Gautam Adani writes to Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, seeks early payment of $800 mn in power dues

Adani Neighborhood chairman Gautam Adani is in search of an intervention in the early clearance of $800 million of receivables due from the Bangladesh Vitality Pattern Board to Adani Vitality for electrical energy affords, says the Economic Times.

Gautam Adani has reached out to Chief Adviser Prof Yunus with a letter in search of his intervention in the topic.

“The lenders bear now been severe on us as we proceed to satisfy our commitment to Bangladesh,” Adani wrote in a letter dated August 27, alongside with, “I’d request in your kind intervention in early liquidation of $800 million of receivables due from Bangladesh Vitality Pattern Board.”

ET has seen a copy of the letter.

“Would possibly well perchance perchance possibly also merely we request for smartly-liked fee of routine funds as we proceed with our commitment on affords and likewise foremost tranches be made every month to liquidate outstanding dues,” Adani acknowledged.

ET had on August 27 reported that the Bangladesh Vitality Pattern Board owes Adani Vitality $800 million in energy provide dues for a interval of eight to 9 months.

Adani Vitality affords electrical energy to Bangladesh from its 1.6 GW coal-fired energy plant in Godda, Jharkhand by a dedicated transmission corridor. Adani Vitality started supplying from the Godda plant final June. In accordance with Care Rankings, the plant has a 25-year energy aquire agreement with Bangladesh Vitality Pattern Board at a remunerative tariff.

As against a month-to-month receivable of about $90-95 million, the corporate is being paid spherical $40-forty five million, resulting in an accumulation of the receivables, acknowledged other folks with data of the traits.

Adani Vitality didn’t answer to an electronic mail request.

Adani acknowledged in his letter that Adani Vitality has invested $2 billion in building a cutting-edge work plant and associated transmission infrastructure and delivered it in a anecdote time of three.5 years despite being impacted by three waves of Covid.

“I’d love to reiterate our commitment to your nation’s energy security and infrastructure development,” acknowledged Adani, alongside with that the community is alive to to search out alternatives where it will leverage its abilities in infrastructure manufacture outs.

Adani Neighborhood by Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd also operates oil refineries in Rupshi, Narayanganj, and Mongla. The community also has an built-in unit at Bogra for rice packaging and rice-bran oil processing.

“We make a contribution to Bangladesh’s meals provide by standard fit for human consumption oil and top class rice brands similar to Rupchanda, Meizan, and Fortune,” acknowledged Adani, alongside with that he appreciates the red meat up and cooperation got from authorities, local communities, and stakeholders in Bangladesh.