L-G VK Saxena commissions India's first two geothermal wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh

India has commissioned its first two geothermal wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh, drilling to 1000 metres at 14,000+ feet altitude, with temperatures reaching 135°C at 400 metres depth. The wells support a 1 MW pilot geothermal power project—India's first demonstration-scale geothermal plant—marking a concrete step towards carbon-neutral Ladakh and domestic geothermal energy commercialisation.

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