The Odisha government has received investment proposals worth Rs 903.41 crore in the renewable energy sector. The single window committee (SWC), led by Vishal Kumar Dev, the Principal Secretary of the State Energy Department, sanctioned these investments aimed at achieving the state’s RE target of 10 GW by 2030.
The SWC approved a proposal from Maharatna PSU HPCL Renewable & Green Energy Ltd to establish a 48-MW wind energy project in Umerkote, Nabarangpur district. Concurrently, another Maharatna PSU, ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd, received approval for a 49.5-MW wind energy project in Astaranga, Puri district. These two projects alone account for an investment of Rs 881.28 crore.
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