'Odisha Had No Dealings With Adani Group': BJD Rejects US Charge
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The BJD has said the power-purchase agreement was between two government entities.
Responding to allegations that Odisha government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement in 2021, when it was in power in the state, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal has said the deal was between two government entities and no private parties, including the Adani Group, were involved.
"This power purchase agreement made in 2021 was between two government agencies - a central government public sector undertaking (PSU) which is a mini navratna of the Government of India Solar Energy Corporation of India (under the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy) and a state govt PSU Gridco - solely for the purpose of supply of renewable energy. This is part of a central government scheme called the manufacturing linked solar scheme," Pratap Keshari Deb, Odisha's former energy minister and the deputy chief whip of the BJD in the state Assembly, said in a statement.
Mr Deb said that the agreement was to procure 500 MW of renewable energy from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at the lowest rates discovered by the PSU. "There was no engagement with any private party whatsoever, including the Adani Group," he said.
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The BJD has said the power-purchase agreement was between two government entities.
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