India's Adani Green Energy has told Sri Lanka it will withdraw from two proposed wind power projects, the company said on Thursday, two weeks after Colombo said it was seeking to lower the cost of the power generated.

Adani Green Energy Ltd withdrew from building from two renewable energy wind farms in Sri Lanka, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Adani Green Energy Ltd. has withdrawn from building two wind power projects in Sri Lanka after the new government sought lower tariffs last month, in the latest setback to the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate’s overseas ambitions.

The company was to invest a total of USD 1 billion in generating electricity from wind at two projects and laying transmitting lines to take it to users.

Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL) has decided to withdraw from two planned wind power projects in Sri Lanka, citing recent developments in project negotiations. The company communicated its decision to the Sri Lankan Board of Investment (BOI) through an official letter dated 12 February, The Economic Times reported.

Adani Green Energy Ltd told Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment on Wednesday that it would “respectfully withdraw” from the wind project following discussions with officials who indicated that fresh committees would be formed to “renegotiate the project proposal”.

India's Adani Green Energy said it will withdraw from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, according to a letter sent by the company to a Sri Lankan government agency.

The proposed wind projects in Mannar and Pooneryn, including transmission lines would have resulted in a $1 billion investment for Sri Lanka if it had happened.