Mumbai: Maharashtra opened its participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 on a historic note, with Maharashtra investment MoUs at Davos 2026 reaching approximately ₹14.5 lakh crore (USD 173 billion) on the first day alone.
The state signed 19 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), nearly matching the total investment commitments secured during the entire Davos engagement in 2025, while generating an estimated employment potential of over 15 lakh jobs across multiple sectors.
Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026 Signal Strong Global Confidence
The strong opening-day performance highlights global investor confidence in Maharashtra’s consumer markets, infrastructure readiness, and long-term growth prospects.
Maharashtra commenced its Davos 2026 engagement with the inauguration of its State Pavilion, setting the tone for a week of high-level discussions aligned with the state’s vision of becoming a five-trillion-dollar economy under Viksit Maharashtra 2047.
The Maharashtra Pavilion has been positioned as a structured platform for investment dialogue and execution, reinforcing the state’s focus on translating intent into on-ground capital deployment across industries, hospitality, infrastructure, and both core and digital sectors.
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High-Level Engagements Drive Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
On Day One, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held a series of business-to-government meetings with global corporations including Coca-Cola, Antora Energy, and Brookfield.
These discussions spanned consumer goods, beverages, logistics, hospitality, urban development, green steel, and digital infrastructure.
The focus remained on scaling existing operations, expanding capacity, strengthening supply chains, and positioning Maharashtra as a preferred base for servicing India’s growing domestic and regional markets.
The Chief Minister was joined by the Minister for Industries, Uday Samant, along with senior officials from the Chief Minister’s Office, the Industries, Investment and Services Department, and MMRDA.
Industry Department Anchors Key Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
The Industries, Investment and Services Department, the nodal agency for industrial development in Maharashtra, coordinated investment commitments worth ₹3.13 lakh crore (USD 38 billion).
These investments are expected to generate more than 4.4 lakh jobs across food processing, renewable energy, green steel, EV and automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, and digital infrastructure.
With a single-window clearance system and the MAITRI investment facilitation cell in place, the department reiterated its readiness to implement projects in a time-bound manner.
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MoU-to-Execution Track Record Strengthens Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
A key differentiator in Maharashtra’s investment success has been strong inter-departmental coordination. Nearly three-quarters of the MoUs signed during Davos in January 2025 have already progressed to implementation.
Investors such as Carlsberg Group acknowledged the state’s expedited support, announcing an additional investment intention of ₹500 crore (USD 60 million).
Similarly, Skoda Auto Volkswagen, with existing manufacturing operations in Pune, announced an investment commitment of ₹12,000 crore (USD 1.44 billion).
Mega Announcements Add Scale to Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
Several landmark investment announcements further strengthened Day One outcomes. The Lodha Group signed its first-ever data centre investments in Maharashtra worth ₹1 lakh crore (USD 12 billion).
ArcelorMittal announced a ₹1.1 lakh crore (USD 12 billion) investment in sustainable steel manufacturing.
Surjagad Ispat submitted an investment intention of ₹20,000 crore, with employment potential for around 8,000 people in Gadchiroli’s rural region. Yoki Green Energy also signed an MoU worth ₹4,000 crore for renewable energy projects in the state.
Maritime, Defence and Urban Infrastructure Boost Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
Maharashtra’s contribution to the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative was reinforced through maritime and defence-linked investments. Yeoman Marine Services announced a strategic investment intention of ₹1,050 crore (USD 120 million) in shipbuilding and maritime sectors.
MMRDA signed MoUs worth approximately ₹11 lakh crore (USD 137 billion) with global infrastructure players including Brookfield (Canada) and Sumitomo (Japan). The SBG Group committed investments worth ₹3.3 lakh crore (USD 45 billion).
MMRDA also entered into strategic partnerships with JICA, the University of California, Berkeley, Sembcorp, the Technical University of Munich, and the Urban Futures Collective Consortium to support Mumbai’s long-term transformation into a future-ready global city.
Outlook for Maharashtra Investment MoUs at Davos 2026
With a strong opening day, Maharashtra is set to pursue further strategic investment discussions across AI, quantum computing, digital infrastructure, shipping, EVs, renewables, fintech, logistics, and large-scale infrastructure through the remainder of the Davos 2026 meetings.
