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India completes 1st deep geothermal wells in Ladakh's Puga Valley
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Fusion42 · 18 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
India completed its first deep geothermal wells in Ladakh's Puga Valley, drilling two 1,000-metre boreholes that reached 135°C and will power a pilot 1MW geothermal plant at over 14,000 feet elevation. The project, led by ONGC Energy Centre under a five-year agreement, represents India's first operational geothermal power generation and a step toward Ladakh's carbon-neutrality targets.
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India just proved geothermal works at scale in high-altitude, seismically active terrain—that's a supply-chain opening for drill engineering, thermal materials, and subsurface mapping tech. If you build any of those, ONGC and state energy boards across the Himalayas are now a customer.
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