Global Summit Day 1: 35 MoUs & a new horizon!
35 MoUs. Rs. 2.43 lakh crore. Big commitments.
The first day of the Telangana Rising Global Summit felt less like an event and more like the beginning of a long conversation about where the State wants to stand in the world. Not in a rush, not in a blaze of slogans, but with a steady confidence that invited others to imagine a future here. By the end of the day, that invitation had brought in investment commitments of nearly Rs. 2.43 lakh crore, along with 35 MoUs that touched almost every modern industry one can name.
Securing investments over Rs. 1 lakh crore in a few hours
The day set its tone with the magnitude of Bharat Future City, which has already started to acquire the stature of a place that will define Hyderabad’s next chapter. Brookfield and Axis Ventures came forward with an extraordinary Rs. 75,000 crore plan to help shape this space into a centre for deep research, clean mobility, new forms of housing, and digital infrastructure. Another Rs. 27,000 crore from Vin Group signalled that the idea of an innovation-led city is not an abstract ambition but something global investors are prepared to build from the ground up.
Smaller, but no less significant, commitments from SIDBI and the World Trade Centre network added depth to this vision, reminding everyone that a modern city is not only built on large capital but also on ecosystems that encourage young companies, experimentation, and continuity.
Energy sector set to drive larger economic goals
Energy, as expected, stood at the heart of the conversation. Telangana’s push for long-term power security brought in close to Rs. 40,000 crore on Day 1 alone. Evren and Axis Energy outlined a Rs. 31,500 crore programme in hybrid renewables, and MEIL added Rs. 8,000 crore for solar and storage systems that will strengthen the grid’s ability to support both industry and public life. These projects are not standalone ventures. They feel like anchors holding up the State’s larger economic architecture.
The tone shifted once again when the aerospace and defence sector stepped into focus. GMR’s Rs. 15,000 crore commitment to expand aviation infrastructure made Hyderabad’s aspirations to claim the skies feel tangible.
Companies like Apollo Microsystems and Solar Aerospace brought additional strength to the State’s growing defence cluster.
Logistics players joined in with their own investments, recognising that a sophisticated industrial region depends as much on efficient movement as it does on manufacturing itself.
A wide-ranging tapestry of industries
Elsewhere, the day saw a mosaic of industries: a steel plant here, a cement unit there, a renewed textile presence woven into the state’s countryside, a green hydrogen venture exploring decentralized production, and a bioenergy group envisioning 25 CBG plants that link agriculture and climate goals. Each announcement brought its own rhythm, its own promise of work, skill, and technology.
What made Day 1 feel transformative was the way these commitments echoed one another. The city, the district towns, the industrial corridors, and the farming belts all seemed to find a place in the story. There was no single headline project overshadowing the rest; instead, a layered texture of ideas focused on growth emerged, suggesting that progress here is being shaped with intention.
If the Summit continues in this tone, Telangana will not merely chase the future. It may build a future that feels authentic, grounded, collaborative and surprisingly calm, even while preparing for the extraordinary scale it envisions.
Top 10 MoUs signed on Day 1
