The interim government has paid Tk 18,631 crore in outstanding foreign power bills to Adani Power Limited and others, power division officials said on Thursday.
"The government has been actively working to settle outstanding bills, including those owed to [India's] Adani Power and others," Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan.
Of the amount paid by the Power Division, Tk 5,000 crore went to Adani Power Limited against total dues of Tk 7,934.89 crore.
Khan said that the government took various steps to minimise avoidable expenditures related to different power projects, and so far, Tk. 6,479 crore has been saved.
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