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India’s first geothermal plant to come up in Chhattisgarh

To be set up by the NTPC, it will come up at Tata Pani in the newly -formed Balrampur district, located in the extreme northern region of the state

To be set up by the NTPC, it will come up at Tata Pani in the newly -formed Balrampur district, located in the extreme northern region of the state


geothermalRaipur: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will set up the country’s first geothermal power plant in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh.

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For this, the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NTPC.

 The plant will come up at Tata Pani in the newly -formed Balrampur district, located in extreme northern region of the state.


“The power utility NTPC is expected to start the work on the project over the next two years once a detailed project report (DPR) is prepared,” a statement said.

The geothermal generation refers to the harnessing/exploitation of the geothermal energy or the vast reservoir of heat energy stored in the earth’s interior.


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Written by

Amit Bhandari, Fellow, Energy & Environment Studies Programme, The Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

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