First Geothermal Production In Northeast Region

First Geothermal Production In Northeast Region: Recently, the Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CESHS) drilled the first geothermal production well in Dirang, a town in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

o This groundbreaking project has the potential to make Dirang India’s first geothermal-powered town.

• About Geothermal Energy: It is the heat derived from the Earth's interior.

o It is harnessed by tapping into steam or hot water reservoirs beneath the Earth's surface.

o This energy can be used directly for heating or converted into electricity through geothermal power plants.

• Geothermal Energy In India: The geothermal provinces of India have the potential to generate around 10,600 MW of electricity.

o Around 350 geothermal energy locations have been discovered in India by the Geological Survey of India.

o The Himalayas, Sohana, West Coast, Cambay (Gujarat), Godavari, Mahanadi, and Son-Narmada-Tapi (SONATA) geothermal provinces, as well as a number of geothermal springs, make up India's geothermal provinces.

o Geothermal resources in India have been mapped, and a broad estimate suggests that there could be a 10 gigawatt (GW) geothermal power potential (MNRE).