**Summary:**
A meeting was held between the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shri Santosh Kumar Sarangi, and the Chief Secretary of Odisha, Shri Manoj Ahuja, along with other senior state officers, on July 11, 2025, to discuss the progress of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) and the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY).
The Chief Secretary of Odisha emphasized the state's potential to lead India's Green Hydrogen transition, highlighting its strategic coastal location, robust industrial ecosystem, and proactive policy framework. The Secretary, MNRE, noted the significant interest from domestic investors in establishing Green Hydrogen derivative production facilities, particularly near the ports of Paradip and Gopalpur. Discussions centered on addressing challenges related to water availability, renewable energy integration, and infrastructure development for large-scale Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects, specifically at the Gopalpur SEZ. The Government of Odisha reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a collaborative ecosystem to facilitate the timely production and export of Green Hydrogen derivatives.
Regarding the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), the MNRE reviewed the state's performance and directed District Collectors to accelerate rooftop solar installations. The Chief Secretary stressed the importance of regular State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) meetings, vendor and banker engagement, and efficient loan processing. Implementation of the Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) model, with a focus on low-income households installing systems below 1 kW, was also advised. Best practices for agricultural solarization under PM KUSUM were presented, and the Chief Secretary instructed the State Nodal Agency to implement Feeder Level Solarization to extend clean energy benefits to the farming community.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: The Indian government ministry responsible for new and renewable energy.
Odisha: A state in India engaging in discussions about renewable energy initiatives.
National Green Hydrogen Mission: A flagship program of the Government of India focused on green hydrogen production.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana: A flagship program of the Government of India aimed at promoting rooftop solar adoption.
Shri Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Shri Manoj Ahuja: Chief Secretary, Odisha
Paradip: A key port in Odisha, India, attracting interest for green hydrogen derivative production.
Gopalpur: A key port in Odisha, India, attracting interest for green hydrogen derivative production; site of a SEZ.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Secretary, MNRE held meeting with Chief Secretary,
Odisha to discuss progress on National Green
Hydrogen Mission and PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli
Yojana
Posted On: 11 JUL 2025 5:56PM by PIB Delhi
Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shri Santosh Kumar Sarangi held a meeting
with the Chief Secretary, Odisha, Shri Manoj Ahuja and other Senior Officers of Odisha State to discuss
National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) and PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), the two-
flagship programme of the Government of India.
Chief Secretary emphasized that Odisha is strongly positioned to lead India’s Green Hydrogen transition.
While acknowledging key challenges such as water availability, integration of large scale renewable energy,
and developing enabling infrastructure, he noted state's strategic coastal location, robust industrial ecosystem,
and proactive policy framework offers favorable conditions for Odisha to emerge as global exporter for Green
Hydrogen derivatives. Secretary, MNRE highlighted that Odisha is uniquely positioned to play a critical role
in India’s Green Hydrogen scale up and the state is attracting significant interest from domestic investors for
production of Green Hydrogen derivatives like Green Ammonia/Green Methanol, particularly near key ports
like Paradip and Gopalpur.
The meeting brought together senior officials from the Government of Odisha, key central ministries, and
leading Green Hydrogen developers to deliberate on critical challenges in the development of large-scale
Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia projects, particularly at the SEZ in Gopalpur.
These efforts aim to pave way for comprehensive roadmap in India’s rapidly growing Green Hydrogen
ecosystem.The Government of Odisha reiterated its commitment for a collaborative ecosystem and preferred investment
destination for the production and export of Green Hydrogen derivatives, in a time bound manner.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) is one of the flagship initiatives of the Government of
India aimed at promoting rooftop solar adoption across the country. The Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy reviewed the State performance along with Chief Secretary. Following the review, directions given to
District Collectors to expedite the pace of rooftop solar installations across the State. The Chief Secretary
emphasized the need to conduct regular SLBC meetings, engage with vendors and bankers, and ensure prompt
loan sanction and disbursement to facilitate implementation. Also advised to implement Utility-Led
Aggregation (ULA) model, with a focused approach towards low-income households installing systems below
1 kW capacity.
The Ministry presented best practices adopted by other States for scaling up agricultural solarization under
PM KUSUM. Taking note of these, the Chief Secretary directed the State Nodal Agency to implement Feeder
Level Solarization in the State to extend the benefits of clean energy to the farming community.
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Navin Sreejith
(Release ID: 2144067)