Tamil Nadu govt cancels smart meter tender awarded to Adani Energy Solutions
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL). The tenders were floated as four packages in August 2023 for providing the smart meters under the central government's revamped distribution sector scheme.
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AESL, a BSE-listed firm was the lowest bidder for package 1 of the tender covering eight districts, including Chennai, and involved installation of over 82 lakh smart meters, a source said.
The tender was cancelled on December 27, 2024, as the cost quoted by AESL was reportedly higher.
A re-tender is likely to be floated. Tenders for three other packages were also cancelled, he said without divulging further details.
The government's move comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding industrialist Gautam Adani, promoter of the Adani Group over allegations of being part of a scheme to pay over USD 250 million (about Rs 2,100 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts.
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