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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Ravi Nair

Tycoon profited after India relaxed border security rules for energy park

Workers install solar panels at the renewable energy park in Khavda
Workers install solar panels at the renewable energy park in Khavda controlled by the Adani Group. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images

The Indian government relaxed national security protocols along the Pakistan border to make way for a renewable energy park, a project ultimately handed to one of India’s richest men, Gautam Adani, official documents reveal.

The Adani Group is constructing the Khavda plant, the largest renewable project in the world, in the state of Gujarat. The conglomerate is controlled by Adani, whose close relationship with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has recently been under intense scrutiny.

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