Adani bribe row: US indictment names Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, J&K, Tamil Nadu
India TodayFour states and one Union Territory are in focus following the US indictment of Gautam Adani and seven others for allegedly paying bribes to Indian government officials for securing solar power contracts. The prosecutors have alleged that the Adani Group paid USD 265 million in bribes, with a large chunk directed at officials in Andhra Pradesh, to secure contracts with state electricity distribution companies between 2021-2023. At the heart of the case is a contract secured by Adani Green Energy and another renewable-energy company, Azure Power, to provide 12 gigawatts of solar power to the government-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India. This included USD 228 million to a single unnamed official, named "Foreign Official #1", who secured a deal for electricity providers in Andhra Pradesh to purchase 7 gigawatts of solar energy.