Adani outlines ₹70,000 Cr investment roadmap for Vidarbha

The Adani Group has announced a long-term ₹70,000 crore roadmap for Vidarbha, spanning energy, infrastructure, logistics, aviation and community development. The plan aims to position Nagpur as a regional hub for clean energy, industrial manufacturing and integrated logistics, backed by private investment and government support.

The Adani Group on Friday announced a long-term investment roadmap of₹70,000 crore for Vidarbha, spanning energy, infrastructure, logistics,aviation and community development, with the aim of positioning the regionas a major hub for clean energy, industrial manufacturing and integratedlogistics.

Addressing the Advantage Vidarbha 2026 conclave in Nagpur, Jeet Adani,Director of Adani Airports, said the Group’s engagement with Vidarbha was"generational, not transactional", and aligned with India’s nationalpriorities of energy security, sustainable infrastructure and inclusivegrowth.

Highlighting Vidarbha’s growing importance in Maharashtra’s economiclandscape, Adani said the region is emerging as a key pillar of the state’sand the country’s growth story, supported by infrastructure development,policy stability and private investment.

As part of its existing footprint, the Adani Group operates Maharashtra’slargest 3,300 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Tiroda and revivedthe 600 MW Butibori power plant in 2025. Through a long-term supplyagreement, the Group currently supplies 6,600 MW of electricity to thestate by combining solar power from Khavda with thermal generation,ensuring grid stability and reliable baseload power.

The centrepiece of the new roadmap is a proposed ₹70,000 crore IntegratedCoal Gasification and Downstream Derivatives Complex at Linga–Kalmeshwar.The project is expected to generate around 30,000 direct jobs, createadvanced chemical manufacturing capabilities and reduce India’s dependenceon imported industrial inputs. According to Adani, the project would helpplace Nagpur on the global map for clean-energy-linked industrialtechnologies.

In the logistics sector, the Group is strengthening Vidarbha’s connectivitythrough a 75-acre Inland Container Depot at Borkhedi and the acquisition of24 border check posts across Maharashtra. These initiatives are aimed atreducing freight costs and improving export competitiveness for regionalindustries.

Adani also highlighted the Group’s underground coal mine at Gondkhairi as amodel for responsible mining, featuring minimal land use, zerodisplacement, no blasting, rainwater harvesting and zero effluent discharge.

Vidarbha’s aviation ecosystem is set to receive a boost through theexpansion of a 30-acre Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility atMIHAN following the acquisition of Indamer Technics Pvt Ltd. With 15aircraft bays and approvals from both the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the facility isexpected to position Nagpur as an emerging international MRO hub integratedwith the Air Works global network.

Beyond infrastructure, Adani outlined the Adani Foundation’s ongoinginitiatives in Gondia and Nagpur districts, covering primary healthcare,education, women’s self-help groups, nutrition programmes, solar lighting,clean water access, sports promotion and school development.

On sustainability, Adani said the Tiroda power plant followszero-water-discharge practices and recycles fly ash for use in cement andagriculture. The Group has committed to planting 100 million trees by 2030,while Adani Energy Solutions is targeting 60 per cent renewable energysourcing by 2027.

He credited the Centre and the Maharashtra government for creating aconducive environment for Vidarbha’s resurgence, adding that the region isnow defined by tangible progress rather than potential alone.

The Vidarbha roadmap aligns with the Adani Group’s broader commitments toMaharashtra. At the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos last month, PranavAdani, Director of Adani Enterprises Limited, signed memoranda ofunderstanding worth $66 billion with the state government across renewableenergy, power transmission, logistics, data centres and infrastructure.