Archive · 6 Oct 2026
OHPC and World Skill Centre to Establish Odisha Green Energy Centre
Odisha Hydro Power Corporation and the World Skill Centre are joining together to open a green-energy training centre.
It will be located in Bhubaneswar.
OHPC is putting nearly Rs 1.49 crore into the project through its CSR programme.
Students will learn about different kinds of solar power and how to look after energy equipment.
They will also learn about computers, automation and energy storage.
The centre expects to train about 300 young people each year.
Graduates could work as solar technicians, supervisors or energy auditors.
The project also aims to help people start their own solar installation or maintenance businesses.
OHPC and the World Skill Centre signed an MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence in Green Energy in Bhubaneswar.
The project will receive nearly Rs 1.49 crore through OHPC’s corporate social responsibility initiative.
The facility will cover about 3,000 square feet at Kaushal Bhawan on the World Skill Centre campus.
Training will include solar technologies, automation, digital monitoring, energy management and storage systems.
The centre is expected to train around 300 young people annually for renewable-energy jobs and self-employment.
- Who
- Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd (OHPC) and the World Skill Centre (WSC), Bhubaneswar.
- What
- They signed an MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence in Green Energy.
- When
- The MoU was signed on Monday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Kaushal Bhawan on the World Skill Centre campus at Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Why
- To train young people for jobs and business opportunities in the renewable-energy sector.
- Investment
- Nearly Rs 1.49 crore under OHPC’s CSR initiative
- Facility size
- Around 3,000 sq ft
- Annual training target
- Around 300 youth
- Location
- Kaushal Bhawan, World Skill Centre campus, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar
- Training topics
- Rooftop and floating solar, solar trackers, PLC, SCADA, industrial IoT, remote monitoring, energy management and storage
- Potential roles
- Solar PV technicians, operations and maintenance technicians, site supervisors and energy auditors
- Agreement signatories
- Sandeep Patnaik, OHPC Director (HR), and Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, WSC CEO