Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has granted in-principle approval to seven renewable energy (RE) projects with a cumulative capacity of 149.97 MW and an investment of Rs 1191.47 crore.
These projects were approved during the 10th Single Window Committee (SWC) meeting under Odisha Renewable Energy Policy-2022, chaired by Energy Department Principal Secretary Vishal Dev.
These include two wind power projects of 95.7 MW, four ground-based solar projects of 53.97 MW and first battery-storage project of 0.6 MWh.
These projects will leverage Odisha’s natural potential for renewable energy generation.
Dev emphasised the importance of renewable energy in driving sustainable economic growth. He also reiterated the government’s commitment to facilitating investments and ensuring timely implementation of approved projects.
The progress of various projects approved in the previous meeting was also reviewed.
Till now, the SWC has accorded in-principle approval for investment proposals worth Rs 12,387.36 crore for a total capacity of 1,707.56 MW in this sector.
