Sagar Adani: UAE Potential OPEC Exit Could Benefit India
Adani Green Energy executive emphasizes energy resilience and capacity expansion as key to India's economic growth
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Sagar Adani of Adani Green Energy suggests that a potential UAE exit from OPEC could be positive for India, highlighting the necessity of expanding energy capacity and diversifying sources to ensure economic resilience.
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India is currently seeking to expand its energy capacity significantly to meet development goals and reduce reliance on energy imports.
Sagar Adani, Executive Director of Adani Green Energy, on Wednesday said that any potential move by the UAE to withdraw from OPEC or OPEC+ could be a “net positive” for India and underscored the central role of energy in shaping economic resilience.
Speaking on the sidelines of The Economist Impact Resilient Futures Summit in New Delhi, Adani said the global implications of such a move remain uncertain. “Time will tell whether this will disrupt or stabilise world energy markets,” he said, adding that India’s close geopolitical ties with the UAE could work in its favour.
Highlighting India’s energy challenge, Adani said in a statement that resilience in today’s world is increasingly defined by access to reliable and affordable energy. “In this century, access to energy will define resilience,” he said, pointing to how disruptions—from conflicts to market shocks—can ripple across economies.
He noted that India’s per capita energy consumption remains significantly below global averages, stressing the need for a structural expansion of capacity. According to him, India may need to add nearly 2,000 GW of energy capacity over the next two decades to meet its development goals while ensuring affordability and sustainability.
Adani called for a diversified “portfolio approach” to energy, combining renewables, hydro, thermal and nuclear sources to ensure stable baseload power. He also emphasised the importance of electrification and reducing dependence on imported energy to strengthen long-term economic stability.
Citing the Adani Group’s role, he said the conglomerate is investing across renewable energy, storage, transmission and green hydrogen as part of an integrated strategy to build India’s energy backbone.
He added that policy continuity and infrastructure development over the past decade have created a conducive environment for scaling energy investments, which will be critical to sustaining India’s growth and resilience.
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Questions ouvertes
- What specific policy changes would the UAE implement if it left OPEC?
- How would other OPEC members react to a UAE departure?
