By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday met Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai, before headed to Gujarat’s Jamnagar to visit Reliance Industries’ giant oil-refining complex, the world’s largest single-site refinery, as well as Vantara and giga factories being developed by the conglomerate.
According to reports, Rubio met with Adani, followed by a meeting with Chandrasekaran. As of now, details regarding the meetings have not known.
Gautam Adani heads one of the largest conglomerates in the country, with interests spanning ports, airports, energy, logistics and infrastructure,
Chandrasekaran leads Tata Sons, the Tata Group’s holding company.
Rubio Jamnagar visit bring the focus to Reliance’s industrial complex that houses the world’s largest single-site oil refinery.
It has a combined processing capacity of about 1.4 million barrels per day. Also, it hosts Vantara, a wildlife rescue, treatment, and rehabilitation initiative launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation under Anant Ambani’s leadership.
The centre is spread across over 3,500 acres and is focused on the care and rehabilitation of injured, threatened and rescued animals, as well as wildlife conservation efforts.
Jamnagar complex has Reliance’s planned new-energy manufacturing hub, the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex, which is spread across more than 5,000 acres.
The project has been designed to house factories for solar photovoltaic modules, battery energy storage, green hydrogen electrolysers and power electronics.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on an official visit to India at a time when India and the Us are looking forward to deepen commercial and strategic ties, with energy security, manufacturing and technology among the areas of potential cooperation.
