Rough assessments put state's gross renewable energy
potential at 53,820 Mw.
To tap the opportunity in the non-conventional sources of
energy, the Odisha government plans to come out with a new policy for
development of the sector in the state.
"Instead of formulating separate policies for different sources of
renewable energy, the state government is coming out with one combined policy
named as Odisha Renewable Policy-2015," said an official of the Green
Energy Development Corporation Limited (Gedcol), the nodal agency appointed by
the state government to augment generation of energy from non-conventional
sources. "We will soon seek suggestions and comments on the draft
policy," added the official.
Odisha, by virtue of its geological position, has potential for generation of
power from all type of renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, hydro, etc.
Rough assessments put state's gross renewable energy potential at 53,820 Mw.
"With detailed resource assessment studies and technological advancements,
the state's renewable energy potential is expected to increase further,"
read the draft solar policy, which is likely to be replaced by the new
Renewable Energy Policy.
Odisha, due to its locational advantage, receives good amount of sunshine for over
300 days a year. As per solar radiation map of India, the daily average solar
radiation incident on Odisha ranges between 5.4 to 5.6 Kwh per sqm. The
district wise solar radiation data, calculated over the mid coordinates of each
district on the basis of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
estimates, shows the daily average solar radiation of around five kWh per sqm
for almost all the districts. The feasible potential for power generation using
solar photovoltaic and the solar thermal technologies are pegged at 80,00 Mw
and 2,000 Mw respectively.
The state has been encouraging private developers to set up renewable energy
plants in solar, biomass, small hydro and co-generation sectors. Presently, 18
Mw solar power, 20 Mw biomass and 5 Mw small hydro-electric power projects are
in operation in the state.
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