Geothermal Potential Regions of India

This chapter narrates about the geothermal potential fields of India. Here the four majors fields of India namely the NW-SE Himalayan Arc, North East Region, and Andaman Nicobar Islands, Son-Narmada-Tapti Lineament (So-Na-Ta), West Coast Continental Margin, Gondwana Graben. The major Himalayan arc includes geothermal fields like Puga, Chhumthang, Manikaran, Beas and Tapoban geothermal fields. The Son-Narmada-Tapti lineament includes geothermal fields like Tatapani, Salbardi, Anhoni-Samoni and Unkeshwar. The west coast continental margin has geothermal fields like cambay, northern and eastern Bombay offshore, konkan geothermal province along with Unai, Dholera and Gandhar. The chapter at last is concluded with the resource estimation and field development plan of the above-mentioned fields.