The Sri Lankan government has started talks with India's Adani Group to lower the cost of power from two wind power projects the group will build in the island nation's northern province, the cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday.

The NPP government has announced that it is reviewing the Adani Group’s $442 million wind power projects in Mannar and Pooneryn.

Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase deal with India's Adani Group after a probe into U.S. allegations that the conglomerate's executives paid bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts, according to an AFP report published by the Economic Times newspaper on Friday.

Sri Lanka cancelled the agreement after allegations of corruption in a US probe last year, AFP reported citing unnamed government officials.

The initiative aligns with Sri Lanka’s goal of increasing renewable energy sources to address its energy crisis and boost economic recovery.

The Adani Group, led by Gautam Adani, has refuted claims that Sri Lanka officially revoked its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Indian conglomerate due to corruption allegations. The group has

Reports that Adani Group's 484 megawatts (MW) wind power projects in Sri Lanka's northern Mannar and Pooneryn districts have been cancelled are false and misleading, an Adani Group spokesperson said Friday.

Sri Lanka's government has reportedly revoked a power purchase agreement with Adani Group amid corruption allegations against its founder Gautam Adani. President Dissanayake's administration is reviewing the proposed wind power project,