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Government Exploring 1,000 MW Geothermal Energy to Power Rural India (Daily News & Analysis)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

After decades of studies and field surveys, India has finally decided to focus on tapping clean and renewable geothermal energy, which is available in abundance but remains largely untapped.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently drafted a national policy, which seeks to make India a global leader in the sector, generating 1,000 MW in phase-one, ending 2022.

The draft would be presented at the first global investors' meet on renewable energy, to be held in New Delhi from February 15-17. Leading foreign firms in geothermal sector are expected to attend this meet.

"The power generated could be used to electrify rural parts of the country," says Girish Kumar, scientist and head of the geothermal division, MNRE.

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