Geothermal Project in Ladakh
Ahappy as well as historic moment for Ladakh was delightfully witnessed on February 6 in respect of a project proposed to be set up at Leh for establishing the Geothermal Field Development enterprise . It is historic and carrying importance of its own in that it would be the country’s first ever such type of project. It is , however, only a fact that it is a powerful source of renewable energy but unfortunately less talked about hence less known in terms of its benefits and being economically cheaper too. In fact, in easy parlance, this project is all about generating geothermal energy to be used for both heating as well cooling purposes and even harnessed for generating electricity. This heat, technically speaking , is derived from the surface of the earth . Water or steam carry the geothermal energy up to the surface of the earth for utilization for various most useful purposes . We note that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) having been signed at
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.
Indiaâs first-ever Geothermal Field Dev Project to come up at Leh
Excelsior Correspondent
Leh, Feb 6: A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today at Leh between UT Administration Ladakh, LAHDC-Leh and ONGC Energy Centre in the presence of LG Radha Krishna Mathur, CEC LAHDC, Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson, MP Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Advisor to LG, Umang Narula, for establishing the first-ever Geothermal Field Development Project in India at Puga, Leh.
Secretary PDD Ravinder Kumar; Sachin Kumar Vaishya, CEO, LAHDC Leh, on behalf of UT Administration and LAHDC Leh, respectively, signed the MoU with ONGC Energy centre.
During the event, Mathur that this is the first-ever Geothermal project in India, which will be established in Leh at Puga. He termed it as a proud moment for the people of UT Ladakh. He further added that the moment is a big step towards achieving carbon-neutrality and clean power.