India’s first two geothermal wells commissioned in Ladakh’s Puga Valley, LG Saxena hails historic feat

Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday inaugurated India’s first and deepest geothermal wells in the Puga Valley of the Union Territory (UT), which were executed by the ONGC Energy Centre. This was a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clean energy vision.

The two 1,000-meter-deep wells were drilled at a high altitude of over 14,000 ft and will pave the way for the establishment of India’s first 1-megawatt pilot geothermal power project in Ladakh.

In a statement on X (previously Twitter), Saxena congratulated the engineers and technical experts involved in the project. He said the project will “catalyze Ladakh’s holistic development, strengthening energy security, promoting environmental sustainability, and contributing to socio-economic growth”.