Odisha Bags Wind India 2026 Award for Wind Energy Leadership

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received the prestigious Wind India 2026: Leadership in Wind Energy De-risking award for its progressive renewable energy policies and efforts to promote clean energy investment. The honour was conferred at the Windergy India 2026 conference in Chennai by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi.

The award was formally presented to Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo in Bhubaneswar by Energy Department Additional Chief Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev. OPTCL CMD Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma and GRIDCO Managing Director Dr Satyapriya Rath were also present.

Singh Deo congratulated the Energy Department officials and credited the achievement to the state’s commitment to accelerating renewable energy development under the Odisha Renewable Energy Policy. At the conference, Odisha also organised a special session titled “Odisha: India’s Next Wind Destination” to attract domestic and international investors and showcase the state’s untapped wind energy potential.