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Geothermal energy – Ladakh
August 25 , 2022
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- ONGC would making a project to tap the geothermal power at 14,000 feet in Ladakh.
- This will be India’s first geothermal energy project and also the world’s highest.
- It will boost Ladakh’s potential to emerge as one of the country’s clean energy bowls.
- The geothermal foray is part of a strategy adopted by India’s largest oil and gas producer to offset its carbon footprint.
- The US, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey and New Zealand have gigawatt-size geo thermal capacities.
- Mexico and Italy have 900 megawatt-plus capacity, while Kenya has over 800 mw, followed by Iceland, Japan and others.
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