The conglomerate's atomic energy push is designed to fuel a $100 billion bet on AI data centers, with broader implications for energy-hungry industries including crypto mining.
Adani Enterprises is going nuclear. The Indian conglomerate has unveiled plans to build 10 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity in India by 2035, a move that would make it one of the largest private players in atomic energy on the planet.
The initiative runs through Adani Power, the group’s energy arm, and is part of a broader strategy to secure reliable baseload electricity for its growing fleet of data centers and AI infrastructure. Land for the projects has already been identified, which suggests this is more than a press release aspiration.
How India opened the door to private nuclear power #
For decades, nuclear energy in India was the exclusive domain of the state. That changed in early 2026 with the passage of the SHANTI Act, a landmark piece of legislation that opened the nuclear sector to private companies for the first time. Adani wasted no time. The group incorporated Adani Atomic Energy Limited on February 12, 2026, barely weeks after the law took effect. A second entity, Coastal-Maha Atomic Energy Limited, followed on April 13, 2026.
The $100 billion data center connection #
The conglomerate has committed $100 billion to building renewable-powered hyperscale data facilities by 2035. These are the kinds of massive, energy-hungry campuses that run AI workloads, cloud computing, and the backend infrastructure for an increasingly digital economy.
The problem with powering data centers exclusively through solar and wind is intermittency. The sun sets. The wind stops. AI models don’t care. They need power 24/7, every day of the year. Nuclear fills that gap as a clean, always-on energy source that complements renewables rather than competing with them.
The risk profile is worth watching closely. Nuclear projects are notorious for cost overruns and timeline delays globally. Building 10 GW by 2035 is an aggressive target for any company, let alone one entering the nuclear business for the first time.
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