Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 06: The Odisha Government will be setting up a Green Energy Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the World Skill Centre (WSC) in Bhubaneswar to train youth in solar power technologies. Through this, a skilled workforce for the state’s renewable energy sector will be developed.
The WSC and Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project. The cost of the project will estimatedly be Rs 1.48 crore. It will be fully funded by OHPC under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.
The Centre will be established across around 3,000 sq ft at Kaushal Bhawan on the WSC campus in Mancheswar Industrial Estate. IT will provide practical training in rooftop solar, floating solar and solar tracker technologies.
The facility will also offer training in advanced areas such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, energy management and storage systems.
The Centre is expected to train around 300 youth annually. This will be for roles including solar photovoltaic technicians, operations and maintenance technicians, site supervisors and energy auditors. The programme will be open to candidates from across Odisha, with a focus on increasing women’s participation and promoting entrepreneurship.
Deputy CM and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said that the initiative would provide youth with advanced green energy skills. It will also create opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship and self employment.
The government also plans to increase fully sponsored training seats at WSC from 60 to 100. It has proposed new WSC branches in Berhampur and Sambalpur.
