LNG vehicles.

The company has steadily expanded electric and alternative-fuel mobility across different parts of its operations. Hindustan Zinc pioneered the deployment of battery electric vehicles in underground mining at Sindesar Khurd Mine in Rajpura Dariba, Rajasthan, and has subsequently expanded cleaner mobility across mining equipment, material transportation and workforce mobility.

The transition is part of Hindustan Zinc’s wider decarbonisation roadmap to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. The company has increased the share of renewable energy in its power mix to nearly 22%, and continues to scale renewable power, electrification, energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies across its operations and value chain.