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Murali Krishnan

Asia's richest man wants India to lead a green energy revolution

A wind farm under construction at Vankusawade in Satara district, in the western state of Maharashtra, India. © AFP - SEBASTIAN D'SOUZA

India's Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia, made his vast fortune betting on coal. Now he's aiming to become the world's top player in renewables by 2030 and to make his country a clean energy superpower.

With six coal-fired power plants, Adani, 60, is India's largest private player in power. He invested after India liberalized its economy in the early 1990s and kicked off an energy-intensive boom.

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