Odisha Cabinet Clears ₹10,000 Cr Tata Power Solar Plant

• Odisha Cabinet clears ₹10,000 crore Tata solar project
• Integrated ingot-wafer-cell unit to come up in Ganjam
• Project to create 5,000 jobs, boost solar value chain

The Odisha Cabinet recently approved a proposal to set up an integrated ingot, wafer and solar cell manufacturing facility by Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL), involving an investment of INR 10,000 crore. The project will be established at the Tata Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Ganjam district.

Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the state government had cleared the proposal as part of Odisha’s push to strengthen its renewable energy manufacturing ecosystem.

According to the state government, the facility will be the first upstream solar manufacturing unit of its kind in Odisha, covering the complete value chain from ingot and wafer production to solar cell manufacturing. Officials said the integrated nature of the project would position the state as a key player in India’s domestic solar supply chain.

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The project will be implemented in two phases. Once fully operational, it will have a planned capacity of 10 GW for ingot and wafer manufacturing and 5 GW for solar cell production. The state government said the facility is expected to generate more than 5,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, including a significant number of high-skilled technical jobs.

Officials added that the project would play a crucial role in strengthening Odisha’s upstream solar value chain, while reducing India’s dependence on imported solar components. The facility is also expected to support the country’s goal of achieving 100 GW of domestic solar module manufacturing capacity by 2030.

In addition, the project is likely to spur the growth of ancillary MSME ecosystems across sectors such as solar glass, chemicals, packaging, logistics and precision engineering, while contributing to higher state tax revenues.