Reliance Industries has reported a sharp rise in innovation and investment across its telecom and retail businesses in its latest annual report for FY25.
Jio Platforms, the digital services arm of Reliance, filed 1,654 patent applications during the year, a 32 per cent increase from last year. Nearly half of Jio’s total cumulative 3,341 filings have been made in FY25 alone. The report also shows that 154 patents were granted in the year, taking the total granted patents to 485. These filings support Jio’s work in advanced technologies such as 5G and beyond, cloud native platforms, artificial intelligence, blockchain, network virtualisation, edge computing and digital commerce.
Reliance Jio is also advancing its sustainability goals. The company has committed to sourcing 100 per cent of its energy from green sources by 2030, five years ahead of Reliance Industries’ own target of 2035. In FY25, Jio reduced its power consumption per gigabyte by 21 per cent compared to last year, helped by a higher share of 5G traffic and more efficient infrastructure. The company’s power use per gigabyte is now well below global benchmarks, making it one of the most energy efficient telecom networks worldwide.
In retail, Reliance invested Rs 33,696 crore in FY25, up 37.5 per cent from Rs 24,506 crore in FY24. The funds were mainly used for infrastructure development and business expansion. Reliance Retail opened 2,659 new stores but closed nearly 2,200, resulting in a net increase of about 500 stores. By the end of FY25, the total number of stores reached 19,340, the largest footprint of any retailer in India. The customer base grew to over 349 million.
Revenue from operations in the retail segment rose 6.6 per cent year on year to Rs 2.91 lakh crore. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased 8.6 per cent to Rs 25,094 crore, with the margin improving by 10 basis points to 8.6 per cent.
While no update was provided on a possible retail business listing, analysts believe it could happen within the next two years, with the telecom business potentially listing earlier.
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