AgenciesNEW DELHI: plans to undertake India’s first geothermal field development project in Ladakh with an aim to generate a new green energy source for the union territory.
The company signed a preliminary agreement with the union territory for this, a first step towards creating a carbon-neutral Ladakh, the company said in a statement.
Geothermal energy refers to the heat stored beneath the earth’s surface that can be directly used or converted into electricity. A viable geothermal project can ensure a continuous supply of renewable, clean energy.
“Geothermal resource development can revolutionize farming in Ladakh, which is now totally dependent for supply of fresh vegetables, fruits from outside the union territory round the year,” ONGC said.
Geothermal fields in eastern Ladakh were discovered in the 1970s but subsequent efforts at the exploitation by various government and private agencies did not materialise.
ONGC has planned a three-phase development of the fields. Phase-I involves exploratory-cum-production drilling of wells up to 500 metres depth and setting up of a pilot plant of up to 1 MW power capacity. The second phase would involve the deeper and lateral exploration of the reservoir. Commercial development of the geothermal plant will be undertaken in phase three.
The company signed a preliminary agreement with the union territory for this, a first step towards creating a carbon-neutral Ladakh, the company said in a statement.
Geothermal energy refers to the heat stored beneath the earth’s surface that can be directly used or converted into electricity. A viable geothermal project can ensure a continuous supply of renewable, clean energy.
“Geothermal resource development can revolutionize farming in Ladakh, which is now totally dependent for supply of fresh vegetables, fruits from outside the union territory round the year,” ONGC said.
Geothermal fields in eastern Ladakh were discovered in the 1970s but subsequent efforts at the exploitation by various government and private agencies did not materialise.
ONGC has planned a three-phase development of the fields. Phase-I involves exploratory-cum-production drilling of wells up to 500 metres depth and setting up of a pilot plant of up to 1 MW power capacity. The second phase would involve the deeper and lateral exploration of the reservoir. Commercial development of the geothermal plant will be undertaken in phase three.
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