Leh, July 17 -- In a landmark milestone in India's clean energy mission, Lieutenant Governor, Shri VK Saxena, today commissioned India's first and deepest two geothermal wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh, executed by ONGC Energy Centre. The development is a big stride towards the establishment of India's first-ever Geothermal Power Plant in Ladakh.
The commissioning of the two 1000-meter-deep wells, at a high altitude of over 14,000 feet, would significantly advance Ladakh's journey towards becoming a clean energy hub, powered by renewable sources, as envisaged by Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. The project also fulfils the Hon'ble PM's vision of Carbon-neutral Ladakh and the call to harness alternative, renewable energy sources f...