Bangladesh has halved the power it buys from neighbouring India's Adani Power, citing lower winter demand, government officials told Reuters on Monday, amid disagreements over dues running into hundreds of millions of dollars.

Bangladesh wants to renegotiate its power purchase deal with Adani Group if the agreement isn’t canceled by a court, Reuters reported, citing the head of its power ministry.

Adani has been supplying power under a 25-year contract signed in 2017 under ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, from a $2 billion power plant in Jharkhand that has two units.

Adani Power said on Monday it has no indication that the Bangladesh government is reviewing a power purchase agreement with the company, a day after Reuters reported that the country is looking to renegotiate the deal.

Bangladesh is pushing to significantly lower power prices under a 25-year agreement with Indias Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court. This comes as the deal faces scrutiny from the countrys High Court and global allegations against Adani founder Gautam Adani.

Bangladesh wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India's embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has called for an investigation into the 25-year deal,

Bangladesh reduces power purchase from Adani due to lower winter demand and payment disputes, facing mounting dues.

In Bangladesh, the High Court last week ordered a committee of experts to examine the contract under which Adani supplies power from a $2 billion coal-fired plant in eastern India.

Bangladesh is planning to renegotiate lower power prices from the Adani Group as it tries to reduce its subsidising expenditure for the electricity