One of West Sumatra Provincial Government's strategic steps to realize its commitment supporting new and renewable energy (NRE) development and become a green province by 2026 is the construction of a geothermal power plant (GtPP).

Singapore was recorded as the largest source of foreign investments to West Sumatra Province in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, with an investment value reaching Rp296.1 billion. Investments from the city-state equaled 32.68 percent of the US$56.65 million (about Rp906.4 billion) of total foreign investments to the province for the period according to West Sumatra Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP), with foreign investment contributing 44.27 percent of West Sumatra's total investment realization in Q1 2025.

The progress of the construction of the geothermal power plant (GtPP) in Bonjol District, Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra Province has entered preparation stage for the Preliminary Survey and Exploration Assignment (PSPE) drilling by Medco Group subsidiary PT Medco Geothermal Sumatera (MGSu) on June 12, 2025.

President Prabowo Subianto received a visit from the Special Envoy of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is himself also a former Japanese prime minister, and his delegation at his residence in the Kertanegara area of South Jakarta Administrative City, Jakarta Special Capital Region on the evening of May 4, 2025.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that West Sumatra's exports in February 2025 has increased drastically compared to the past month.

Although the Prabowo Subianto government's budget austerity include a Rp81 trillion cut of the Public Works Ministry's budget, a meeting between Indonesian House of Representatives Commission V Deputy Chair Andre Rosiade, Public Works Ministry Infrastructure Financing Director General Triono Joanes Moro, PT Hutama Karya (Persero) or PT HK Operations Director III Kuncoro revealed that West Sumatra Province is expected to see rapid infrastructure development in the next five years.

West Sumatra Deputy Governor Vasko Ruseimy and and Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) Chair Akbar Buchari visited the construction site of Basko City Mall in Kuranji District, Padang City, West Sumatra Provice to monitor its progress. Basko City Mall is planned to be a modern shopping center that is expected to have a positive impact on the regional economy and attract more investors.