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EV, hotel and green energy projects get govt nod
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|August 21, 2025
The single window clearance authority (SLSWCA) headed by chief secretary Manoj Ahuja on Wednesday cleared 18 industrial projects worth ₹4,515 crore in eight districts.
The proposed projects spanning across diverse sectors including green energy and green hydrogen, biofuel, pharmaceuticals, tourism and hospitality, EV, food and beverages besides steel and downstream will come up in Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Sundargarh and Jharsuguda districts and generate 8,200 jobs.
In the EV sector, Sanaka Auto Corp Ltd has proposed to invest ₹300 crore in an EV manufacturing plant in Khurda to produce 10,000 units a year. The investment will create 145 jobs.
A Raipur-based green energy equipment manufacturing company will set up a 2 GW solar cell manufacturing unit in Ganjam with an investment of ₹750 crore, creating 515 jobs.
This story is from the August 21, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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