Gautam Adani tweeted today that he could not have hoped for a greater present on his birthday as the Adani Group’s Australian organization, re-branded as Bravus, announced that it had struck coal at its Carmichael project in Australia.
Carmichael coal will contribute to Adani Group’s burgeoning power portfolio that is made to build a sustainable power mix, incorporating, thermal energy, solar energy, wind energy and gas.
Mr Adani, who is celebrating his 59th birthday today, tweeted to say he was proud of his group that overcame heavy odds to mine Carmichael’s “first coal”.
“Proud of my tenacious team who mined Carmichael’s ‘first coal’ in the face of heavy odds,” wrote the chairman of Adani Group. “There couldn’t be a better birthday gift than being able to strengthen our nation’s energy security and provide affordable power to India’s millions,” he added, concluding his tweet with a note of thanks to Australia and Queensland, exactly where the mine is situated.
Alongside with his tweet, he shared a birthday message he received from his group. The video features two Bravus staff. “Happy birthday Gautam Bhai,” one of them says. “It’s a very important milestone for us. First coal. We could not find a better gift than to give you this…” he added.
Proud of my tenacious group who mined Carmichael’s ‘first coal’ in the face of heavy odds. There could not be a greater birthday present than becoming in a position to strengthen our nation’s power safety and provide inexpensive energy to India’s millions. Thank you, Queensland and Australia. pic.twitter.com/NbHLccLZko
— Gautam Adani (@gautam_adani) June 24, 2021
In the comments section, many of Mr Adani’s Twitter followers wished him a pleased birthday, although other individuals congratulated him on his company’s milestone moment.
According to news agency ANI, Bravus Mining and Resources CEO David Boshoff stated it was an fascinating day for 2,600-plus people today on the project, a day that has been in the generating for more than a decade.
“Throughout the last two years of construction and during the many years when we fought to secure our approvals, our people have put their hearts and souls into this project. It is wonderful that we have now struck coal,” he stated.
Mr Boshoff stated Bravus is on track to export very first coal as promised this year.
“We are on track to export first coal this year, and despite reaching this significant milestone, we will not take our eyes off our larger goal of getting coal to market,” he stated.
India will be a foundation consumer for the Carmichael mine and is the fourth biggest worldwide user of electrical energy as effectively as the supply of the greatest development in worldwide power demand.