- Overview: Marking a historic breakthrough in India’s renewable energy matrix, the ONGC-led Geothermal Power Project at Puga Valley, Ladakh, has successfully achieved 100% operational capacity, feeding clean power to the local grid.
- Key Points:
- 24/7 Base Load Power: Unlike solar or wind, geothermal energy provides uninterrupted base-load electricity, immune to extreme Himalayan weather conditions.
- Military Significance: Directly reduces the Indian Army’s heavy reliance on highly expensive, polluting diesel generators for forward posts in Eastern Ladakh.
- Space Heating: The byproduct of the plant—thermal water—will be used for space heating in local villages and military barracks during brutal winters.
- Carbon Neutral Ladakh: Propels the Union Territory closer to its ambitious target of becoming a completely carbon-neutral region by 2030.
Source Link: ONGC Geothermal Energy Initiatives
- Q6. Match the following Geothermal Fields in India with their respective locations:
- Manikaran – a. Chhattisgarh
- Puga Valley – b. Himachal Pradesh
- Tattapani – c. Ladakh
- Select the correct code:
- A) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
- B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
- C) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
- D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
