Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Despite Indian conglomerate Adani Group's announcement that it withdrew from the US $ 442 million wind power project in Mannar, the Energy Ministry has requested the company to inform its stand in writing on the future of the project since Sri Lanka remains open for renegotiation of tariffs quoted originally, an official said.

The project involved building two wind power projects along with transmission lines.

The Sri Lankan government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake objected to the project because of the earlier price of US $ 0.08 and asked for the rates to be trimmed.

In his maiden speech recently, President Dissanayake took an indirect swipe at the high price quoted by Adani.

According to an officia...