India is very rich in Geothermal Resources which includes Hot Springs and Geysers. High heat flow values are reported in various places. What is the latest status of geothermal energy production in India.
Hi, you may check the database at www.lovegeothermal.org, the latest numbers for India are from 2015. Or maybe you can find some data in these papers:
Article A review on geothermal energy resources in India: past and the present
Article Current scenario and prospects of geothermal resources for s...
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According to GK - Geothermal Power Plants in India, geothermal energy in India is still in the experimental stage, but the potential capacity is more than 10,000 MW. The Geological Survey of India has found around 340 hot springs across India. There are seven geothermal provinces and a few geothermal springs in India. These resources have been mapped by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and suggest that India could have 10 GW of geothermal power potential, as per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
India’s first geothermal energy project is being implemented by ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) in collaboration with the Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. This project aims to put India on the world map for geothermal power. The project involves exploratory-cum-production drilling of wells up to 500 meters depth and the setting up of a Pilot Plant of up to 1 MW power capacity in the first phase.
According to the article A review on geothermal energy resources in India: past and the present, the most promising geothermal fields in India are Puga Valley in Jammu and Kashmir; Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh; Bakreshwar, West Bengal; Chhumathang in Jammu and Kashmir; Unai, Maharashtra; Tattapani in Chhattisgarh on the Narmada River in Central India.
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