Odisha Approves 5 Industrial Projects Worth Rs 35,760 Cr With 38,100 Job Potential

Bhubaneswar: The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) of the Odisha government approved five industrial projects from diverse sectors worth Rs 35,760 crore on Saturday.

The projects that have potential to generate over 38,100 employment opportunities for the people in the state were approved at the 31^st meeting of the HLCA chaired Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The state government is working hard towards converting the investment intents received during Make in Odisha Conclave 2022 into ground reality. Projects spread across diverse sectors like IT & ESDM / Green Energy Equipment, Steel, Chemicals and Textilereceived approvals, an official release said.

The approved projects will be set up in various parts of the state such as Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, and Keonjhar.

The committee has given a go-ahead to 2 projects in the Steel Sector, 1 project in Green Energy and Equipment, 1 project in the Chemicals sector, and 1 project in Technical Textile sector, it said.

The HLCA approved the proposal of WAREE Energies Limited, entailing an investment of Rs 25,000 crores. It proposes to set up anIntegrated Solar Equipment Manufacturing Complex by setting of 50,000 MT Polysilicon, 10,000 MW each of Ingot, Wafer, Solar Cells, and Solar Module at Neulopoi, Dhenkanal.It is expected to provide employment opportunities to about 14,000 people in the state.  Such manufacturing facility is the largest in eastern India which will develop ecosystem for further investment in this sector.

The committee also approved the proposal of Super Smelters Limited to setup an integrated steel plant of capacity of 1.8 MTPA in Keonjhar District which promises an investment of Rs 5,436.10 crore and is expected to provide employment opportunities to about 19,000 people.

This apart, HLCA approved another Steel sector project by Kashvi Power and Steel Private Limited for setting up an integrated steel plant in Keonjhar District with an investment of Rs 1600.00 Cr. This 0.55 MTPA capacity plant will provide employment to more than 3,500 people.

In the Technical Textile sector, the committee gave a nod to a project by MCPI Private Limited. With an investment of Rs 2,223.25 crore, the company proposes to set up manufacturing of HMLS Polyester, Based Tyre Cord Fabrics, HTLE Yarns, High IV and CP Chips, which will provide employment opportunities to more than 1,150 people at Bhadrak Technical Textile Park.

In Chemicals sector, the authority approved 1 project that is expected to provide employment to more than 500 people. The proposal of IV Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Ltd includes the setting up of Bottle grade PET resin with a capacity of 60,000 MT per Annum in Jagatsinghpur with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore and is expected to churn employment opportunities for more than 500 people in the state. This manufacturing facility will supply raw material to many PET pre-form manufacturers in the region.

The project details are as follows which received approval from the committee: