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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Martin Farrer

Indian coal magnate Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest person after solar energy drive

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani who is now the tenth richest person in the world.
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani who is now the tenth richest person in the world. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

The Indian coal mining tycoon Gautam Adani has become Asia’s richest person thanks to a push into green energy that has boosted his fortune to $88.5bn.

Adani has overtaken fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to enter the top 10 of the world’s richest people, according to figures from Forbes and Bloomberg, after seeing his personal fortune rise by $12bn in the past year.

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