Daijiworld Media Network - Nagpur
Nagpur, Feb 6: The Adani Group on Friday unveiled a long-term investment roadmap of Rs 70,000 crore for Vidarbha, spanning energy, infrastructure, logistics, aviation and community development, positioning the region as a future hub of clean energy, industrial manufacturing and integrated logistics.
Addressing the Advantage Vidarbha 2026 conclave, Adani Airports Director Jeet Adani said the Group’s engagement with Vidarbha was “generational, not transactional”, and aligned with national priorities of energy security, sustainable infrastructure and inclusive growth.
He said Vidarbha was fast emerging as a critical pillar in Maharashtra’s and India’s growth story, supported by strong political leadership, robust infrastructure creation and sustained private investment.
The Adani Group currently operates Maharashtra’s largest 3,300 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Tiroda and revived the 600 MW Butibori power plant in 2025, significantly strengthening the state’s baseload power capacity. Through a 25-year supply agreement, the Group now supplies 6,600 MW of 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 major highlight of the roadmap is the proposed Rs 70,000 crore Integrated Coal Gasification and Downstream Derivatives Complex at Linga in Kalmeshwar. The project is expected to generate around 30,000 direct jobs, build advanced chemical manufacturing capabilities and reduce India’s import dependence on 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 the logistics sector, the 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 underground coal mine at Gondkhairi was showcased as a model for responsible mining with minimal land use, zero displacement, no blasting, rainwater harvesting and zero effluent discharge.
Vidarbha’s aviation ecosystem is also set for expansion with the acquisition of Indamer Technics Pvt Ltd and the development of a 30-acre Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at MIHAN. With 15 aircraft bays and both FAA and DGCA certifications, the MRO complex is positioning Nagpur as an emerging international aviation maintenance hub integrated with the Air Works global network.
Alongside infrastructure investments, Jeet Adani highlighted the Adani Foundation’s work in Gondia and Nagpur, covering primary healthcare, education, women’s self-help groups, nutrition programmes, solar lighting, clean water initiatives, sports and school development. On sustainability, he said the Tiroda plant follows zero-water-discharge practices, recycles fly ash for cement and agriculture, and contributes to the Group’s commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030. Adani Energy Solutions is targeting 60 per cent renewable energy sourcing by 2027.
Crediting national and state leadership for creating the conditions for Vidarbha’s resurgence, Jeet Adani said the region was no longer defined by potential alone but by visible progress.
“Vidarbha is ready to lead,” he said, adding that the Adani Group would remain a long-term partner in building economic resilience, quality jobs and sustainable growth.
The Vidarbha-focused strategy aligns with the Group’s broader commitment to Maharashtra. At the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos last month, Adani Enterprises Limited Director Pranav Adani signed memoranda of understanding worth $66 billion with the Maharashtra government across renewable energy, power transmission, logistics, data centres and infrastructure, the company said.