Under the newly launched Telangana Clean and Green Energy Policy 2025, the Indian state of Telangana has secured clean energy investments totalling USD 3.5 billion from Ecoren Energy India Private Ltd and GPSR Arya Pvt Ltd, The Times of India reported.
Ecoren Energy alone has committed USD 3.3 billion [CB1] towards the development of wind and solar power projects across multiple locations in Telangana. These initiatives are expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 400 million tonnes over the next 25 years.
In addition, the projects are projected to create around 16,200 local jobs and generate an estimated USD 192.3 million [CB2] in State Goods and Services Tax revenues.
The investment will support three large-scale renewable energy projects aimed at boosting sustainable power generation in the region. These include a 3,279 MW wind–solar hybrid project spanning three sites in the Sangareddy and Narayanpet districts, a 1,650 MWp floating solar installation spread across seven locations in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, and a 650 MWp ground-mounted solar facility in the Jogulamba Gadwal district.
In parallel, GPSR Arya plans to establish 15 compressed biogas plants, each with a capacity of 15 tonnes per day, representing a total investment of approximately USD 204.4 million. These projects will be implemented through joint venture companies formed with public sector oil marketing firms, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
One such joint venture, IOC GPS Renewables Pvt Ltd, will develop biogas facilities in Medak, Sangareddy and Siddipet. The output from these plants will be supplied to Torrent Gas for city gas distribution (CGD).
Elsewhere, IOC will manage CGD operations for biogas projects located in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla and Jagtial, while Megha Gas will serve as the CGD operator for projects in Khammam, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Yadadri, Wanaparthy and Mahabubnagar.
A separate joint venture between BPCL and GPS Renewables Arya will supply compressed biogas to Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd for CGD in Kamareddy and Nizamabad.
The biogas plants will utilise agricultural waste and Napier grass as feedstock, with anticipated annual consumption of approximately 750,000 metric tonnes of surplus paddy straw. These projects are expected to create around 3,000 direct jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 1.724 million metric tonnes annually.
Memorandums of understanding for these initiatives were signed with the Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd on 16 April, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Bhatti Vikramarka.