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Adani’s Mega Bet

Adani said at the previous summit he had announced investments of over Rs 55,000 crore by 2025. …reports Asian Lite News

Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group said on Wednesday that over the next five years, the Adani Group will invest over Rs 2 lakh crore in Gujarat — that is USD 25 billion — thereby creating over 1,00,000 direct and indirect jobs.

“Today, I commit to further investments. We are constructing the world’s largest green energy park in Khavda, Kutch, generating 30 GW of renewable energy over 725 square kms, even visible from space. We are expanding the green supply chain for an ‘Atmanirbhar’ Bharat and creating the largest integrated renewable energy ecosystem. This includes solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen electrolysers, green ammonia, PVC, and expansions in copper and cement production”, Adani said at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Ahmedabad.

Adani said at the previous summit he had announced investments of over Rs 55,000 crore by 2025. “We have already surpassed Rs 50,000 crore across the various sectors I had promised and have vastly exceeded our target of 25,000 direct and indirect jobs.”

He said Vibrant Gujarat is a stunning manifestation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extraordinary vision. “It has all your hallmark signatures, merging grand ambition, massive scale, meticulous governance, and flawless execution. It ignited a nationwide movement as all our states marched forward – competing – and – cooperating – to fundamentally remodel India’s industrial landscape,” he said.

“The statistics of the past decade are remarkable: Since 2014, India’s GDP has grown by 185 per cent, and per capita income by a stunning 165 per cent. This achievement is unparalleled, especially considering this decade’s geopolitical conflicts and pandemic challenges.

“Hon’ble Prime Minister, your achievements on the international stage are equally remarkable. You have taken us from a country seeking a voice on global platforms to a nation that now creates the global platforms. The Solar Alliance platform, an initiative you conceptualized, and your leadership at the G20 platform, set a benchmark for a more inclusive world order. Adding the Global South to the G20 is a defining moment in modern history,” Adani said.

“Hon’ble Prime Minister, you don’t just predict the future; you shape it. You have reoriented India to become the world’s fastest growing nation, and positioned her as the global social champion driven by the twin philosophies of Vasudeva Kutumbakam and Vishwa Guru.

“And the best is yet to come. With your foresight in harnessing India’s youth to build a Vikshit Bharat and make India a fully developed nation by 2047, you have ensured that the India of today is poised to shape the global future of tomorrow,” Adani added.

Maruti Suzuki’s Rs 35,000 Cr Play

Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor will invest Rs 35,000 crore to build a second car plant in Gujarat, company president Toshihiro Suzuki said at an investment summit in the state on Wednesday.

“The new plant will produce one million units a year as a result of which the company’s annual production in Gujarat will become two million units,” Suzuki said.

The country’s largest carmaker at present has a total production capacity of around 22 lakh units per annum across its two manufacturing plants in Haryana and Gujarat.

The company is also setting up a new manufacturing plant at Sonipat in Haryana, on the outskirts of Delhi, with an investment of Rs 11,000 crore to expand production.

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Adani Climbs to 15th Richest Globally

Adani was back in the list of top 20 richest people in the world in November following the rally in Adani Group stocks…writes Sanjeev Sharma

Gautam Adani, Adani Group Chairman is now the 15th richest in the world after adding more than $ 12 billion in a massive rally in Adani Group stocks.

Adani was back in the list of top 20 richest people in the world in November following the rally in Adani Group stocks

As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani is now the 15th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $82.5 billion. Adani’s wealth jumped by more than $ 12 billion following the rally in Adani Group stocks on Tuesday.

Adani Group market cap hit an 11-month high, reaching Rs 13.8 lakh crore in mcap in Tuesday’s trade.

The Adani conglomerate clinched its best-ever single-day market performance adding Rs 1.92 lakh crore in one day gains.

Tuesday’s strong gains also come on the heels of reports indicating that the US International Development Finance Corp (DFC) did not find the allegations of corporate fraud by short-seller Hindenburg Research relevant. Before extending a significant loan to the conglomerate for a port project in Sri Lanka, the DFC reportedly conducted a thorough examination of the claims against the Adani Group.

All 10 stocks in the Adani group clocked gains ranging from 7-20 per cent with Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions hitting gains of 20 per cent. The Group’s flagship company Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) saw a staggering rise in its share price by 16.91 per cent, increasing its market valuation by a substantial Rs 48,809 crore. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) also performed solidly with a 15.3 per cent gain in share price, contributing Rs 29,043 crore to the market cap.

Other group stocks also gained with Adani Energy Solutions and Adani Green Energy Solutions clocking gains of 20 per cent each. Both stocks added over Rs 55,600 crore to the group’s market cap. Adani Power Ltd (APL) and Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL) registered gains of 15.81 per cent and 19.88 per cent, respectively.

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Lanka approves Adani Group’s two wind power plants

The new projects will generate nearly 1,500-2,000 employment opportunities…writes Susitha Fernando

Struggling to generate power amid the ongoing financial crisis, Sri Lanka has given the go-ahead to two wind power plants by India’s Adani Group, an investment amounting to more than $400 million.

The Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lanka approved two plants by Adani Green Energy Ltd. at Mannar and Pooneryn, the former war-torn areas in the North, the BOI said on Wednesday.

According to the BOI, the two wind power plants of 350 MW which are scheduled to be commissioned in two years, and would be added to the national grid by 2025.

The wind power plant in Mannar will generate around 250 MW while the one at Pooneryn will produce 100 MW. The new projects will generate nearly 1,500-2,000 employment opportunities.

On Wednesday, a group of officials from the Adani Group met the Sri Lanka Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara.

“Progress of the renewable energy project of 500 MW in Pooneryn & Mannar was discussed with the visiting Adani Group officials this morning at the Ministry of Power & Energy. Officials of the Ministry, CEB & Sustainable Energy Authority participated,” tweeted Minister Wijesekara.

Hit by the worst-ever economic crisis since the independence, Sri Lanka started long hours of power cuts in January 2022 and people took to streets against this move, forcing the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government to step down.

Former Opposition lawmaker Ranil Wickremesinghe took over the government but continue the power cuts until massive power tariff hike by 66 per cent last week.

Port development projects

Earlier, Sri Lankan Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government will spend around 132 million US dollars on port development projects.

These investments would be made through revenue generated from port operations, the minister said on Saturday night, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Speaking at an event in Colombo, the minister said the government has allocated over 100 million dollars for the Eastern Container Terminal and 32 million dollars for the Jaya Container Terminal.

Both terminals are fully owned subsidiaries of the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

He added that apart from the above investments, they expect to develop the Trincomalee harbor for bulk cargo operations and the Galle harbor for tourism industry with a yacht service and facilitate the anchoring of large ships.

Sri Lanka expects to become a logistics and transport hub in the Indian Ocean.

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