India's First Fully Indigenous 50 Kw Geothermal Power Plant To be Developed In Arunachal Pradesh

India’s first fully indigenous 50-kilowatt (kW) geothermal power plant will soon come up in Arunachal Pradesh, marking a major leap in the country’s clean energy ambitions, reported Hindustan Times.

The Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CESHS) and the Shriram Institute for Industrial Research (SIIR) signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard.

Plant to Serve 5,000 People in Tawang

CESHS geoscience chief Rupankar Rajkhowa confirmed that the project site has been identified in Tawang district.

“We have already identified three places—Mago, Thingbu and Damteng—and the research and structural mapping has been done,” Rajkhowa was quoted as saying by HT.

The plant is expected to benefit over 5,000 people and will operate at a record low temperature of just 68 degree celsius.

Rajkhowa said the Rs 10 crore project, funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is targeted for completion within three years.

Trials Completed

A CESHS team led by director Tana Tage recently visited a 20-kW demonstration site at SIIR.

Bhupesh Sharma, project manager at SIIR, said, multiple trials were conducted using a 5-kW lab-scale model to better understand challenges of indigenous bipolar process technology, especially at a lower temperature of 68 degree celsius.

CM Applauds Innovation from the Himalayas

Chief Minister Pema Khandu stated, “Arunachal Pradesh & CESHS take a visionary step by signing an MoU to develop India’s first fully indigenous 50-kW geothermal power plant… leading India’s clean energy revolution from the Himalayas!”

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