Sagar Adani Advocates for India’s “Energy Backbone” at The Economist’s Resilient Futures Summit
NEW DELHI, April 29, 2026: Speaking at the inaugural Resilient Futures Summit organized by Economist Impact, Sagar Adani, Executive Director of Adani Green Energy, emphasized that energy resilience will be the defining metric of national strength in the 21st century.
Addressing a distinguished audience of policymakers, investors, and business leaders at the Taj Palace, Adani framed access to abundant, reliable, and affordable energy as the non-negotiable foundation for India’s journey toward becoming a developed economy by 2047.
Energy: The Foundation of Resilience
Adani noted that recent global market shocks and supply chain disruptions have shifted the conversation from “how fast can you grow” to “how well can you withstand disruption.” For India, he argued, this resilience is intrinsically linked to energy security.
“Water security needs energy for desalination; food security needs it for irrigation and logistics; and digital leadership needs it for AI and data centers,” Adani stated. “If resilience is the goal, then abundant, reliable, and affordable energy is the foundation.”
The Scale of the Challenge
Highlighting the magnitude of India’s energy deficit, Adani pointed out that the nation’s per capita energy consumption remains at one-third of the global average. To achieve developed-nation status, India must undertake a “structural leap,” adding nearly 2,000 gigawatts of new capacity over the next two decades.
Adani called for a pragmatic “portfolio approach,” urging the country to leverage all available sources:
Renewables and Hydro for sustainable scaling.
Efficient Thermal and Nuclear to provide necessary baseload power.
Energy Storage to manage intermittency.
Electrification as National Strategy
“The path forward is clear: We must electrify everything,” Adani said, stressing the need to reduce structural dependence on imported energy. He cited China’s systematic investment in domestic capacity as a benchmark for building industrial strength and global competitiveness through energy independence.
The Adani Group’s $100 Billion Commitment
Reflecting on the role of the Adani Group, Sagar Adani reaffirmed Chairman Gautam Adani’s commitment of over $100 billion toward the energy transition. He clarified that this is not a series of isolated investments but an integrated strategy encompassing:
The world’s largest renewable energy portfolios.
Green hydrogen ecosystems and large-scale energy storage.
Integrated logistics, including ports, airports, and data centers.
“Resilience is never built in silos. It is built through integrated systems,” Adani remarked. “When energy, logistics, and digital infrastructure work together, you create durable resilience.”
A Global Responsibility
Adani concluded by praising the Indian government’s consistent policy direction and “execution-oriented” approach over the last decade, which has enabled private enterprises to flourish. He challenged the industry to focus on the speed of execution, noting that India’s success in energy transition would serve as a stabilizing force for the global economy.
“India does not operate in isolation,” he told the summit. “What happens here increasingly matters everywhere. Delivering clean energy at scale is our collective responsibility.”
