# Fortescue dispatches first 150-tonne battery-electric water truck from China

Fortescue dispatched its first 150-tonne battery-electric water truck from China, jointly developed with XCMG, for deployment at its Pilbara iron ore operations. The truck is part of a wider agreement for over 100 zero-emission heavy machines.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2026-09-10
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6 MW charging system
- Products: battery-electric water truck
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue](https://endata.com/companies/67647.md)
- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (supplier)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (partner)
- [XCMG Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/52617.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mining.com.au](https://mining.com.au/fortescues-worlds-largest-water-truck-sails-for-pilbara/), 2026-09-10: "Fortescue has dispatched its first 150-tonne battery-electric water truck from China for deployment at its Pilbara iron ore operations."
- [solidindunews.com](https://www.solidindunews.com/news/Mining-Dump-Trucks/EV-Hydrogen-Mining-Trucks/Fortescue-Uses-KUKA-Robots-to-Handle-6-MW-Mining-Truck-Charging-Cables.html), 2026-10-23: "Fortescue has deployed modified KUKA industrial robots in the Pilbara region to handle cables for a 6 MW charging system developed with Liebherr for battery electric mining trucks."

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