Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- The interim government has repaid an amount of Tk. 18,631 crore as outstanding foreign power bill against electricity imports, power division officials said today.

"The government has been actively working to settle outstanding bills, including those owed to (India's) Adani Power and others," Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan told BSS.

He said of the amount the power division has paid Tk. 5000 crore to Adani Power Limited against its dues of Tk. 7934.89 crore as electricity bill and "now the Adani will get Tk. 2,363.50 crore".

Khan said that the government took various steps to mimimise avoidable expenditures related to different power projects and so far Tk. 6,479 crore was save...