Odisha is targeting 11 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and has approved 16 projects worth around Rs 2 lakh crore, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said at the Energy Conclave 2026. He added that the state expects to invest another Rs 30,000 crore in transmission infrastructure to support large-scale renewable energy…
NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL) and the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) have signed a joint venture agreement to develop 1,000 MW of renewable energy projects in Odisha. The agreement was signed in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Additional Chief Secretary Shri Vishal Dev,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district will be developed as a “Solar Village” with the objective of providing solar energy access to every household in the village. The announcement was made during the ‘Vikas Ra Dhara, Odisha Sara’ public programme held on Saturday to mark the completion of…
Onward Solar Power has signed a battery energy storage purchase agreement (BESPA) with GRIDCO Limited for the development of 45 MW/180 MWh of standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity in Odisha. The projects were awarded under the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited’s (SECI) auction for six standalone BESS projects with a cumulative capacity…
ACME Group has signed a partnership with the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) to develop a 200 kilo tonnes per annum green methanol manufacturing facility in Kendrapada district. The project will be implemented through ACME Akshya Energy and is expected to generate more than 1,100 jobs, marking the first large-scale green…
Avaada Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with GRIDCO and the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar to establish a Centre of Excellence in Odisha focused on green hydrogen. The centre will conduct advanced research on storage, industrial use and mobility applications. It will also study the technical and economic feasibility of new hydrogen technologies….
Saatvik Green Energy Limited will invest Rs 31.5 billion to expand its solar manufacturing operations in Odisha. The expansion will be carried out in two phases and is aimed at strengthening the company’s domestic production capacity for solar modules and cells. In the first phase, the company plans to establish 4 GW of module capacity…
Empowertrans has commissioned Odisha’s first digital process bus-based 2×20 MVA, 132/33 KV grid substation at Agalpur, Rampur in Balangir district. The project was developed for Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (OPTCL). According to the company, this is the first substation of its kind to be implemented by any State Transmission Utility in India.  The Agalpur…
Tata Power-led Odisha discoms have launched a one-kilowatt rooftop solar scheme under the Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) Model of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The scheme enables households to adopt rooftop solar at a reduced upfront cost of Rs 5,000 against the standard Rs 65,000-Rs 75,000. Central and state subsidies of Rs 30,000 and…
The Odisha government has requested early clearance of Rs 3,069 crore under the revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) to strengthen its power distribution system and reduce technical and commercial losses. The proposed funding will support infrastructure modernisation, prepaid smart metering for consumers, and system-level metering. The plan aligns with RDSS goals to improve power reliability…