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Synopsis of Gautam Adani Speech
The whole address of Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group’s annual general meeting for the fiscal year 2022–2023, is reproduced below.
India will begin increasing its GDP by a trillion dollars every 18 months within the next ten years. This puts us on course to have a 25 to 30 trillion dollar economy by the year 2050, and it will increase India’s stock market capitalisation by almost 10 times from now to over 40 trillion dollars.
The most thrilling place of opportunity is now our country. Our track record and commitment to our growing with goodness concept speak for themselves. Your team will keep strengthening what it has created while trying to broaden its boundaries.
Our assets, cash flows from operations, and balance sheet are all stronger and healthier than before. Unmatched throughout the national scene, the speed at which we have completed acquisitions and successfully integrated them has fueled a sizable portion of our growth.
For FY 22–23, the businesses in the Adani Group broke previous financial performance records.
Total income increased by 85% to Rs 2,62,499 crore,
Total EBITDA increased by 36% to Rs 57,219 crore, and
Total PAT increased by 82% to Rs 23,509 crore.
Our net Debt to Run Rate EBIDTA ratio went from 3.2x to 2.8x as a result of the Group’s accelerated cashflow.
The Adani Group continues to entice international investment partners that share our long-term strategy of creating and managing world-class assets. Despite the erratic market conditions, we successfully completed a secondary deal for USD1.87 billion in March 2023 with GQG partners.
Our partnerships on a national and worldwide level serve as evidence of our governance standards. Our achievements in Australia, Israel, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka attest to the scope of our global expansions.
Adani Enterprises:
Adani Enterprises Limited, our flagship company, continued to effectively showcase its incubation capabilities in FY23, with new businesses accounting for a staggering 50% of its EBITDA.
The Copper Smelter and the Navi Mumbai Airport are among the important projects. Both are running on time.
In order to better serve a wide spectrum of consumers throughout the world, NDTV is increasing its foreign content and coverage. The Navi Mumbai Airport is getting ready for Operational Readiness and Airport Transition by December 2024.
In the short term, our data centre JV AdaniConneX is on track to install 350 MW of capacity, and in the medium term, 1 GW. The order book is by far the largest in India.
Adani Green:
The Adani Group is expected to be crucial to India’s effort to achieve net zero emissions. In Rajasthan, Adani Green Energy Limited launched the 2.14 GW largest hybrid solar-wind plant in the world.
To reach over 8 GW, our operational renewable energy portfolio has increased by 49%. The portfolio of operating renewable energy sources in India is the greatest.
Our goal of having 45 GW of renewable energy capacity available by 2030 has been reiterated. Our focus is still on manufacturing the most affordable green electron at scale.
In Khavda, we are currently constructing the biggest hybrid renewables park in the entire world, smack dab in the middle of the desert. It will be the most intricate and challenging undertaking we have ever undertaken. This project, which spans 72,000 acres, will be able to produce 20 GW of renewable energy. And we want to complete it more quickly than any project we’ve ever completed.
The Adani Ports
On all fronts, the ports industry remained a foundation of strength. With a port EBITDA margin of 70%, APSEZ is one of the most successful port operators in the world. By 2030, we aim to not only be the most profitable port company in the world but also India’s largest transport utility, able to handle a billion tonnes of cargo per year.
By that time, APSEZ will have tripled its EBITDA and will be carbon neutral.
The largest transhipment hub in India will be operational at Vizhinjam over the next 12 to 24 months, together with a port in Colombo.
Additionally, by acquiring Haifa Port in Israel, we will be able to connect our ports all the way from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, placing us in a position to benefit from both the growth of India and the much bigger regional growth story.
Adani Power
Bangladesh is presently receiving power from the 1.6 GW ultra-supercritical Godda power plant that we successfully commissioned. We now participate in international power initiatives thanks to this.
Adani Transmission:
Mumbai will become the first megacity in the world to achieve over 50% power from solar & wind when ATL brings it to 60% renewable power.
Adani Gas:
This year, with a 46% rise in income to Rs 4,683, Adani Total Gas Limited provided clean cooking fuel to an additional 1,24,000 families.
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