Odisha Issues Tender For Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM Scheme Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has now issued a tender seeking suppliers for off-grid solar pumps under the PM-KUSUM scheme. The state agency has sought vendors to install and commission off-grid solar pumps of 1 Horsepower (HP) to 7.5 HP. The agency has asked vendors to submit hard copies of their bids by […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender To Solarise 43 Govt Buildings In Bhubaneswar Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has now issued a tender to solarise 43 government buildings in Bhubaneswar. This comes under the Bhubaneswar Renewable Energy City Programme. The state capital is also one of the smart cities of India. As per the mandate of the tender, the solar developer would solarise these government buildings through solar […] Read more
DRE Finds A Footing In India, Powered By Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Laxmi Bhuyan is a 58-year-old woman from the Sindiba village in the Gajapati district of Odisha. This tribal village, with swatches of fertile land around the village periphery, bolstered the local farmers to grow different fruits and vegetables around the year. However, the raw fruits often yielded low prices for the producers. On the other […] Read more
Odisha Most Prone To The Adverse Impacts Of Net Zero Ambitions: Report Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) claimed that Odisha is the country’s most vulnerable state regarding the adverse impacts of India’s net-zero ambitious net-zero plans. The international think-tank, in their ‘vulnerability assessment report,’ studied the risks faced by India’s coal-bearing states. It comes with the anticipated phasing out of coal and an increase in […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender For Rooftop Solar Projects At Multiple Locations Updated On Mon, Jun 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has issued a tender for rooftop solar projects and solar lighting at multiple locations across the state. It included developing solar rooftop projects of different capacities at hospitals, government buildings in Puri, and other locations. As per the tender document, the state agency wanted to develop rooftop solar (RTS) systems […] Read more
SECI Signs PSA With GRIDCO To Provide 600 MW Of Wind Power To Odisha Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), has signed a Power Sale Agreement (PSA) with Odisha’s state utility GRIDCO. GRIDCO is the state government’s nodal agency for dealing with the bulk transmission of power in the state. Under the agreement, GRIDCO will purchase 600 Megawatt (MW) of wind power from SECI under Tranche – […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender For 300 Electric Cars For Government Departments Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has issued a Request For Proposal (RfP) from interested parties to deploy 300 Electric Vehicle (EV) cars in different categories. The government said that these EV fleets would be deployed under the Own, Operate, and Maintain Basis. These EVs are all set to be used by state government departments. OREDA, […] Read more
Odisha to Set Up Rooftop Solar on College Campuses Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a key development to step-up the use of green energy and make institutions self-sufficient in terms of energy, the higher education department of the Odisha state government has come up with a plan to deploy solar power systems on college campuses of the state. The Odisha state department has decided to solarize the rooftops […] Read more
Odisha State Budget Provisions Rs 50 Crore to Build Transmission Infra for RE Updated On Sun, Feb 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the recently presented state Budget in the assembly, the Odisha Government has set out Rs 50 crore for the development of a green energy evacuation corridor. The Budget was presented by Odisha Finance Minister, Niranjan Pujari and in the amount is allocated for the corridor in which renewable energy projects will be built to […] Read more
