Adani Group Unveils Rs 70,000 Crore Mega Investment Plan for Vidarbha

Addressing the Advantage Vidarbha 2026 conclave, Adani Airports Director Jeet Adani said the Group's presence in Vidarbha was "generational, not transactional", aligned with national priorities of energy security, sustainable infrastructure, and inclusive growth.

He said Vidarbha was emerging as a critical pillar in Maharashtra's and India's growth story, supported by strong political leadership, infrastructure creation and private investment.

The Adani Group currently operates Maharashtra's largest 3,300 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Tiroda and has revived the 600 MW Butibori power plant in 2025, strengthening the state's baseload power capacity. Through a 25-year supply agreement, the Group now supplies 6,600 MW of reliable electricity to Maharashtra, combining solar power from Khavda with thermal generation to ensure grid stability.

"This power backbone supports Maharashtra's industries, cities and digital economy," Jeet Adani said.

A key announcement highlighted was the Rs 70,000 crore Integrated Coal Gasification and Downstream Derivatives Complex at Linga, Kalmeshwar. The project is expected to generate around 30,000 direct jobs, develop advanced chemical manufacturing capabilities and reduce import dependence for critical industrial inputs. Jeet Adani described the project as a "platform for national self-reliance" that would place Nagpur on the global map of clean-energy-linked industrial technologies.

In logistics, the Adani Group is strengthening Vidarbha's role as a regional gateway through a 75-acre Inland Container Depot at Borkhedi and the acquisition of 24 border check posts across Maharashtra, aimed at reducing freight costs and improving export competitiveness for local industries. The Group's underground coal mine at Gondkhairi was presented as a benchmark for responsible mining, featuring minimal land use, zero displacement, no blasting, rainwater harvesting, and zero effluent discharge.

Vidarbha's aviation ecosystem is also expanding, with the acquisition of Indamer Technics Pvt Ltd. and the expansion of a 30-acre Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) complex at MIHAN. The facility, with 15 aircraft bays and both FAA and DGCA certifications, is positioning Nagpur as an emerging international MRO destination integrated with the Air Works global network.

Alongside infrastructure investments, Jeet Adani highlighted the Adani Foundation's work across Gondia and Nagpur, including primary healthcare, education, women's self-help groups, nutrition programmes, solar lighting, clean water initiatives, sports and school development. On sustainability, he said the Group's Tiroda plant follows zero-water-discharge practices, recycles fly ash for cement and agriculture, and contributes to its pledge of planting 100 million trees by 2030. Adani Energy Solutions is targeting 60 per cent renewable energy sourcing by 2027.

He credited the national and state leadership for creating the conditions for Vidarbha's resurgence and said the region was no longer defined by potential alone, but by visible progress.

"Vidarbha is ready to lead," he remarked, adding that the Adani Group would remain a long-term partner in building economic resilience, high-quality jobs and sustainable growth in the region.

The Vidarbha-focused strategy aligns with the Adani Group's wider commitment to Maharashtra.

At the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month, Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) Director Pranav Adani signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth $66 billion with the Maharashtra government, spanning renewable energy, power transmission, logistics, data centres and infrastructure, a company statement added.

- IANS