Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani meets Jayalalithaa

Chennai:Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and Managing Director Rajesh Adani today called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa here.

Sources described the meeting at the secretariat as a “courtesy call”.

The group is setting up a 648-MW solar park in Ramanathapuram district.

Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise P Thangamani along with senior government officials were present at the meeting.

In July 2015, Adani Group signed an agreement with TANGEDO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation) in presence of Jayalalithaa for setting up the largest solar park in the state with an outlay of Rs 4,536 crore.

As per the agreement, Adani Group would set up five solar power generation centres with a total capacity of 648 MW in Ramanathapuram district.

PTI