Desk note · industry · Renewable power / grid
Adani Green Energy reported on 21 October 2026 that revenue from power supply rose 45% year on year to about ₹4,019 crore in the September quarter while EBITDA from supply grew 51% to about ₹3,835 crore, but management said transmission bottlenecks led to curtailment that weighed on margins even as operational renewable capacity reached 20.8 GW.
On 21 October 2026, Adani Green Energy Ltd released results for the quarter ended September 2026. Revenue from power supply increased about 45% year on year to roughly ₹4,019 crore, while EBITDA from power supply rose about 51% to roughly ₹3,835 crore. Energy sales grew about 33% to roughly 12,090 million units. The company's operational renewable portfolio reached 20.8 GW, 24% higher than a year earlier, after adding hundreds of megawatts of solar, wind, and hybrid capacity, much of it at the Khavda cluster in Gujarat. Battery storage capacity also expanded, with the company citing more than 6.6 GWh operational. Press coverage the same day noted that India's transmission network could not absorb all the new generation, leading Adani Green to curtail output during the period and dent margins even as headline growth looked strong.
Renewable developers earn when electrons reach paying customers. Building gigawatts in desert clusters is only half the story; without timely transmission lines and state-level scheduling discipline, plants must back down and forego revenue. Curtailment shows up as softer profit growth than sales growth, exactly what Adani Green reported when profit attributable to shareholders rose more slowly than revenue in some summaries. The issue is sector-wide: solar and wind targets race ahead of interstate corridors and grid flexibility. Storage additions help locally but do not replace long-distance evacuation.
Households and factories still benefit when more green power connects, but curtailment risk can delay tariff relief if developers pause new bids. If you invest in renewable or utility stocks, read management comments on transmission availability alongside capacity milestones. Policy watchers should track Power Grid commissioning timelines and state DISCOM payment behaviour. Watch whether Adani Green's FY27 storage guidance above 10 GWh eases local curtailment, and whether the government fast-tracks lines out of western generation hubs.
Trade policy / exports
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on 22 October 2026 that India’s proposed free-trade agreement with the European Union could become operational within four to five months after signing, with the deal expected to be inked before year-end during his visit to Germany.
Food delivery / quick commerce
Swiggy reported on 22 October 2026 that September-quarter revenue rose 36% to about ₹7,571 crore and the consolidated net loss narrowed to ₹922 crore, as food delivery posted record adjusted core profit of about ₹349 crore while quick-commerce Instamart lost about ₹764 crore at the segment level amid heavier discounting and 69 new dark stores.
Quick-service restaurants / consumers
KFC and Pizza Hut operator Sapphire Foods India said on 22 October 2026 that September-quarter consolidated restaurant sales rose 20% year on year to about ₹885 crore, with KFC India same-store sales up 14% and adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 100 basis points to 7.1% even as the listed stock remained far below its 52-week high.
RBI / government borrowing
On 22 October 2026, the Reserve Bank of India accepted no bids at the scheduled sale of short-dated government treasury bills, the first full cancellation in about seven months, as investors demanded higher yields amid a bond selloff, oil-linked inflation fears, and expectations of more rate hikes after October’s policy minutes.
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