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Adani Enterprises Limited is the flagship entity of the Adani Group, one of India’s largest business conglomerates. The $11bn Group enjoys significant interests across resources (coal mining and integrated coal management), logistics (ports and logistics, shipping and rail), energy (power generation and transmission) and ancillary industries. Through these businesses, the Adani Group is integrated into the core of the world’s largest democracy, touching millions of lives.

Adani Enterprises is one of the fastest growing diversified conglomerates with business interests across – Integrated Coal Management and mining, solar cells and module manufacturing, agri-storage infrastructure and services as well as edible oils and food products.

This business mix - business-to-business and business-to-consumer – is directed at enhancing access to basic services (electricity through timely coal availability), creating a less polluted world, delivering quality food grain and providing healthy cooking media. In doing so, the company contributes to creating a better world.

Here is a look at the expansive business interests of Adani Enterprises

Mining

It is well established that the average electricity consumption of people in India is abysmally low as compared to our global peers.  With increasing urbanization and changing lifestyle, the demand for electricity is likely to only increase in the future. According to industry projections, power demand in India is likely to touch 1600 billion units by 2022 and spiral up to 2100 billion units over the next decade. This will be catered to by a variety of energy sources, including coal.

Adani Enterprises Limited is committed to bridging the gap between demand and supply of coal through a combination of imports and responsible mining. Besides contributing to the domestic coal production with the help of environment-friendly practices, we have also developed a strong supplier base in South Africa, Australia, USA, and Russia among other coal-rich geographies.

In just about two years after setting up our mining business unit, we pioneered the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) model in 2009 starting with the Parsa East and KantaBasan Coal Blocks. This project from planning to production was done in a record time of 3.5 years, which is a benchmark for the coal mining industry in India. In March 2013, we successfully dispatched the first rake of coal to a state-owned power generation utility of Rajasthan.

Our vision of achieving energy security for the nation is gradually transforming lives across the nooks and corners of the country.  The project of Parsa East &KantaBasan, for instance, has employed more than 400 tribal people. A school has been started to impart quality education to tribal children. Free medical assistance and health care are now available at their doorstep. Vocational training to women is making them self-sufficient and financially independent. The company has also established a football academy at Ambikapur to nurture and nourish the aspirations of the tribal youth.

Defense and Aerospace

AdaniDefence and Aerospace leads Adani Enterprises Ltd. foray into defense and aerospace and plans to help transform India into a destination for world-class high tech defense manufacturing aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

India is determined to be among the top five countries in the world in defense capabilities and a vibrant defense industry is essential to secure national sovereignty and self-reliance in defense. We are working with Global OEM’s and Indian MSMEs to manufacture fighter aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and helicopters. We are also developing tier 1 capabilities in avionics and systems, aero structures and components, aerospace composites as well as radar and electronic warfare systems.

We are making strategic investments and setting up global standards defense manufacturing to help grow MSMEs and India’s defense ecosystem.

Our aim is to enhance India’s defense and industrial capabilities and to help the nation realize its ambition of strategic independence.

Bunkering

Adani Bunkering is India’s largest bunker supplier with a market share of more than 40% backed by strong infrastructural setup. We own and operate a fleet of barges to match different products, locations, and sizes of the receiving vessels. From our physical supply we cover all Gujarat Ports including Mundra, Kandla, Sikka, Vadinar, Dahej, Hazira, Pipavav, etc. and control the entire supply chain with our own/chartered barge and tank trucks. We also have a close association with Indian PSU’s i.e. Indian Oil / HPCL/BPCL and Sri-Lankan suppliers for supplying bunkers at – Haldia, Kolkata, Budge- Budge, Paradip, Chennai, Ennore, Vizag, Kakinada, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Colombo, Trincomalee, and Galle.

Likewise, we have an established global footprint courtesy long-term association with key industry stakeholders across South East Asia, Far East, Middle East, Mediterranean, Europe, South Africa, USA, and South America. The robust network ensures seamless, cost-effective and round the clock services to our customers.

With extensive market knowledge and proficiency in international oil trading operations, Adani Enterprises has also established a robust system for fulfilling bunker requirement of customers. The company’s focus is to provide quality products and services at competitive prices and bunker delivery during cargo operations to reduce operation time

About the visionary behind the growth of Adani Enterprises, Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani is the founder and Chairman of the Adani Group. Established in 1988 as a trading Company, the Adani Group’s foray into infrastructure building began in 1998. In the span of two decades, the Group has emerged as India’s largest ports and logistics business, largest private power, and transmission player, largest solar power generation and manufacturing company, largest integrated coal management company, and largest agriculture business. The Group is comprised of 4 publicly traded companies with combined revenues of $11 billion and a CAGR of 25% over the past 5 years.

The Adani Foundation’s healthcare programs touch the lives of over 200,000 people every year. The sustainable livelihood programs have made over 35,000 people and their families self-reliant and the Foundation has improved the lives of over 500,000 people across 177 villages by helping provide better roads, drinking water, and other basic facilities.

“We envision being a world class leader in businesses that enrich lives and contribute to nations in building infrastructure through sustainable value creation.”