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.

COLOMBO: India’s Adani Group’s power purchase deal with the Sri Lankan government is intact, the company says, after the AFP news agency reported it had been revoked, citing a government official and a document.

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

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.