The 8th Invest Madhya Pradesh, Global Investors Summit (GIS 2025) at Bhopal, has turned out to be a milestone event with focus on Madhya Pradesh’s ambitious solar power, electric vehicles (EVs), and sustainable development. With the theme “Unlimited Possibilities,” the summit has witnessed strong investment commitments from top companies, making Madhya Pradesh a green innovation and industrialization hub. Some of the major investments announced for 2025 are mentioned below, marking the vision of the state as a sustainable future hub.
Solar Energy Takes Center Stage
Madhya Pradesh’s sunshine and progressive policies have made the state a hub for renewable energy investments, especially in solar energy. During GIS 2025, various firms made announcements to boost Madhya Pradesh’s renewable energy capacity:
- Avaada Group: The Chairman Vineet Mittal unveiled a whopping ₹50,000 crore (about $6 billion USD) green energy investment with a resounding emphasis on solar energy. This five-year pledge from 2025 is to double the 20,000 MW target of Madhya Pradesh in 2030 over its existing 5,500 MW base.
- Bansal Group of Industries: The group has made an investment worth ₹1,350 crore (approximately $162 million USD) in various ventures such as a 100 MW solar power plant. The funding, which is to begin in 2025, will boost the solar infrastructure in the state along with generating employment opportunities within clean energy industries.
- Shree Tech Data: ₹600 crore ($72 million USD approx.) has been committed to a solar power plant in Ujjain as part of a larger ₹9,100 crore transaction. This 2025 scheduled solar project is indicative of the growing popularity of renewable energy schemes for Madhya Pradesh.
Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility
Madhya Pradesh’s strategic positioning and strong infrastructure have made it a beacon of hope in India’s EV transformation, a subject prominently highlighted at GIS 2025. Key investments in the sector are:
- Bharat Forge: The company announced a ₹1,880 crore (approximately $226 million USD) investment, which involves setting up auto-component factories along the Indore route to cater to the EV ecosystem. From 2025, it will enhance the state’s capability to manufacture key components for electric vehicles, as per national sustainability objectives.ity goals.
Broader Sustainable Development Commitments
Aside from solar and EVs, GIS 2025 had investments that would work towards building a sustainable economic platform, with multiple companies leading the charge in 2025:
- Adani Group: Invested unexpectedly ₹75,000 crore ($9 billion USD) in renewable energy and infrastructure schemes. Although details are sketchy, the majority, including pump storage schemes of ₹28,000 crore for a 3,410 MW capacity, will be commissioned in 2025, enhancing solar power integration and 15,000 employment opportunities.
- Shree Tech Data: In addition to its solar business, its ₹9,100 crore (or $1.09 billion USD) of overall investment covers a ₹4,000 crore data center in Indore, a ₹3,000 crore green hydrogen production plant in Bina, and a ₹1,500 crore power transmission and distribution network in Ujjain, all by 2025. These projects signify a multi-dimensional approach to sustainability.
- MTech Metals & Mining: An MoU agreement of ₹9,000 crore (c. $1.08 billion USD) to set up an integrated steel unit and car park in Jabalpur with installation to begin from 2025. The investment is for eco-friendly industrial expansion and employment generation.
- Future Group: ₹2,500 crore (approximately $300 million USD) investment in a value-added integrated food park, to be opened in 2025, that will generate 21,400 jobs and support sustainable agriculture and food processing.
A Vision Realized
The investment declarations announced at GIS 2025, amounting to billions of rupees for 2025 alone, are a textbook example of Madhya Pradesh’s strategic emphasis on solar power, electric mobility, and sustainable development. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav highlighted the state’s role in propelling India towards a net-zero future, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the summit.
With more than 10,000 delegates representing 60 nations attending the conference, including international behemoths and border-spanning trade bodies, the summit has further entrenched Madhya Pradesh as an investment destination on a global map.
