Anant Ambani1:17:57
Thank you, respected Chairman. My esteemed shareholders, Reliance's exploration and production business is a strategic cornerstone of India's energy security. Our KG D6 and CBM fields together constitute one of India's most productive natural gas platforms. When the West Asian conflict disrupted LNG supplies, Reliance swiftly redirected its domestic gas to priority sectors such as city gas distribution, fertilizers, and power generation. When the nation needed it most, Reliance delivered. This business reported revenue of ₹23,861 crore and an EBITDA of ₹19,050 crore for the year 26. Friends, our KG Basin fields performed in line with expectations. Gas production was nearly 26 MMscmD, which is about 30% of India's natural gas production. Further, oil production was about 18,000 barrels of oil per day. We are executing a targeted well intervention program to sustain plateau production through the year 27 and beyond. On CBM, I am pleased to report impressive momentum due to the successful implementation of multilateral wells, the first of its kind in India. Our second campaign is on schedule with 23 of 40 multilateral wells completed, and production momentum is building. Given E&P's vital role in India's energy independence, Reliance will continue to actively pursue new opportunities in this sector. We are building not just for today's energy needs, but for India's energy future. Dear shareholders, let me now speak about our oil-to-chemicals business. Every business aspires to one quality above all else, the ability to stay strong when the external environment turns volatile. In the year 26, our oil-to-chemicals business demonstrated that quality not in theory, but in practice under perhaps the most extreme conditions. Revenue for the year grew 5.7% to ₹662,401 crore. EBITDA grew 10.1% to ₹60,546 crore. Friends, let me take you back to March 2026 when the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted. Crude and product markets witnessed extraordinary volatility during the period. Yet, our diversified sourcing and agile logistics sustained operations, helping us maintain near-full refinery throughput in the fourth quarter. However, the conflict impacted margins as physical barrels commanded a premium, freight rates jumped, and insurance costs surged. We increased LPG supply fourfold to help the nation tide over the import disruption. This is the structural advantage of building the world's most integrated, most flexible, most resilient refining and chemicals complex. The decades of investment in feedstock diversity, gasifier infrastructure, and operational excellence delivered when it mattered the most. Dear shareholders, as committed last year, our major investments are progressing well. Let me walk you through them. Advanced execution is underway on the 3 million ton PTA facility. This project will cement our position as one of the world's most cost-competitive producers. Our carbon fiber facility at Hazira is poised to become one of the world's largest and most advanced facilities of its kind. This is a monumental achievement and provides a platform for diverse industries ranging from wind energy to hydrogen and from humanoids to defense. Our PVC and CPVC expansion, including a 1.2 million ton PVC plant at Nagothane, will significantly cut imports of materials that millions of Indian homes and industries depend on every day. These capacities will serve India's growing demand across infrastructure and consumer goods, boost value-added exports, and capture the next leg of growth. Friends, we continue to adopt digital technologies in innovative ways to enhance operational efficiency. Here are three specific examples of how we are digitizing operations. First, our proprietary AI-driven feedstock optimization tool now helps select the most efficient crude blends. Second, our digital logistics platform developed in-house streamlines chartering and supply chain operations. And third, the new-age smart contract execution tools improve speed and accuracy in customer transactions. Building on these digital foundations, we are progressing towards operating Jamnagar as the world's first end-to-end autonomous refinery, an industrial milestone that will define the next era of global refining. Dear friends, our consumer energy business under JioBP grew strongly this year, maintaining adequate fuel availability in domestic markets despite costs soaring above market prices in the last few months. JioBP petrol and diesel volumes grew 29% year-on-year, significantly outpacing industry growth and gaining higher market share. Our retail network grew to nearly 2,200 outlets with 400 under construction. We expanded EV charging to 80 cities and 45 highways, and grew our CBG network, making us the largest player in the country. Our CBG and CNG network covers 177 sites with volumes growing 68% year-on-year. JioBP remains India's most efficient and effective fuel retailing network. Dear shareholders, our O2C business is entering its next generational strategic evolution. Every barrel of crude we process will increasingly yield chemicals and high-value materials, not just fuels. More efficient, more export-driven, more valuable. This business financed our past. It is financing our future, and the best chapter is still ahead. My dear shareholders, there are businesses that create value and then there are missions that shape civilizations. Our new energy business is a unique combination of both. It is Reliance's most ambitious generational undertaking, designed to solve India's energy trilemma of security, affordability, and sustainability simultaneously at a scale that has no parallel. In the year 26, this mission moved from construction to commissioning. The Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex at Jamnagar, spread over 5,000 acres, is now one of the world's most integrated clean energy manufacturing ecosystems. Our founding chairman, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani, always dreamt of making India self-sufficient in energy. This business is a manifestation of that dream. Dear shareholders, I am proud to report that our solar PV cell and module manufacturing lines have been commissioned and are now operational. Nearly 1 GW of HJT modules have been produced with around 2% higher energy yield, 15% better temperature performance, and 25% lower degradation than conventional modules. We have achieved ALMM listing for HJT technology, the first in India for this advanced cell type. This is a proud affirmation of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's clarion call for Make in India. We are building towards 20 GW per annum of fully integrated capacity from polysilicon to ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and glass. Every step in this chain is a step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. Friends, the first phase of our 40 GW annual BESS and cell giga factory is on track to be commissioned this year. All the equipment has already been delivered at the site, and we have now committed to scale this up to 120 GW of annual capacity. When commissioned, this will make Reliance one of the world's largest manufacturers of lithium iron phosphate batteries. Let me put that in perspective. In a world where supply chains are being contested and access to technology is being weaponized, building world-scale battery manufacturing capacity in India is not merely a business decision. It is a strategic imperative for national resilience. This is the holy grail of affordable, sustainable, and self-sufficient round-the-clock RTC power, and Reliance is making it real. Dear shareholders, let me now turn to where this ecosystem comes together. In the arid Kutch region, where we are developing a renewable energy hub across 550,000 acres, this hub is being built...
We are building a platform to deliver round-the-clock power at gigawatt scale, combining solar and battery storage systems in a single unique integrated architecture. This platform will become one of the lowest-cost resources of round-the-clock green power anywhere in the world. Once fully operationalized, the integrated hub will generate over 40 billion units of green electricity every year, approximately 3% of India's annual electricity requirement.
The dedicated Kutch to Jamnagar transmission corridor is under construction with EPC contracts awarded. Our peak installation rate target is 55 MW peak of solar modules and 150 MW hour of battery containers per day. I want you to pause and absorb that number. 55 MW peak of solar installations per day. 150 MW hour of storage per day. This is not just any project. We are gearing up for a world-scale deployment of clean energy infrastructure at a pace the world has never seen before.
Dear shareholders, green electricity is the foundation, but green molecules are the transformation. Our green chemicals program is advancing on plan. We are on track to commission our alkaline electrolyzer manufacturing giga factory. We will unlock four powerful monetization streams through green molecules: One, green urea, strengthening India's food security. Two, urea ammonium nitrate for our fertilizer needs. Three, green ammonia for co-firing in power generation. And four, biomethanol, a clean transport fuel and chemical feedstock.
I am proud to announce that Reliance has signed a landmark US dollar 3 billion long-term supply agreement with Samsung C&T for green ammonia, which is among the largest green ammonia off-take contracts in the world. This validates the commercial competitiveness of our green hydrogen platform. We are in advanced discussions for more such exports to Japan, Korea, and Europe with long-term off-take commitments. Our target of 3 million metric tons of green hydrogen equivalent green chemicals capacity in the next 10 years remains firmly in our sight.
Friends, step back for a moment. Consider what we are truly building here. The world's first fully sovereign clean energy ecosystem. Sunlight converted directly into electricity and green molecules. No imported fuel, no foreign technology, no exposure to the disruptions that have shaken the world this past year. Few enterprises globally are attempting this level of integration and scale. This is not merely a business. This is Reliance's most enduring strategic asset both for our nation and for the world.
Dear shareholders, building this ecosystem from scratch in India with indigenized technology has been harder and more complex than any road map could fully anticipate. We own that, but the foundation is now built. Commercial revenues from solar modules start rolling in this year. The battery factory commissions this year, and the Samsung C&T agreement is not a promise. It is a signed contract. From the year '27 onward, new energy will begin contributing meaningfully to Reliance's financial performance.
Dear shareholders, Reliance now contributes over 40% of India's entire compressed biogas production. We are on track for 55 plants producing approximately 1,100 tons per day by the end of year '27. Over the next 5 years, we target to establish integrated CBG hubs to achieve 1 million tons of annual CBG capacity. We are also advancing our work in underground coal gasification, which will convert India's uneconomic and low-quality coal reserves into clean syngas.
Dear shareholders, before I close, I want to leave you with one number, a number that to me defines what this new energy mission is truly about. 200,000. That is the number of green jobs we expect to create through the giga complex and the Kutch solar farm combined. 200,000 Indians, engineers, technicians, operators, construction workers, farmers, and entrepreneurs, whose livelihoods will be built on clean energy.
The clean energy transition will be an engine of inclusive prosperity. It will create jobs, reduce import dependence, boost exports, lower energy costs for every Indian home and every Indian factory, and fulfill our obligation to save Bhumata, Mother Earth, from the climate crisis. The world built its old energy on Middle Eastern oil. The world will now build its new energy on Indian sunshine.
Friends, for me, the new energy business is a third-generation business at Reliance, which we are building with the purpose and passion of first generation. It is our generation's contribution to India's energy story. My beloved grandfather and father proved that Indians can build the impossible. We are proving it again, and this time the whole world is watching. Let me end by proclaiming the motto of our new energy business. Harit Urja, Harit Vikas, Harit Bharat, Sarva Shreshtha Bharat. Thank you. Jai Shri Krishna. Jai Hind.