Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh has asked India's Adani Power plant to fully restore electricity supply from its 1,600-megawatt plant in India after more than three months of reduced deliveries, a Bangladeshi official said. The supply had been cut in half due to lower winter demand and payment-related disputes.

Adani, which entered into a 25-year agreement under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2017, has been supplying power from its $2 billion facility located in Jharkhand, India. This plant, consisting of two units of 800 megawatts each, is dedicated solely to serving Bangladesh.

Adani Power reduced its supply to Bangladesh by 50pc on October 31, due to delayed payments amid the country's foreign exchange crisis.

As a result, one ...