Sagar Adani, Executive Director of Adani Group entity Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), on Wednesday called for building robust domestic infrastructure to ensure energy security in a bid to withstand global shocks and disruptions, especially wars and conflicts.
Addressing a session at Resilient Futures Summit organised by Economist Enterprise, the industrialist advocated for energy security and noted that countries should shift their priorities from how fast they can grow to how well they can withstand disruptions.
“We’ve all seen how conflict in one region can disrupt supply chains across continents. We’ve all seen how shocks in energy markets can ripple through economies overnight,” he said, noting that the question for every nation is no longer just how fast can you grow, it is: How well can you withstand disruption.”
Highlighting that energy is the foundational element, he said water security needs energy for desalination, treatment, and distribution, while food security needs ener