Scope For Geothermal Energy in India
In India we have about 150 known geothermal sites which can produce geothermal fluids upto 160°C either in the form of hot springs (upto 90°C) and shallow water reservoirs (upto 160°C). However, the main locations of geothermal fields are :
- Puga Valley in J and K.
- Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh.
- Sohana near Delhi.
- Unai and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.
- Tuwa in Gujrat.
- Tattapani in Chhatisgarh.
- Bakreswar in Bihar.
- In the belt of Godavari and Mahanadi basin.
Due to availability of low temperatures geothermal fluids, the prospects of development of geothermal power plants in India are very low. It can be utilized for other applications like heating in low temperature range, space heating and cooling, greenhouse cultivation space heating and cooling, greenhouse cultivation, drying of wood, mushrrom farming, drying of timber cotton, fruits and fishes etc. depending upon the temperatures of the available geothermal fluids.