| Title | UNFC Classification of Himalayan Geothermal System in India |
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| Authors | Varun CHANDRASEKHAR, D CHANDRASEKHARAM, Trupti CHANDRASEKHAR |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | geothermal india , UNFC , PUGA , CHUMATANG, india , economic feasibility |
| Abstract | The Himalayan geothermal systems in India encompasses the Puga & Chumatang provinces of Laddakh region which has a conservative estimate of generating in excess of 500 MWe. Albeit such a strong potential energy production efforts have been unable to take off in spite numerous attempts by various stakeholders as it has been hit road blocks from time to time. The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program of the World Bank Group (ESMAP)- International Geothermal Association (IGA) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), have made a joint effort to adopt United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) to geothermal energy resources. Poluparly known as UNFC-2009 is gaining popularity with stakeholders worldwide. An attempt is now being made to apply the guidelines to both the real-world geothermal projects on a “as in where in†condition basis to help stakeholders understand the underlying problems. Its imperative to identify the bottlenecks and further make collective and sustain efforts to harness the abundant geothermal potential of the region. Geothermal enery development in the state has the ability to be a direct catalyst in the social-economic development of the region. Moving further, we shall have an overview understanding of UNFC framework which has been supported by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) , a view of the Puga Geothermal field , and there on attempt to apply the UNFC guidelines to these real-world geothermal projects , and understand its complexity. |