Bhubaneswar: Principal Secretary Energy and E&IT Vishal Kumar Dev welcomed Prashant Kumar Singh, Union Secretary Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
Shri Singh is on a two days long visit to Odisha to attend Chintan Sivir- 2024 organized by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy on 14-15 at the Welcome Hotel in Bhubaneswar.
Shri Dev presented him artifact of Trinity-Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, the Presiding Deities of Odisha.
Union Secretary MNRE, Shri Singh was very happy to receive the same.
Union Minister, New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi, Minister of State MNRE Shripad Yesso Naik, Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agrawal, Union MNRE Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh and Principal Secretary, Energy Vishal Kumar Dev graced the Shivir.
Shri Dev said that Odisha enriched with natural resources. By using its natural resources, non-fossil fuel sources Odisha is going to generate electricity and contribute in achieving the ambitious target of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 500 GW of renewable energy.
In fact Odisha is preparing a Roadmap for Pump Storage Plants(PSP)s, PM-Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana Schemes. He also highlighted about the plans to start floating solar power plant operational in Hirakud Reservoir.