The Adani Group Founder and Chairman, Gautam Adani met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday at the latter’s camp office in Vijayawada to discuss the billionaire’s key ventures like Gangavaram port in the state.Adani group owns two ports — Krishnapatnam port and Gangavaram port — in the state.
Sources in Chief Minister’s Office say the CM and Adani discussed several projects that are being implemented by the Adani group in AP, including 15,000 mw capacity renewable power projects in five districts of Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.
When AP government organised the Global Investors’ Summit in Visakhapatnam in March, Gautam Adani could not attend it.His son Karan Adani participated in the GIS and committed to set up in AP two new cement manufacturing units, a data centre and the renewal power projects.
As Gautam Adani could not attend the GIS, he called on Jagan Mohan Reddy to further discuss his group’s plans in AP.Speculations are also rife that Adani Group is eyeing to takeover Visakhapatnam Steel Plant as the government is stepping up for privatisation.
