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Ladakh Geothermal Energy Project
📅 Published 26 May 2026 · May
Ladakh Geothermal Energy Project
🎯 Key Facts:
- Vinod Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, approved 5-year MoU extension with ONGC
- Location: Puga Valley, eastern Ladakh, altitude 14,000+ ft
- Target: 1 MWe pilot geothermal power plant + DPR for commercial-scale exploitation
- Drilling: existing well to be deepened to 1,000 m in 2026 season; a second 1,000 m well in next phase
- Testing/commissioning to start in FY 2026-27
- 2025 status: ONGC drilled Ladakh's deepest geothermal well — 405 m
✍️ Mains angle: India's first geothermal power project — renewable energy diversification beyond solar/wind, relevant to energy security and net-zero (2070) goals.