Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors are pleased to present the 10th Annual Report along with
the Audited Financial Statements of your
Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 ("FY 2024-25/
FY25").
Financial Performance
The Audited Financial Statements of your Company as on March 31, 2025,
are prepared in accordance with the relevant applicable Indian Accounting Standards
("Ind AS") and Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing
Regulations") and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act").
( in crore)
|
Consolidated |
Standalone |
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
Revenue from operations |
11,212 |
9,220 |
19,613 |
12,001 |
Other Income |
1,199 |
1,240 |
1,123 |
870 |
Foreign Exchange gain/ (loss) (net) |
11 |
61 |
13 |
56 |
Total Income |
12,422 |
10,521 |
20,749 |
12,927 |
Cost of Material Sold |
1,440 |
1,187 |
19,346 |
13,682 |
Changes in inventories |
- |
- |
(1,501) |
(2,103) |
Employee Benefit Expenses |
128 |
77 |
79 |
42 |
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses |
2,498 |
1,903 |
61 |
30 |
Finance Cost |
5,492 |
5,088 |
1,749 |
1,521 |
Other Expenses |
767 |
638 |
176 |
175 |
Total Expenditure |
10,325 |
8,893 |
19,910 |
13,347 |
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional items and tax |
2,097 |
1,628 |
839 |
(420) |
Exceptional items |
(326) |
(246) |
(77) |
(71) |
Profit / (Loss) before tax |
1,771 |
1,382 |
762 |
(491) |
Tax Expense |
214 |
411 |
108 |
55 |
Profit / (Loss) before share in Joint Venture and tax |
1,557 |
971 |
654 |
(546) |
Share of Profit / (Loss) from Joint Venture (net of tax) |
444 |
289 |
- |
- |
Net Profit / (Loss) for the year |
2,001 |
1,260 |
654 |
(546) |
Other Comprehensive income / (loss) (net of tax) |
59 |
(6) |
60 |
50 |
Total Comprehensive Income / (loss) for the year |
2,060 |
1,254 |
714 |
(496) |
1. There are no material changes and commitments affecting the
financial position of your Company which have occurred between the end of the financial
year and the date of this report.
2. Previous year figures have been regrouped/re-arranged wherever
necessary.
3. There has been no change in nature of business of your Company.
Performance Highlights
Consolidated Financial Performance of your Company:
Your Company has recorded revenue from operations to the tune of Rs.
11,212 Crore during the financial year 2024-25 (FY 2024-25) compared to Rs. 9,220 Crore in
the corresponding previous financial year.
During the year, your Company generated earnings before interest,
depreciation and tax (EBIDTA) of Rs. 10,088 Crore compared to Rs. 8,619 Crore in the
previous year.
Net profit Rs. 2,001 Crore as compared to Rs. 1,260 Crore in the
previous financial year. Earnings per share stood at Rs. 8.37 on diluted basis on face
value of Rs. 10/- each.
Operational Highlights:
Adani Green Energy Limited ("Adani Green" /
"Company") is India's largest and one of the leading renewable energy
companies in the world, enabling the clean energy transition. Adani Greendevelops, owns,
and operates utility scale grid-connected solar, wind and hybrid renewable power plants.
Adani Green currently has an operating renewable portfolio of 14.2 GW, the largest in
India, spread across 12 states. Adani Green is credited with developing several landmark
renewable energy power plants, the latest being the world's largest single location
renewable power plants being developed at Khavda, Gujarat. Your Company has set a target
of achieving 50 GW by 2030 aligned to India's decarbonization goals. Adani Green is
focused on leveraging technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in pursuit
of enabling largescale adoption of affordable clean energy. Adani Green's operating
portfolio is certified water positive for plants of more than 200 MW capacity',
single-use plastic free' and zero waste-to-landfill', a testament to
your Company's commitment of powering sustainable growth.
Operational capacity increased by 30% YoY to 14.2 GW.
Sale of Energy increased by 28% YoY at 27,969 million units in FY25
vs. 21,806 million units in FY24. Solar portfolio capacity utilization factor (CUF) at
24.8% backed by 99.5% plant availability. Wind portfolio CUF at 27.2% backed by 95.9%
plant availability.
Hybrid portfolio CUF at 39.5% backed by 99.6% plant availability.
Standalone Financial Results:
Your Company has recorded revenue from operations to the tune of Rs.
19,613 Crore during the FY 2024-25 compared to Rs. 12,001 Crore in the corresponding
previous financial year.
Net profit for the FY 2024-25 is 654 Crore as compared to loss of Rs.
546 Crore in the previous financial year. Earnings per share stood at Rs. 3.74 on face
value of Rs. 10/- each.
Credit Rating
Your Company's financial discipline and prudence is reflected in
the strong credit ratings ascribed by rating agencies. The details of credit rating are
disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual
Report.
Dividend and Reserves
Dividend
The Board of Directors ("Board"), after considering
holistically the relevant circumstances and keeping in view the tremendous growth
opportunities that your company is currently engaged with, has decided that it would be
prudent not to recommend any dividend for the year under review.
Dividend Distribution Policy
The Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the
SEBI Listing Regulations is available on your
Company's website on https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/-/media/
Project/GreenEnergy/Corporate-Governance/Policy/ Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
Unclaimed Dividends
The Company has not declared dividend since its incorporation and
hence, there are no outstanding and unclaimed dividends.
Transfer to Reserves
As permitted under the Act, the Board does not propose to transfer any
amount to General Reserves. The closing balance of the retained earnings of your Company
for FY25, after all appropriations and adjustments, was Rs. (286) crore.
Share Capital
During the year under review, there was no change in the authorized and
paid-up share capital of your Company. The equity authorized share capital of your Company
is Rs. 2,500 crore and paid-up equity share capital of your Company is Rs. 1,584.03 crore.
Raising of funds by issuance of Warrants convertible into Equity Shares
on a private placement basis
Pursuant to the shareholders' approval received at the
Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on January 18, 2024, your Company has issued
6,31,43,677 warrants at a price of INR 1,480.75 per warrant, each convertible into, or
exchangeable for, 1 (one) fully paid-up equity share of the Company of face value of INR
10/- each to Ardour Investment Holding Ltd, by way of preferential issue on a private
placement basis for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs. 9,350 crore. Your Company had
received minimum 25% of the funds towards warrant subscription and the funds received from
proceeds of warrants were fully utilized as per the Objects stated in the Offer Document.
Redemption of USD 750 Million Holdco Notes
During the year under review, your Company redeemed all outstanding USD
750 million 4.375% Holdco Notes due on September 08, 2024.
Corporate Restructuring
a) Scheme of Arrangement by the subsidiaries under the approval of the
office of Regional Director of Ministry of Corporate Affairs
The Hon'ble Regional Director, North Western Region, Ahmedabad,
vide its order dated February 27, 2025, approved the Scheme of Arrangement for
amalgamation of Adani Renewable Energy Forty Eight Limited into Adani Green Energy Twenty
Five B Limited (which was holding 100% shares of Adani Renewable Energy Forty Eight
Limited). The Scheme, with the appointed date as December 10, 2024, was made effective
from March 04, 2025.
Adani Green Energy Twenty Five B Limited is a step-down wholly-owned
subsidiary of your Company.
There is no change in the interest of your Company upon this merger
coming into effect.
b) Composite Scheme of Arrangement by the subsidiaries under the
approval of Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, bench at Ahmedabad
A Composite Scheme of Arrangement, among Adani Wind Energy (Gujarat)
Private Limited, Surajkiran Solar Technologies Limited, Surajkiran Renewable Resources
Limited ("Transferor Companies"), Adani Wind Energy Kutchh One Limited
("Demerged Company") and Spinel Energy & Infrastructure Limited
("Transferee Company / Resulting Company") and their respective shareholders and
creditors, has been filed Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench. The Composite Scheme is under
process of approval at Hon'ble NCLT. Upon the Scheme coming into effect, the
Transferor Companies will stand dissolved and that the Demerged Undertaking of the
Demerged Company will stand transferred and vested into the Resulting Company. Since the
Transferor Companies, Demerged Company and Transferee Company / Resulting Company are
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, there will be no change in the interest of your
Company upon this merger coming into effect.
Public Deposits
There were no outstanding deposits within the meaning of Section 73 and
74 of the Act read with rules made thereunder at the end of FY25 or the previous financial
years. Your Company did not accept any deposit during the year under review.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments
The provisions of Section 186 of the Act, with respect to loan,
guarantee, investment or security are not applicable to your Company, as your Company is
engaged in providing infrastructural facilities, which is exempted under Section 186 of
the Act. The details of loans, guarantee and investments made during the year under
review, are given in the notes forming part of the financial statements.
Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Companies
A list of subsidiaries / associates / joint ventures of your Company is
provided as part of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
During the year under review, the following changes have taken place in
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures:
A) Following Companies ceased to be wholly-owned subsidiaries (and
continues to be subsidiaries):
Name of the Company |
Shareholding interest as at beginning of
the year (directly / indirectly) |
Shareholding interest as at end of the
year (directly / indirectly) |
Adani Renewable Energy Sixty Four Limited |
100% |
50% |
Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Six Limited |
100% |
50% |
B) Composite Scheme of Arrangement has been filed by the subsidiaries
before Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, bench at Ahmedabad.before the
Hon'ble National Company
Upon the Composite Scheme coming into effect, following wholly-owned
subsidiaries of the Company will stand amalgamated into other Wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company:
Transferor Company |
Transferee Company |
Transferor Company |
Adani Wind Energy (Gujarat) Private Limited |
|
Surajkiran Solar Technologies Limited |
|
Surajkiran Renewable Resources Limited |
Transferee Company |
Spinel Energy & Infrastructure Limited (proposed to be
renamed as Adani |
|
Wind Energy (Gujarat) Limited upon Composite Scheme of
Arrangement coming into effect) |
C) Following step-down subsidiary of the Company was amalgamated into
other step-down subsidiary of the Company:
Transferor Company |
Transferee Company |
Transferor Company |
Adani Renewable Energy Forty Eight Limited |
Transferee Company |
Adani Green Energy Twenty Five B Limited |
D) Following Companies were incorporated as wholly-owned stepdown
subsidiaries:
Adani Hydro Energy One Limited
Adani Hydro Energy Two Limited
Adani Hydro Energy Three Limited
Adani Hydro Energy Four Limited
Adani Hydro Energy Five Limited
Adani Green Energy Sixty Five Limited
Adani Green Energy Sixty Six Limited
Adani Green Energy Sixty Seven Limited
Adani Green Energy Sixty Eight Limited
Adani Green Energy Sixty Nine Limited
E) Following overseas step-down subsidiaries of the Company were
struck-off and thereafter dissolved:
Adani Ten Limited
Adani Ten A Limited
Adani Ten A Holdings Limited
Adani Ten Holdings Limited
Adani Cleantech One Limited
Adani Cleantech One Holdings Limited
Adani Energy Cleantech One Holdings Limited
Adani Energy One Holdings Limited
Adani Cleantech Three Limited
Adani Cleantech Three Holdings Limited
Adani Energy Cleantech Three Holdings Limited
Adani Energy Three Holdings Limited
Adani Four Limited
Adani Four A Limited
Adani Four A Holdings Limited
Adani Four Holdings Limited
Adani Nine Limited
Adani Nine A Limited
Adani Nine A Holdings Limited
Adani Nine Holdings Limited
Adani Wind India Limited
Adani Wind One Limited
Adani Wind India Holdings Limited y Adani Energy Global
Wind Holdings Limited
F) Following overseas step-down subsidiaries of the Company were
dissolved:
Adani Five Limited
Adani Five A Limited
Adani Five A Holdings Limited
Adani Five Holdings Limited
G) Following overseas step-down subsidiaries of the Company were sold /
disposed-off:
Phuoc Minh Renewables Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Adani
Phuoc Minh Renewables Pte Ltd)
Phuoc Minh Wind Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Adani Renewable Pte
Ltd)
Adani Phuoc Minh Wind Power Joint Stock Company (formerly known
as Adani Phuoc Minh Wind Power Company Limited)
Phuoc Minh Solar Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Adani Green Energy
(Vietnam) Pte. Limited)
Adani Phuoc Minh Solar Power Joint Stock Company (formerly known
as Adani Phuoc Minh Solar Power Company Limited)
H) Following subsidiaries / step-down subsidiaries of the Company were
voluntarily struck-off:
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Two Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Three Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Five Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Six Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Seven Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Eight Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Nine Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Thirty Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Thirty One Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Thirty Two Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Thirty Three Private Limited
Adani Renewable Energy Thirty Four Private Limited
Adani Renewable Power LLP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129, 134 and 136 of the Act read
with rules made thereunder and Regulation 33 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company
has prepared consolidated financial statements and a separate statement containing the
salient features of financial statement of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in
Form AOC-1, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
The annual financial statements and related detailed information of the
subsidiary companies shall be made available to the shareholders of the holding and
subsidiary companies seeking such information on all working days during business hours.
The financial statements of the subsidiary companies shall also be kept for
inspection by any shareholders during working hours at your Company's registered
office and that of the respective subsidiary companies concerned. In accordance with
Section 136 of the Act, the audited financial statements, including consolidated financial
statements and related information of your Company and audited accounts of each of its
subsidiaries, are available on website of your Company (www.adanigreenenergy.com).
Material Subsidiary
Based on Financial Statement as on March 31, 2025, your Company had no
unlisted material subsidiary.
Your Company has formulated a policy for determining material
subsidiaries. The policy is available on your Company's website and link for the same
is given in Annexure-A of this report.
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with rules made thereunder, the
details of developments at the level of subsidiaries and joint ventures of your Company
are covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this
Integrated Annual Report.
Alteration in the Constitutional document
The Board of Directors of the Company has, in its meeting held on April
28, 2025, approved the alteration to the Articles of Association of the Company with
respect to deletion of the common seal clause, which shall be subject to approval of the
shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). More details of
proposed changes in the Articles of Association of the Company are disclosed in the notice
calling the 10th AGM, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnels
As of March 31, 2025, your Company's Board had ten members
comprising of two Executive Directors, two Non-Executive and Non-Independent Directors,
one Non-Executive Nominee Director and five Independent Directors including one Woman
Director. The details of Board and Committee composition, tenure of directors, and other
details are available in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this
Integrated Annual Report. In terms of the requirement of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the
Board has identifiedcore skills, expertise, and competencies of the Directors in the
context of your Company's business for effective functioning. The key skills,
expertise and core competencies of the members of the Board are detailed in the Corporate
Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Appointment / Cessation / Change in Designation of Directors and Key
Managerial Personnel
During the year under review, there was no change in the Directorships.
The following changes took place in the Key Managerial Personnel who
were also categorized as Senior Management Personnel:
Appointment:
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on December 30, 2024
appointed Mr. Ashish Khanna as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, and who
has assumed his role as CEO effective April 01, 2025.
Mr. Saurabh Shah was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, effective from October 01, 2024.
Cessation:
Mr. Amit Singh stepped down from his position as CEO of the Company,
effective March 31, 2025.
Mr. Phuntsok Wangyal ceased to be the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, with effect from the closure of the business hours on September 30, 2024.
Re-appointment of Director(s)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act, read with
rules made thereunder and Articles of Association of your Company, Mr. Gautam S. Adani
(DIN: 00006273) is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible,
offers himself for re-appointment. The Board, on recommendation of Nomination and
Remuneration Committee of the Company, recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Gautam S.
Adani as Director for your approval. Further, the Members at the 6th Annual General
Meeting of the Company held on July 13, 2021, approved the appointment of Mr. Vneet S.
Jaain (DIN: 00053906) as Managing Director and Mr. Raminder Singh Gujral (DIN: 07175393)
as Independent Director (Non-Executive) of the Company to hold office for a period of 5
(five) consecutive years w.e.f. July 10, 2020.
Accordingly, the term of appointment of Mr. Jaain as Managing Director
and Mr. Gujral as Independent Director of the Company is set to expire on July 09, 2025.
Following a performance review and based on the recommendation of Nomination and
Remuneration
Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company ("Board")
at its meeting held on April 28, 2025 approved the re-appointment of Mr. Vneet S. Jaain as
Managing Director for an additional term of 5 (five) years and approved the appointment of
Mr. Raminder Singh Gujral as Independent Director (Non-Executive) for the second term of 3
(three) years, both, effective from July 10, 2025, which shall be subject to approval of
the shareholders of the Company.
Brief details, as required under Secretarial Standard-2 and Regulation
36 of SEBI Listing Regulations, are provided in the Notice of ensuing AGM..
Declaration from Independent Directors
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent
Directors of your Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as
prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the SEBI Listing
Regulations and there has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their
status as an Independent Director. The Independent Directors have also given declaration
of compliance with Rules 6(1) and6(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014, with respect to their name appearing in the data bank of
Independent Directors maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Key Managerial Personnel:
As on the date of this report, following are the Key Managerial
Personnel ("KMPs") of your Company as per Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act: Mr.
Vneet S. Jaain, Managing Director Mr. Sagar R. Adani, Executive Director Mr. Ashish
Khanna, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Saurabh Shah, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Pragnesh
Darji, Company Secretary
Committees of Board
As required under the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations, your
Company has constituted various statutory committees. Additionally, the Board has formed
other governance committees and sub-committees to review specific business operations and
governance matters including any specific items that the Board may decide to delegate. As
on March 31, 2025, the Board has constituted the following committees / sub-committees.
Statutory Committees:
Audit Committee
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Stakeholders Relationship Committee Risk Management Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Governance Committees:
Corporate Responsibility Committee
Information Technology & Data Security Committee Legal,
Regulatory & Tax Committee Reputation Risk Committee Mergers and Acquisition Committee
Details of all the committees such as terms of reference, composition and meetings held
during the year under review are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms
part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Number of meetings of the Board
The Board met 9 (nine) times during the year under review. The
intervening gap between the meetings did not exceed 120 days, as prescribed under the Act
and SEBI Listing Regulations. The details of board meetings and the attendance of the
Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this
Integrated Annual Report.
Independent Directors' Meeting
The Independent Directors met on March 28, 2025, without the attendance
of Non-Independent Directors and members of the management. The Independent Directors
reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors, the Committees and the Board as a
whole along with the performance of the Chairman of your Company, taking into account the
views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors and assessed the quality,
quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the Board that
is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
Board Evaluation
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) engaged Talentonic HR
Solutions Private Limited ("Talentonic"), an external advisory company, to
facilitate the evaluation and effectiveness process of the Board, its committees and
individual Directors for FY25. A detailed Board effectiveness assessment questionnaire was
developed by Telentonic based on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. Virtual
meetings were organized with the Directors and discussions were held on three key themes
i.e. strategic direction, fit-for-purpose and focus on environment, social and governance.
The results of the evaluation confirmed high level of commitment and engagement of Board,
its various committees and senior leadership. The recommendations arising from the
evaluation process were discussed at the Independent Directors' meeting held on March
28, 2025. The suggestions were considered by the Board to optimize the effectiveness and
functioning of the Board and its committees.
Board Familiarisation and Training Programme
The Board is regularly updated on changes in statutory provisions, as
applicable to your Company. The Board is also updated on the operations, key trends and
risk universe applicable to your Company's business. These updates help the Directors
in keeping abreast of key changes and their impact on your Company. An annual strategy
retreat is conducted by your Company where the Board provides its inputs on the business
strategy and long- term sustainable growth for your Company. Additionally, the Directors
also participate in various programs /meetings where subject matter experts apprise the
Directors on key global trends. The details of such programs are provided in the Corporate
Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Company has framed a policy
on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters ("Remuneration
Policy") which is available on the website of your Company at
https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/investors/ corporate-governance
The Remuneration Policy for selection of Directors and determining
Directors' independence sets out the guiding principles for the NRC for identifying
the persons who are qualified to become the Directors.
Your Company's Remuneration Policy is directed towards rewarding
performance based on review of achievements. The Remuneration Policy is in consonance with
existing industry practice.
We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors is as per the
terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy.
Board Diversity
Your Company recognizes and embraces the importance of a diverse Board
in its success. The Board has adopted the Board Diversity Policy which sets out the
approach to the diversity of the Board of Directors. The said Policy is available on your
Company's website and link for the same is given in Annexure-A of this report.
Succession Plan
Your Company has an effective mechanism for succession planning which
focuses on orderly succession of Directors, Key Management Personnel and Senior
Management.
The NRC implements this mechanism in concurrence with the Board.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board, to the best of their
knowledge and based on the information and explanations received from the management of
your Company, confirm that: a. in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;
b. they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and
judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of your Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profit of your Company for that period; c. proper and sufficient care has been taken for
the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities; d. the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going
concern basis; e. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by your
Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively;
f. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Internal Financial control system and their adequacy
The details in respect of internal financial controls and their
adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part
of this Integrated Annual Report.
Risk Management
Your Company has a structured Risk Management Framework, designed to
identify, assess and mitigate risks appropriately. The Board has formed a Risk Management
Committee (RMC) to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for your Company.
The RMC is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its
effectiveness. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks
and controls. The major risks identified by the businesses are systematically addressed
through mitigation actions on a continual basis. Further details on the Risk Management
activities, including the implementation of risk management policy, key risks identified
and their mitigations are covered in Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which
forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Compliance Management Mechanism
Your Company has deployed a Statutory Compliance
Mechanism providing guidance on broad categories of applicable laws and
process for monitoring compliance. In furtherance to this, your Company has instituted an
online compliance management system within the organization to monitor compliances and
provide update to the senior management on a periodic basis. The Legal, Regulatory and Tax
Committee and the Board periodically monitor the status of compliances with applicable
laws.
Board policies
The details of various policies approved and adopted by the Board as
required under the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations are provided in Annexure A to
this report.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The details of the CSR Committee are provided in the Corporate
Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report. The CSR policy is
available on the website of your Company at https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/investors/
corporate-governance.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed and forms part of this
report.
The Chief Financial Officer of that CSR spends of your Company for FY25
have been utilized for the purpose and in the manner approved by the Board of your
Company.
Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under
review, as stipulated under the SEBI Listing Regulations, is presented in a section
forming part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Corporate Governance Report
Your Company is committed to maintain high standards of corporate
governance practices. The Corporate Governance Report, as stipulated by SEBI Listing
Regulations, forms part of this Integrated Annual Report along with the required
certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary, regarding compliance of the conditions of
corporate governance, as stipulated. In compliance with corporate governance requirements
as per the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has formulated and implemented a Code of
Conduct for all
Board members and senior management personnel of your Company
("Code of Conduct"), who have affirmed the compliance thereto. The Code of
Conduct is available on the website of your Company at
https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/-/media/ Project/GreenEnergy/Corporate-Governance/Policy/
Code-of-Conduct.pdf
Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report (BRSR)
In accordance with the SEBI Listing Regulations, the BRSR for the FY25,
describing the initiatives taken by your Company from an environment, social and
governance (ESG) perspective, forms part of this Integrated Annual Report. In addition to
BRSR, the Integrated Annual Report of your Company provides an insight on various
ESG initiatives adopted by your Company. The ESG disclosures have been
independently assured by Intertek India Private Limited.
Annual Return
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft annual return as on
March 31, 2025 prepared in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act is made available on
the website of your Company and can be accessed using the
Click here.
Transactions with Related Parties
All transactions with related parties are placed before the Audit
Committee for its prior approval. An omnibus approval from Audit Committee is obtained for
the related party transactions which are repetitive in nature. Prior approvals are also
being obtained for related party transactions which are long-term in nature and are being
placed for noting by Audit Committee on yearly basis, in compliance of requirements of
SEBI Listing Regulations.
All transactions with related parties entered into during the year
under review were at arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and in
accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, the SEBI Listing
Regulations and your Company's Policy on Related Party Transactions.
The Audit Committee comprise solely of the Independent Directors and
Nominee Directors. However, in terms of requirements of SEBI Listing Regulations, only
Independent Directors vote on the related party transactions. The members of the Audit
Committee abstained from discussing and voting in the transaction(s) in which they were
interested.
During the year, your Company has not entered into any contracts,
arrangements or transactions that fall under the scope of Section 188 (1) of the Act.
Accordingly, the prescribed Form AOC-2 is not applicable to your Company for FY25 and
hence does not form part of this report. During the year, the materially significant
Related Party Transactions pursuant to the provisions of SEBI Listing Regulations were
duly approved by the shareholders of the Company in the Extra Ordinary General Meeting
held on September 25, 2024 and through Postal Ballot on January 31, 2025 (last date of
e-voting).
The Policy on Related Party Transactions is available on your
Company's website and can be accessed using the link:
https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/investors/ corporate-governance Pursuant to the
provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has filed half
yearly reports to the stock exchanges, for the related party transactions.
Statutory Auditors & Auditors' Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act read with rules
made thereunder, as amended from time to time, M/s. Dharmesh Parikh & Co. LLP,
Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No 112054W/W100725), were re-appointed as
Statutory Auditors of the Company for the second term to hold office till the conclusion
of the AGM of the Company to be held in the calendar year 2026 and M/s. S R B C LLP,
Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.: 324982E/E300003) were appointed as Joint
StatutoryAuditors officetill theCompanytohold the conclusion of the AGM of the
Company to be held in the calendar year 2026. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, the appointment of Statutory Auditors is not required to be ratified at every AGM.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified to
continue as Statutory Auditors and are eligible to hold office as Statutory Auditors of
your Company.
Representatives of M/s. Dharmesh Parikh & Co. LLP and M/s. S R B C
LLP, Statutory Auditors of your Company attended the previous AGM of your Company held on
June 25, 2024.
Statutory Auditors have unmodified expressed their opinion on the
Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements and their reports do not contain any
qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks, or disclaimers. The Notes to the financial
statements referred in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory. The Notes to the
financial statements referred in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory.
Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Auditors'
Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with the
rules made thereunder, the Board had re-appointed M/s. Chirag Shah & Associates,
Practicing Company Secretaries, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of your Company for
FY25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the year under review is provided as Annexure-B
of this report. The Secretarial Audit Report for FY25 is unqualified and does not contain
any observation. Further, pursuant to amended Regulation 24A of SEBI Listing Regulations,
M/s. Chirag Shah & Associates ("CSA"), Company Secretaries in Practice,
(Peer Review Number: 6543/2025), as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a period
of five consecutive financialyears from 2025-26 to 2029-30. The appointment is subject to
shareholders' approval at the AGM. M/s. Chirag Shah & Associates have confirmed
that they are not to be appointed as a Secretarial Auditors and are eligible to hold
office as Secretarial Auditors of your Company.
Secretarial Standards
During the year under review, your Company has complied with all the
applicable provisions of Secretarial Standard-1 and Secretarial Standard-2 issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Reporting of frauds by Auditors
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and Secretarial
Auditors of your Company have not reported any instances of fraud committed in your
Company by Company's officers or employees, to the Audit Committee, as required under
Section 143(12) of the Act.
Particulars of Employees
Your Company had 1,296 (consolidated basis) employees as of March 31,
2025.
The information required under Section 197 of the Act, read with rule
5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
relating to percentage increase in remuneration, ratio of remuneration of each Director
and Key Managerial Personnel to the median of employees' remuneration are provided in
Annexure-C of this report.
The statement containing particulars of employees, as required under
Section 197 of the Act, read with rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of
this report. However, in terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Integrated Annual Report is
being sent to the shareholders and others entitled thereto, excluding the said annexure,
which is available for inspection by the shareholders at the Registered Office of your
Company on working days of your Company. If any shareholder is interested in obtaining a
copy thereof, such shareholder may write to the Company Secretary in this regard.
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, your
Company has laid down a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy and has constituted
Internal Complaints Committees (ICs) at all relevant locations across India to consider
and resolve the complaints related to sexual harassment. The ICs includes external members
with relevant experience. The ICs, presided by senior women, conduct the investigations
and make decisions at the respective locations. Your Company has zero tolerance
disqualified on sexual harassment at the workplace. The ICs also work extensively on
creating awareness on relevance of sexual harassment issues, including while working
remotely. The employees are required to undergo mandatory training/ certification on POSH
to sensitize themselves and strengthen their awareness.
During the year under review, your Company has not received any
complaint pertaining to sexual harassment.
All new employees go through a detailed personal orientation on POSH
Policy adopted by your Company.
Vigil Mechanism
Your Company has adopted a whistle blower policy and has established
the necessary vigil mechanism for Directors and employees in confirmation with Section 177
of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, to facilitate reporting of the
genuine concerns about unethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation. The
vigil mechanism of your Company provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of
whistle blowers who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases.
No person has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee. The said policy is uploaded on the website of your Company at:
https://www.adanigreenenergy.com/-/media/ Project/GreenEnergy/Corporate-Governance/Policy/
Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf During the year under review, 1 (one) complaint was reported
under the whistle blower policy. Details of the complaint and investigation report were
placed before the Audit Committee for its noting.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read
with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, is provided as Annexure-D
of this report.
Cyber Security
In view of increased cyberattack scenarios, the cyber security maturity
is reviewed periodically and the processes, technology controls are being enhanced in-line
with the threat scenarios. Your Company's technology environment is enabled with real
time security monitoring with requisite controls at various layers starting from end user
machines to network, application and the data.
During the year under review, your Company did not face any incidents
or breaches or loss of data breach in
Cyber Security.
Code for Prevention of Insider Trading
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct ("PIT Code") to
regulate, monitor and report trading in your Company's shares by your Company's
designated persons and their immediate relatives as per the requirements under the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.
The PIT Code, inter alia, lays down the procedures to be followed by designated persons
while trading/ dealing your Company's shares and sharing Unpublished Price Sensitive
Information ("UPSI"). The PIT Code covers your Company's obligation to
maintain a digital database, mechanism for prevention of insider trading and handling of
UPSI, and the process to familiarize with the sensitivity of UPSI. Further, it also
includes practices and procedures for fair disclosure of
UPSI. PIT Code is available on your Company's website and link for
the same is given in Annexure-A of this report. The employees undergo mandatory
training / certification on PIT Code to sensitize themselves and strengthen their
awareness.
General Disclosures
Neither the Chairman nor the Managing Director / Executive Director nor
CEO of your Company received any remuneration or commission from any of the subsidiaries
of your Company.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in
respect of the following items, as there were no transactions/events of these nature
during the year under review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,
voting or otherwise.
2. Issue of shares (Including sweat equity shares) to employees of your
Company under any scheme.
3. Significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or
Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and your Company's
operation in future.
4. Voting rights which are not directly exercised by the employees in
respect of shares for the subscription/ purchase of which loan was given by your Company
(as there is no scheme pursuant to which such persons can beneficially hold shares as
envisaged under Section 67(3)(c) of the Act).
5. Application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
6. One time settlement of loan was obtained from the Banks or Financial
Institutions.
7. Revision of financial statements and Directors' Report of your
Company.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors are highly grateful for all the guidance, support and
assistance received from the Government of India, Governments of various states in India,
Maritime Boards, concerned Government Departments, Financial Institutions and Banks. Your
Directors thank all the esteemed shareholders, customers, suppliers and business
associates for their faith, trust and the confidence reposed in your Company.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the dedicated efforts and consistent contribution made by the employees at all levels, to
ensure that your Company continues to grow and excel.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
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Gautam S. Adani |
Place: Ahmedabad |
Chairman |
Date: April 28, 2025 |
(DIN: 00006273) |