Energy major ONGC will implement India s maiden Geothermal Field Development Project in Ladakh.A memorandum of understanding to formalise the plan has been inked between the ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) and the Union Territory of Ladakh and the .
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said it will implement India s maiden geothermal field development project in Ladakh that will use the heat generated by the Earth s core to generate clean energy. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise this has been inked by ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) with the Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh on February 6, the company said in a statement. This project of ONGC will put India on geothermal power map of the world. Geothermal energy is clean and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Geothermal power plants have average availabilities of 90 per cent or higher, compared with about 75 per cent for coal plants.
The country’s largest oil and gas producer ONGC has signed an MoU with the Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, to develop the country’s first Geothermal Fie
Pact signed to establish India s first geothermal field development project in Leh
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Last Updated: Feb 07, 2021, 03:57 PM IST
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The pact was signed between Union Territory Administration Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Leh and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Energy Centre in presence of Mathur and MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on the sidelines of the first developmental conclave here on Saturday, an official spokesperson said.
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LEH: A historic tripartite agreement for establishing India s first-ever geothermal field development project here has been signed, with Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur terming it a step towards achieving the goal of carbon-neutral Ladakh.
India Inks Pact To Establish First Geothermal Field Development Project In Leh
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur termed the development as a step towards achieving carbon-neutral Ladakh. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-07T15:46:37+05:30 India Inks Pact To Establish First Geothermal Field Development Project In Leh outlookindia.com 2021-02-07T21:28:59+05:30
A historical tripartite agreement has been signed in Leh for establishing India s first geothermal field development project. It is a step towards achieving the goal of carbon-neutral Ladakh, said Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur.
On the sidelines of the first developmental conclave in Ladakh, the pact was signed between Union Territory Administration Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Leh and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Energy Centre in presence of Mathur and MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Saturday.