India & Adani
Is Adani the biggest corporate con in history?
The Project
Tim Buckley is interviewed in this feature on allegations of systematic corporate wrongdoing at the Adani Group noting that the previously teflon coated Adani is now facing heavy scrutiny by US regulators, as the company bleeds billions, also commenting on implications for its coal operation in Australia.
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Adani crisis deepens as Hindenburg report exposes alleged fraud
ABC TV The Business
Tim Buckley comments on the Adani story on ABC TV’s flagship The Business as Adani Group shares plunge, noting Hindenburg’s allegations appear credible and Adani doing an “independent” audit is not sufficient – India’s financial regulators must step in to investigate.
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Asia’s richest man Adani sees wealth plummet over fraud accusations
ABC Radio National Drive
Tim Buckley interviewed on RN Drive re Hindenburg’s fraud accusations against Adani Group, which centre on stock manipulation, money laundering, failure to declare conflicts of interests and accounting irregularities, go back some two decades, and remain unresolved. Will this amount to more water under the bridge for Gautam Adani? Notably, this is the first time the allegations have been raised in the US under the purview of the SEC.
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Behind The Adani Group’s ‘House Of Cards’: Juicy Fees For Wall Street Banks
Forbes
Tim Buckley comments for Forbes on research firm Hindenburg’s explosive allegations of fraud by Adani Group, noting that Wall Street only began to warm up to Adani when he sought financing for Adani Green Energy, the conglomerate’s renewable energy subsidiary. However, the money raised by Adani Green or Adani Ports may “just get transferred to Adani Power and Adani Enterprises, and then goes towards building more coal fired power plants or more coal mines.”
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Adani’s Queensland coalmine cited in US investor’s claims of ‘biggest con in corporate history’
The Guardian
Tim Buckley said financial restructuring at Adani leading up to the pandemic had made it less susceptible to a shock. While the Hindenburg allegations of fraud and other corporate misdeeds “will hamper their access to Wall Street, categorically…Adani is not, in my view, a house of cards unless the Hindenburg research results in a serious, credible, full response from the SEC”.
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OP ED | India needs a doubling of installs to deliver on PM Modi’s 450 GW by 2030 ambiti ..
Economic Times/Energy World
In this op ed, Tim Buckley notes that while new renewable energy proposals have lifted in recent months, a lot more ambition is required to reach PM Modi’s target of 450GW of installs by 2030.
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How political will often favors a coal billionaire and his dirty fossil fuel
Washington Post
Tim Buckley on how Indian energy magnate Gautam Adani is selling power from his massive Godda coal fired power plant in eastern India to Bangladesh at a premium, in a monumental price gouge.
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Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani steps up green investments
AP
Though his wealth was built from coal mining and other heavy industries, early on Adani recognized the promise of renewable energy, says Tim Buckley, who has been tracking investments in renewables in Asia for decades.
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Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani goes green
Washington Post
Tim Buckley notes that while Adani doesn’t really think about climate science — he does understand the geopolitical and economic interests of India and he positions himself to solve that problem for his own and India’s benefit. Adani Green is what he will want to be his legacy.
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COP27: India, China on track to overachieve 2030 UN climate targets
Business Standard
Tim Buckley highlights progress on decarbonisation in India and China, noting, for example, that at the current rate of installs, China is on track to reach its 2030 renewables target of 1,200GW five years earlier with a possible plateauing of emissions this decade, ahead of the 2030 official peaking target.
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Entire state’s power system on the brink as Indian loan to Aussie miner Griffin Coal turns toxic
ABC online
A deepening coal crisis in Western Australia, linked to an Indian bank loan to gone bad, is threatening to turn the lights out this summer. Tim Buckley explains in this feature from ABC national energy reporter Daniel Mercer.
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INDIA | India to add 35-40 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity to FY29/30 Says Report
Solar Quarter
India on track to surpass its target of 50% of its energy from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, as coal’s share of generation slumps to 2030 – new CEF/IEEFA report.
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