Overview
- The Project InnerSpace–CEEW study, released Thursday, estimates 11,000 GW of industrial heat, more than 1,500 GW of cooling, and 450 GW of electricity as technical potential.
- The report says geothermal could ease pressure on the power grid and meet rising demand in data centres, cities, and industry with reliable local energy.
- The authors project 350,000 to 700,000 jobs from scaled development with added benefits for the farm supply chain.
- Advances in drilling and subsurface data together with a new national geothermal policy make larger projects more feasible after decades of pilot-only efforts.
- Early steps include a GeoFund-backed cold storage project in Tapri, identification of Jhagadia for industrial use, and leading opportunities in states such as Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.