http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/orissa-approves-nine-more-solar-power-projects/394278/The renewable energy sector in Orissa is likely to get further boost with a large number of private entrepreneurs evincing interest to set up solar power units in the state.
The Orissa government has approved nine more solar power projects with an aggregate generation capacity of 57 Mw.
The State Technical Committee (STC), headed by the secretary in the science and technology department, cleared these projects recently.
With this, the total envisaged solar power capacity in the state has gone up to 351 Mw from 294 Mw earlier.
Projects with an aggregate generation capacity of 45 Mw were approved under the Bundling Scheme for Solar Power Plants of the Union ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources (MNRE). Similarly projects of 12 Mws were approved under the Generation Based Incentive Scheme for Roof Top and Small Solar Generation of the Central sector utility major, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
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