Conglomerate's combined market capitalisation falls by Rs 2.2 trillion
The charges against Sagar stem from his role on the board of the Indian Energy Company, where he has served since October 2018
Kenya's president said Thursday he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after US bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia's richest men. President William Ruto in a state of the nation address said the decision was made based on new information provided by our investigative agencies and partner nations. He didn't specify the United States. The Adani group had been in the process of signing an agreement that would modernize Kenya's main airport in the capital, Nairobi, with an additional runway and terminal constructed, in exchange for the group running the airport for 30 years. The widely criticised deal had sparked anti-Adani protests in Kenya and a strike by airport workers, who said it would lead to degraded working conditions and job losses in some cases. The Adani group had also been awarded a deal to construct power transmission lines in Kenya, East Africa's business hub. Also Thursday, Energy Minister
SECI, the nodal agency for implementation of renewable projects in India, has not been mentioned for any wrongdoing in the Adani case, its CMD R P Gupta said on Thursday. Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay USD 265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts. "There is nothing against SECI that SECI has done anything wrong. That is no where. There is no mention of any wrongdoing or irregularity on part of SECI," he said while responding to PTI queries on developments related to the Adani case. According to US prosecutors' document, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), which originally awarded the solar manufacturing-linked power tender, entered into the sale agreements with Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu between July 2021 and December 2021. The indictment also names New Delhi-based Azure Power, which had won a simi
News of the charges wiped billions of dollars on Thursday from the market value of companies within Adani Group
The Adani group tried to enter Delhi's power sector but was stopped by then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh claimed Thursday and stressed the need for accountability after industrialist Gautam Adani was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud. The billionaire industrialist has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay over USD 250 million (about Rs 2,100 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts. This was concealed from the US banks and investors from whom the Adani group raised billions of dollars for the project, the prosecutors have alleged. The Adani group denied the charges, saying the allegations by US prosecutors are baseless and the conglomerate is compliant with all laws. It also said that all possible legal recourse will be sought. In a press conference, Singh claimed that Adani Green Energy secured power supply contracts in several states, including .
Gautam Adani US indictment: Eight people, including Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and an individual named Cyril Cabanes, have been named by the US SEC in the alleged corruption case
US SEC accused Gautam Adani and seven others of paying $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure solar energy project contracts for Adani Green Energy
Stock Market Highlights: 37 of the Nifty50's 50 constituent stocks ended in the red, dragged by Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, SBI Life, SBI, and NTPC, with losses of up to 23.44 per cent
Adani Enterprises stock may re-test support around its 200-WMA, like it did post the Hindenburg allegations in Jan-Feb 2023, technical chart shows.
Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar, and Cyril Cabanes, a former board member of Azure Power, charged by the US SEC in a bribery and fraud scheme
The case alleged that Gautam Adani and others conspired to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian govt officials to secure energy contracts for Adani Green. To understand the allegations, read:
Adani Energy and Adani Wilmar from the BSE200 index have hit their respective 52-week lows after Gautam Adani and others were charged by US prosecutors for allegedly bribing Indian officials
Cyril Cabanese is charged alongside Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani, in connection to a bribery scheme that misled US investors in a September 2021 bond offering that raised $175 million
The Adani Group has stated that it will seek all possible legal recourse to fight the bribery allegations against Adani Green Energy's top management
Adani group stocks faced heavy drubbing during the morning trade on Thursday, with the combined market valuation of all the listed firms getting eroded by Rs 2.45 lakh crore, as billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. The stock of the group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises plunged 22.99 per cent, Adani Ports dived 20 per cent, Adani Energy Solutions tanked 20 per cent, Adani Green Energy plummeted 19.53 per cent and Adani Total Gas tumbled 18.14 per cent on the BSE. Shares of Adani Power slumped 17.79 per cent, Ambuja Cements cracked 17.59 per cent, ACC fell 14.54 per cent, NDTV dropped 14.37 per cent and Adani Wilmar declined 10 per cent. Some of the group firms also hit their lowest trading permissible limit for the day. The combined market capitalisation (mcap) of all the ten listed group firms eroded by R
Indian equities were under pressure again on Thursday owing to a confluence of factors led by billionaire Gautam Adani's indictment in a bribery case by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is the second time the conglomerate had to call-off a fundraising due to governance related developments
Vneet Jaain, former chief executive officer at Adani Green Energy along with Adanis, prosecutors said, raised over $3 billion in loans and bonds by hiding their corruption from lenders and investors
Gautam Adani, along with other executives, has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly bribing ($250 million) Indian officials.