The first of its kind in India, a geothermal power project of 1 megawatt is being built on a pilot basis by ONGC’s Energy Centre at Puga in the Changthang area of Ladakh. A delegation from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Energy Centre, led by its Director General, Ravi, called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), on Saturday and brought to his attention the challenging assignment.
He informed the L-G that the geothermal project at Puga is the first of its kind in India. He also informed me that geothermal is green and clean energy that is not affected by the weather. Ravi informed me about the plan to drill two wells up to 1,000 meters—one for the producer and the other for the injector—to utilize the geoterial energy.
He also informed us of plans to conduct a study to check if the hot spring is being recharged by glacial water to ensure that it remains a perennial source of energy. He further informed me about the plan to bring equipment at the earliest possible time to complete the project work. Ravi expressed gratitude to the UT administration for its cooperation in the smooth conduct of the pilot project work.