RIL plans Rs 2.75-trn investment; prepares for larger battle with Adani grp
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced a Rs 2.75 lakh crore investment plan to expand and diversify his USD 221 billion-empire by rolling out 5G services from October, adding capacity in the core oil and chemical business and taking on rival Gautam Adani with a foray into FMCG sector.
Ambani, 65, also identified the businesses his three children will lead in clear signs of succession planning at India’s most valuable company.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of the oil-to-retail conglomerate, will deploy a “standalone 5G” version which is not dependent on the previous 4G network, to deliver ultra-fast internet connectivity beginning with four metro cities by Diwali and the entire country by December 2023, he said at company’s annual shareholder meeting.
