Adani's Alumina project among ₹75k crore plans get approval by Odisha government

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday accorded in-principle approval to 10 major industrial projects worth ₹74,620.18 crore, including Adani Enterprises Limited Alumina Refinery, which will generate employment opportunities for over 24,047 people in the state.

The projects which got the state government's nod at the High-Level Clearance Authority Committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, were mostly in green hydrogen and green ammonia, metal and metal downstream, and infrastructure sectors.

The 10 mega projects include Goutam Adani-led Adani Enterprises Limited's plan to invest ₹41,653 crore investment for setting up a 4.0 MTPA Alumina Refinery and 175 MW CPP Plant at Kashipur in Rayagada district. The project will generate employment opportunities for over 7,750 people.

The committee also approved the proposal of ReNew EFuels Private Limited (REFPL) to set up green hydrogen (capacity: 20 KTPA), green ammonia plant (capacity: 100 KTPA) in Paradip, Jagatsinghpur district, at an investment of ₹2,000 crore which will generate employment opportunities for 2,000 persons.