Recognised as one of the country’s 10 most backward blocks in the country, Bandhugaon in Koraput district of Odisha has now something to cheer about. At least 24 revenue villages and hamlets in this inaccessible and Maoist-hit block have got solar…
SoftBank venture, Shapoorji Pallonji keen to invest in Odisha solar park
A mega solar park planned by Odisha has caught the attention of some of the top notch players in renewable energy business. SB Energy (formerly SBG Cleantech), a joint venture between Japan’s SoftBank Group, Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology…
OPGC installs rooftop solar power project at ITPS at Banharpali based Ib Thermal Power Station
Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (A Govt. Company of the State of Odisha) as a part of demonstration project, has installed a roof top solar project (Photovoltaic) on the top of the existing plant switchyard building at its Banharpali based…
Odisha to commission 10-Mw solar power plant at Boudh District
Odisha government is set to commission 10 megawatt (Mw) of solar power plant in February. “It will be part commissioning of the 20 Mw solar power plant being built by Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gedcol) at Manamunda…
A video on Odisha First 100% Solar Powered Village : a good watch
With no electricity in Barapitha in Odisha residents of this village has turn to solar energy to ensure uninterrupted power supply Barapitha is a tribal hamlet on the outskirts of capital city Bhubaneswar which is the state’s first village…
Gedcol plans 1-GW solar complex in Odisha
Indian renewables agency Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gedcol) is in the process of securing all relevant approvals for a 1,000-MW solar plant in the state, Business Standard said Saturday. The developer has already been given the green…
Meet Odisha first solar village : Barapitha on outskirts of bhubaneswar
Barapitha, a tribal hamlet in the outskirts of the state capital, today became Odisha’s first solar village. “Today green energy has become a buzz word. The vision behind such an innovative initiative was to enhance the usage of non-conventional energy…
Canal top Solar Project coming soon in Odisha
With power generation from renewable energy sources increasingly getting high priority in policies of both the Union and State Government, Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) Limited has proposed to set up canal top solar power plants on experimental basis. All…
How solar lights are changing the lives of people in a kendrapara village
At least 3,500 people in Satabhaya village of Kendrapada district in Odisha have lived without electricity for years. It was only last year that Satabhaya, along with two other villages Rabindrapalli and Barahapur, under Satabhaya gram panchayat started receiving uninterrupted…
Bhubaneswar based school gets Odisha’s largest rooftop Solar power project
Upendra Tripathy Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) inaugurated, the largest solar project in the eastern state of Odisha, a 500 KWp Rooftop Solar PV Project on…