PM Modi inaugurates Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal; SECI signs MoU for 200 MW solar project at Dhar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Madhya Pradesh's Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal on 24 February 2025, where SECI signed an MoU with the state for a 200 MW solar project at Dhar and a 1,000 MWh battery storage project.
Summary
On 24 February 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal, in the presence of Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. He said 'the whole world is optimistic about India', cited the World Bank and an OECD representative, and named textile, tourism and technology as key drivers of India's developed future. At the summit the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Navratna CPSU under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, signed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh government for a 200 MW solar project at Dhar under the CPSU Scheme and a 1,000 MWh battery storage project; SECI proposed phased capital expenditure of ₹2,500 crore in the state.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 24 February 2025, Bhopal
- Inaugurated by
- PM Narendra Modi
- Growth drivers named by PM
- Textile, tourism, technology
- SECI MoU
- 200 MW solar at Dhar (CPSU Scheme) + 1,000 MWh battery storage
- SECI capex proposed
- ₹2,500 crore, phase-wise
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which district of Madhya Pradesh will SECI set up a 200 MW solar project under the MoU signed at the Global Investors Summit 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Dhar
SECI signed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh government for a 200 MW solar project at Dhar under the CPSU Scheme.
Besides the 200 MW solar project, SECI's February 2025 MoU with Madhya Pradesh covers a battery storage project of what size?
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Correct answer: A — 1000 MWh
The MoU covers a 200 MW solar project at Dhar and a 1000 MWh battery storage project in the state.
While inaugurating the Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal, PM Modi named which three sectors as key drivers of India's developed future?
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Correct answer: C — Textile, tourism and technology
The PM said textile, tourism and technology will be key drivers of India's developed future.