After Losing Mittal Steel, Odisha Wins Away Tata Power Project From Andhra

It seems Odisha’s political leadership led by CM Mohan Charan Majhi and bureaucratic leadership led by Industrial Secretary Hemant Sharma are in the spotlight. Both have managed to woo big investments into the state thus beating the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh led by Chandrababu Naidu. It may be recalled that Lakshmi N Mittal who had originally zeroed-in on Odisha for huge investment in greenfield steel plant changed his mind at the eleventh hour and shifted it to Andhra. To make it up, Odisha is consolidating its position in other sectors. A case in point is power. Tata Power has finally selected Odisha and not Andhra Pradesh to set up its clean energy solar ingot and wafer facility in Tata SEZ Gopalpur. The investment is pegged at around Rs 6700-10,000 crore. It is said the Odisha government offered Tatas huge concessions and incentives to bag the project. According to Odisha Industry Minister Sampad Charan Swain, Odisha has emerged as the second-highest investment destination in the country after Andhra Pradesh under Utkarsh Odisha initiative.