By Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad LONDON - TotalEnergies will pause investment in its Adani Green energy project until there is further clarity on a U.S. bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani,

PARIS (Reuters) - French oil major TotalEnergies SE was not informed of a U.S. investigation into possible bribery and corruption at Adani Green Energy Limited, it said on Monday, adding it will stop financial contributions to its Adani Group investments following last week's indictment.

Internationally, the crisis has led to significant setbacks for Adani’s global operations. Kenyan President William Ruto recently canceled a procurement process that was set to award control of Kenya’s main airport to Adani, while a committee in Bangladesh has called for a thorough legal review of Adani’s power generation contracts in the country.

Adani Group, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, faces increased scrutiny as U.S. bribery allegations lead to credit downgrades. The allegations involve a $265 million scheme linked to Indian power projects,

French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies announced on Monday that it would halt further investments in Adani Group companies due to corruption allegations filed by the US SEC

Some nations and investors have either scrapped deals or halted investments in the Adani Group, after the United States indicted its billionaire chairman Gautam Adani for alleged bribery and fraud to win contracts for a group company,

Following U.S. bribery charges against Gautam Adani, several nations and investors have paused or scrapped deals with the Adani Group. TotalEnergies halted investments, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corp is reviewing a $550 million Sri Lanka port project.