Sanjeev Gupta won't say if he's interested in Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz

Business

Gupta keeping quiet as Nyrstar confirms job losses

British Industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has confirmed his group’s interest in developing its own smelting operations in South Australia but has declined to comment on possibly working with the troubled Nyrstar operations at Port Pirie.

News

Sanjeev Gupta unveils $1 billion SA energy plan

Billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has launched a $1 billion, one-gigawatt renewable energy plan based in South Australia’s mid-north that he says will lead Australian industry’s transition to more competitive power.

News

Coal no longer the cheapest energy source, says Gupta

The UK billionaire who bought South Australia’s troubled Whyalla steelworks says Australians are yet to grasp that new coal-fired electricity is more expensive to produce than solar power.

Opinion

Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automatically

Despite persistent buzz, the falling cost of electric cars isn’t enough to guarantee sales in Australia, argue Graciela Metternicht and Gail Broadbent.

Business

Key players tight-lipped on SA electric car plan

British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has declined to comment on reports he is considering building electric cars at South Australia’s shuttered Holden factory.