Adani Group supremo Gautam Adani’s Sunday inspection tour across Jharkhand and Bihar brought sharp focus to Rs 43,000 crore worth of power developments. Amid eastern India’s industrial awakening, these projects promise to electrify growth in mineral-rich terrains.
Historically sidelined despite resource bounty, the east now sees Adani pioneering large-scale power infra.
In Godda, Jharkhand – a tribal stronghold – Adani reviewed the running 1,600 MW ultra-supercritical thermal unit. Costing over Rs 16,000 crore, it employs thousands, upgrades rail access, and powers Bangladesh through enduring contracts, gaining cross-border relevance.
Bihar’s Pirpainti site near Bhagalpur hosts plans for a 2,400 MW counterpart, with Rs 27,000 crore earmarked. Expected online in 4-5 years, it addresses escalating energy needs for urbanization and factories.
Crowning Adani as private infra giant in duo states, these bets exploit natural endowments ignored for decades.
Adani’s engagements were personal: chats with Godda’s engineering teams, technicians, and operators; meetings with local tribal women, signaling inclusive advancement.
The tour opened devotionally at Deoghar’s Baba Baidyanath shrine, a cherished aspiration realized, aligned with ‘Seva Hi Sadhana Hai’ – devotion through service.
Building on ties to mega faiths like Mahakumbh and Rath Yatra, Adani fuses enterprise with ethos, charting a balanced path to regional prosperity.