The Orissa Government State Level Technical Committee has approved proposals to set up two more biomass-based power projects in the state. Starlight Energy’s proposal to set up a 15MW biomass power plant at Nuapada and the other by Mahavir Hitech Chemicals to set up a 5MW power plant in the Ratanpur village of Sundergarh district. The STC has also approved setting up of five more solar power projects aggregating 25MW in the state. The proposals include 5MW power plant proposed by RSB Energy in Sundergarh district; Enzen Global Solutions’ plan to set up a 5MW plant in Khurda district; Lanco Solar’s 5MW plant to be set up in Cuttack district; Sunark Solar’s 5MW power plant in Puri district and Kolkata-based SREI Infrastructure’s proposal to set up a 5MW solar power plant in Bolangir district.