Adani Group announces ₹33,000 crore investment in Odisha across data centre, power and cement sectors, boosting jobs, infrastructure and growth
OdishaPlus Bureau
On Wednesday, the Adani Group revealed three significant projects totaling over Rs 33,000 crore in the sectors of digital infrastructure, power, and cement manufacturing in Odisha, reaffirming the corporate giant’s growing commitments within the state.
This announcement coincided with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s unveiling of 36 industrial projects valued at over Rs 40,811 crore during an event in Bhuinpur, located in Khurda district. These projects, comprising 11 completed and 25 new investments, span various sectors including green energy equipment, metal and downstream industries, textiles and apparel, plastics, tourism, agro and food processing, defense manufacturing, IT & ITES, automobiles, and cement.
Majhi emphasized that the industrial growth of Odisha is firmly rooted in effective execution, bolstered by a governance framework that emphasizes speed, transparency, and accountability.
Among the three projects initiated by the Adani Group, a data center with an investment of Rs 800 crore at Info Valley in Bhubaneswar is set to enhance the state’s digital infrastructure and create approximately 200 high-end direct and indirect jobs.
During the event, Karan Adani, managing director of Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) and chairman of ACC Cement, remarked that the data center represents not merely a facility filled with servers, but rather Odisha’s stake in the digital economy — the essential infrastructure that will facilitate AI, cloud computing, and digital governance for many years ahead.
Additionally, a thermal power plant with an estimated investment of Rs 30,181 crore, located near Cuttack, aims to bolster energy security and ensure a reliable power supply for both industries and households, thereby creating around 7,000 job opportunities.
Furthermore, a cement manufacturing unit is also planned in Cuttack district, with an investment of Rs 2,100 crore, which is anticipated to generate roughly 2,500 jobs and enhance local supply chains for infrastructure development. “We have been in Odisha for years — in ports, in mining, in the foundations of industrial infrastructure. But today is different. Today we break ground on three projects that are not simply investments in capacity. They are investments in what Odisha is becoming,” he said.
The APSEZ MD thanked CM Majhi and praised him for the seriousness his governance approach. “The Adani Group’s stake in Odisha’s success is not incidental. It is structural. Taken together, these projects are a statement of belief. A belief that Odisha is not on the cusp of its moment — it is in it.”