India, Sept. 12 -- Adani Enterprises Limited is set to invest Rs.70,000 crore in Maharashtra to set up an integrated coal gasification and downstream derivatives plant in Nagpur. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed with the state government on Thursday. The project is expected to generate 30,000 employment opportunities and boost the state's energy and industrial output.

On the same day, the Maharashtra government signed a total of five MoUs, collectively valued at Rs.1.08 lakh crore. Adani's investment leads the pack. The firm, which operates in sectors such as mining, infrastructure (airports, roads, data centres, water management), solar manufacturing, defense, and edible oils, focuses on developing high-grow...