About Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, addressed the CII Annual Business Summit 2026 on May 11, where he said that the global economy is no longer "flat" but "fractured," with supply chains being redesigned around national interest. He argued that energy security and digital security are now "the twin foundations of national power" and that a country that controls both its energy and its compute will "shape the century ahead." Adani stated that India must not "import fear" from the Western world regarding artificial intelligence eliminating jobs, and said AI should be built to expand productivity and create new jobs. He noted that the Adani Group has commissioned 35% of a 30 GW renewable energy plant at Khavda in Gujarat and announced a $100 billion commitment to the data center business, including a partnership with Google to build a gigawatt-scale campus in Visakhapatnam.
On May 1, International Labour Day, Adani launched a dialogue series titled "Apni Baat, Apno Ke Saath" for Adani Group employees. He said the group has over 400,000 participants and added that it is adding assets worth ₹1 lakh crore in a single year. He outlined three transformations for the group, including a three-layer model, and said the group is building air-conditioned accommodation for 50,000 workers in Mundra and Khavda. On May 10, Adani led a groundbreaking ceremony in Bihar's Saran district for the Adani Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital, organized jointly by the Adani Foundation and Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital, and said the group aims to invest ₹50,000-60,000 crore in Bihar over the next three to four years.
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Gautam Adani's recent appearances.
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Viewers, this invokes a sense of pride in our rich culture and heritage. And now moving forward, Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani is addressing the CII Annual Business Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Let's cut across.
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Oil and gas revolutions, fracking, and horizontal drilling transformed America from an import-dependent nation to an energy exporter. Today, the United States produces about 14 million barrels of crude oil per day, more than any other nation in the world. Natural gas already generates over four... But America did not stop with that. It is now investing in advanced nuclear, deep geothermal, large-scale renewables, grid-scale storage, and next-generation energy technology. And not surprisingly, compute has now become the next control layer. Chips, clouds, and AI models are no longer just commercial assets. They are the factories of national intelligence. The conversations between the US government and the leading technology companies in the US are no longer just business conversations. They are strategic negotiations about controlling the technology infrastructure of the future. China reached the same conclusions through a different route. It did not have America's shale oil and gas advantage. So, it built a different architecture of self-reliance. Coal remained its baseload backbone for electricity, chemicals, industrial feedstocks, and strategic import substitution. At the same time, China executed one of the most aggressive renewable energy build-outs in human history. Even though coal accounts for about 60% of China's electricity generation, clean power has risen sharply. In 2025, China installed a record 440 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity. This was a staggering 64% of all global additions in 2025. On the digital side, China recognized early that AI leadership cannot depend on foreign chips, foreign platforms, or foreign models. Despite export controls, it has made artificial intelligence a national objective and is building the infrastructure to deliver it. America built energy abundance and now seeks compute dominance. China built industrial scale and now seeks AI sovereignty. Energy...
