Leh, May 23 -- Ladakh is all set for a major energy reform with the first-ever commercial exploration of geothermal energy being used as a sustainable alternative source of energy.

Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has approved the extension of the MoU for 5 years with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) - a Govt of India PSU, for setting up India's first geothermal power project at Puga valley in Ladakh, at an altitude of over 14,000 ft.

According to an official release, the earlier tripartite MoU signed with ONGC on 6th February 2021 had expired on 5th February 2026, according to an official statement. Since then, ONGC has been requesting an extension of the MoU, as a lot of work had remained incomplete due to hars...