Odisha to push ahead with OCPL-OPGC merger despite coal ministry objection

BHUBANESHWAR: A day after the Ministry of Coal made it clear that the proposal for merger of Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) with Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) is not permissible, the Odisha government on Saturday said it would take up the matter with the ministry and go ahead with the merger plan.

OCPL is a joint venture company of OPGC and the Odisha government with a shareholding pattern of 51 per cent and 49 per cent, respectively. In August, the OPGC board had reportedly finalised the merger plan.