Bangladesh is ramping up payments to Adani Power after the Indian conglomerate cut electricity supplies by half, reportedly over an unpaid $800m bill. Two senior government officials told the BBC they are already processing partial payments to Adani, which supplies 10% of the electricity used by Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is accelerating payment of more than $800 million it owes Adani Power ahead of a Nov. 7 deadline set by the Indian company, which has cut electricity exports to Bangladesh by more than half,

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Amid the ongoing power shortage in Bangladesh, Adani Group has reduced cross-border electricity supply to India’s neighbour by half due to some $850 million in unpaid bills. Dhaka is trying to meet the gap by running other power plants.

The interim government has expressed optimism that it will be able to make payments to Adani Power of India through accelerated efforts, saying that the government will not be held hostage by any individual power producer,

The company has given Bangladesh a deadline of November 7 for the fulfillment of the unpaid dues amounting to $846 million.