India's Adani Green Energy posts quarterly profit rise on higher power sales
India's Adani Green Energy posts quarterly profit rise on higher power sales Oct 21 (Reuters) - India's Adani Green Energy ADNA.NS reported a nearly 16% rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by higher power sales.
The green energy arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's group posted a consolidated profit of 7.47 billion rupees ($78.94 million) for the quarter ended September 30, up from 6.44 billion rupees a year ago.
Here are some key details:
The company's revenue from power supply jumped 45% to 40.19 billion rupees, while energy sales rose 33%
Overall revenue climbed more than 39% to 45.20 billion rupees
Adani Green said it could exceed its full-year outlook of 10 gigawatt-hours of battery energy storage capacity, after it installed 3.08 GWh of capacity at its site in Khavda in the western Indian state of Gujarat during the quarter
Its total operational storage capacity, including the Khavda site, is currently at 6.63 GWh
India is aggressively expanding renewable energy to meet its emission reduction goals, including a target of 500 gigawatts of non-fossil capacity by 2030
Adani Green operates in solar, wind and hybrid segments across the country and is seen as a bellwether for the renewables sector
The company's operational renewable capacity stood at 20.8 gigawatts at the end of September, up 24% from a year earlier, after it added 4.08 GW of solar, wind and hybrid capacity. The company aims to reach 50 GW by 2030
($1 = 94.6275 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Mridula Kumar and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Janane Venkatraman)
((mridula.kumar@thomsonreuters.com))
Recent news on Adani Green Energy
See all newsIndia's Adani Green Energy posts quarterly profit rise on higher power sales
Brief: Adani Green Energy Q2 Consol Profit 7.47 Billion Rupees
India's Adani Group to invest $10.4 billion in West Bengal (updated)
India's Adani Group to invest $10.4 billion in West Bengal across power, logistics sectors
SEBI says Adani firms paid 15 million rupees to settle disclosure violations (updated)