GK - Geothermal Power Plants in India

• Geothermal energy is thermal energy, which is generated through the natural hot springs.

• In India, by the time, geothermal energy installed capacity is experimental; however, the potential capacity is more than 10,000 MW.

• Following are the six most promising geothermal energy sites in India −

  • Tattapani in Chhattisgarh

  • Puga in Jammu & Kashmir

  • Cambay Graben in Gujarat

  • Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh

  • Surajkund in Jharkhand

  • Chhumathang in Jammu & Kashmir

• Following are the six major geothermal provinces in India

  • Himalayan Province e.g. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, etc.

  • Areas of Faulted blocks e.g. Aravalli belt, Naga-Lushi, West coast regions and Son-Narmada lineament.

  • Volcanic Arc e.g. Andaman and Nicobar Arc (Barren Island).

  • Deep sedimentary basin of Tertiary age e.g. Cambay basin in Gujarat.

  • Radioactive Province e.g. Surajkund, Hazaribagh, and Jharkhand.

  • Cratonic Province e.g. Peninsular India.