The Odisha government is preparing to harness its extensive network of water bodies for renewable energy generation by developing floating solar power projects, according to Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd.

The grid corporations Chief Project Manager Mahesh Das told ANI that the state faces severe limitations in identifying suitable land for conventional ground-mounted solar installations, as most available land is either agriculturally productive or environmentally protected.

“Odisha has a scarcity of land… As you are aware that we have fertile lands which are primarily for cultivation purposes. Around 18 to 30% of land is either forest or used for something else. So, we don’t have a large passage of land for the development of ground-mounted solar power plants,” he said on December 13.

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