Bhubaneswar: Odisha deputy chief minister KV Singhdeo Wednesday reviewed the Rs 4500 crore investment plan of Apollo Green Energy.
Singhdeo who holds the portfolio of energy along with agriculture went through the power point presentation by Apollo Green Energy Ltd. regarding setting up solar power projects in Odisha.
Apollo Green Energy is currently constructing a 54 MWP power project worth Rs 151 crore at Ganjam district of Odisha in EPC- Ground solar mode. Similarly, it is keen to implement green energy projects in other parts of Odisha as well. It has proposed to invest Rs 4500 crore for a total of 1000 MW green energy projects. With this, 3000 people will be directly and indirectly get the employment opportunity along with the generation of solar power.
As per the requirement, the facility of storing the surplus electricity in batteries (battery energy storage system) after consumption will also be available in this project.
“Odisha is fully committed to realizing the goal of Clean and Green India of the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi”, said Dy. Chief Minister Singhdeo. He said the government will provide all possible facilities and support to achieve the ambitious goal of green energy in Odisha.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Vishal Dev, OPTCL CMD Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma, Gridco MD Trilochan Panda, Apollo Green Energy CEO Sanjay Gupta, President Rakesh Gupta and senior officers of Energy department.
