Odisha’s ₹20,500-crore clean-industry cluster takes shape at Gopalpur SEZ
- Odisha has kicked off five big-ticket projects—led by Hygenco’s 1.1-mtpa green-ammonia plant and Saatvik’s 4.8 GW cell/4 GW module fab—cementing Gopalpur as India’s next green-energy hub.
Odisha has broken ground on five industrial schemes worth roughly ₹20,500 crore (US $2.46 bn) inside Tata Steel’s Special Economic Zone at Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP), Ganjam district. The World Environment Day ceremony was led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who said the projects would “set new benchmarks” for green manufacturing and create more than 15,000 jobs.
Headline projects
| Project | Sector & scale | CapEx | Target start-up | Key market |
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| HHP Five (Hygenco) | Green ammonia: 600 tpd in Phase 1, scaling to 1.1 mt pa | ₹4,000 cr | 2027 (Phase 1), 2028 (Phase 2) | Export (EU, Asia) |
| Ocior Energy | Green H₂ / ammonia (capacity TBA) | ₹7,200 cr | 2028-29 est. | Export/industrial |
| Saatvik Solar Industries | 4.8 GW solar cell + 4 GW module fab | ₹3,000 cr | Modules — end-2026; cells — end-2027 | Domestic & export PV supply |
| World Green Energy | 2 GW cell + 1.2 GW module lines | ₹2,500 cr | 2027 | Domestic PV chain |
| Superform Chemistries (UPL) | Specialty chemicals complex | ₹4,001 cr | 2027 | Agri-chem & pharma |
Why it matters
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Green-ammonia scale-up: Hygenco’s plant will be India’s largest electro-chemical ammonia unit when built. Phase 1 will deliver 600 t/day using renewable hydrogen fed by coastal wind-solar hybrids; doubling in Phase 2 lifts output past 1 mtpa, positioning Odisha to tap Europe’s RFNBO demand.
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Make-in-India PV backbone: Saatvik and World Green Energy add 8 GW of new wafer-to-module capacity, helping India chase its 100 GW domestic-content goal and cut reliance on Chinese imports. The modular fabs lie beside Gopalpur port, slashing logistics for glass and polysilicon feedstock.
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Cluster economics: Shared civil works, a 220-kV grid bay and planned LNG terminal lower opex for all tenants, while Tata Steel SEZ offers duty-free import of equipment. Officials expect the cluster to attract ancillary stack makers, electrolyser vendors and an LFP battery plant now in pre-feasibility.
Next steps
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Site works: Bulk earthworks and piling have begun for Hygenco’s first 120 MW electrolyser hall; module shed steelwork for Saatvik is scheduled for August.
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Power & water tie-ins: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Corp (IDCO) will commission a 60 MLD desalination plant and a 400-kV substation by mid-2026 to guarantee utilities.
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Policy tailwinds: All five investors will benefit from Odisha’s Green Hydrogen & Chemicals Policy 2024, which offers 15-year SGST refunds and land-lease rebates.
With commissioning staggered from 2026 to 2028, Gopalpur is on track to become India’s largest coastal green-chemicals and solar-equipment hub, anchoring eastern India’s push toward net-zero industry.
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