Adani Energy Solutions mulls about Rs 18,000 cr capex in FY26

Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) has planned up to Rs 18,000 crore capital expenditure, including Rs 6,000 crore already spent on various projects, in the current fiscal year, a senior official said during an earnings call.

Replying to a question of capital expenditure on a consolidated basis, AESL CEO Kandarp Patel said, “For the full year, we will do about Rs 11,400 crore in transmission, Rs 1,600 crore in distribution and Rs 4,000 crore in smart metering. So, in smart metering, we’ll add about Rs 2,000 crore. In distribution, we’ll add about Rs 1,100 crore in the second quarter. And in transmission, we’ll add about Rs 8,000 crore in the second quarter.”