At WEF, Telangana govt, INOX Group discuss green infrastructure, clean energy plans

Davos: In pursuit of decarbonising the urban landscape, the Telangana government has entered a dialogue with the INOX Group at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026.

The discussions were led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, focusing on transforming the state’s urban core into a ‘Net Zero’ zone while securing renewable energy for its booming data centre industry.

Transforming the urban core

The meeting with INOX Group Director Devansh Jain centred on the government’s ambitious CURE (Core Urban Region Economy) model.

Under this framework, the state aims to convert the Hyderabad metropolitan area into a services-sector-only economy, relocating polluting industries to make the city a pollution-free, sustainable metropolis.

To support this transition, INOX Group plans to:

1. Renewable Energy Deployment: Initial focus on large-scale solar and wind power generation within the state.

2. Sustainable Manufacturing: Future diversification into the manufacturing of solar modules and advanced energy components.

3. Green Infrastructure: Supporting the state’s transition to green hydrogen and clean electricity.

Fuelling the Data Centre boom

Minister for IT and Industries, D Sridhar Babu, emphasised that the state’s aggressive pursuit of renewable energy is a direct response to the ‘massive number’ of data centres currently setting up base in Telangana.

“We aim to meet the high demand for renewable power for these facilities,” the Minister noted, highlighting that the state’s new energy policy offers preferred procurement for local manufacturers to incentivise companies like INOX to build their supply chains within Telangana.

A legacy of policy continuity

Minister Sridhar Babu credited Telangana’s industrial lead to the ‘policy continuity’ maintained since the 1990s. This stability, coupled with the new infra push involving greenfield expressways and bullet trains, is designed to propel Telangana as a global alternative for high-end manufacturing.

The high-level meeting was also attended by Minister for Revenue and Housing Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, signalling the cross-departmental priority given to the state’s energy transition.