Bhubaneshwar:
The Odisha government Tuesday approved seven new mega projects with a total investment of Rs 41,900 crore.
The projects, four in power, two in steel and one in aluminium sector, were approved at the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA).
According to officials, the power projects approved include JGreen Power Private Limited Company, Mahanadi Basin Power Limited, Tata Power Limited and CESE Limited.
HLCA also approved the proposal for a 423 MW capacity power plant to be set up by Jgreen Power Private Ltd with an investment of Rs 3,106 crore at Dhamra in coastal Bhadrak district and a super critical power unit to be set up by Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) with an investment of Rs 8,861 crore in Dhenkanal district.
BPSL has proposed to enhance its steel making capacity from 2.80 mtpa to 5.5 mtpa at its Sambalpur plant through an investment of Rs 4,837 crore while Keonjhar-based Ardent Steel Limited proposed to expand capacity of its iron ore pelletisation plant, iron ore benefication plant, DRI plant, pig iron blast furnace, sinter plant, rolling mill and CPP at a combined investment of Rs 4,031 crore.
Utkal Alumina has proposed to expand its refinery capacity from 1 mtpa to 1.5 mtpa and its CPP from 50 MW to 90 MW at an investment of Rs 7,563 crore.
Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) and Ardent Steel Limited’s proposal for expansion of their capacities also were approved.
The coal-fired power plant proposal to be set up by Tata Power and Company Ltd at Begunia in Khurda district at a cost of Rs 7,500 crore was approved by the HLCA.
Mahanadi Power Limited, has proposed a pit head 2X800 MW coal based power plant at Basundhara in Sundargarh district at an investment of Rs 8,000 crore, said officials after the meeting.
