Bangladesh agreed to fresh repayment terms just in time to continue receiving electricity from Adani Power’s Jharkhand plant—a deal that had played a key role in India-Bangladesh ties during the neighbouring nation’s earlier regime.

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