India has a good geothermal potential and it can produce about 10,600 MW of power. It will make an essential contribution to India’s long-term energy supply and to reduce the greenhouse emission of our nation. Puga Geothermal Field in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the areas that show significant potential for geothermal energy. It has the most promising hydrothermal system on the Indian subcontinent. Puga geothermal field can sustain a 20 MW power plant. The geothermal fluid is obtained from a well that is similar to an oil well. If this well is not self-flowing then it is fitted with a downhole pump to increase the flow rate of the pump and to make sure that the pressure of the water is high enough to keep it from flashing into steam as it rises up the well and is piped to the power plant. To produce electricity, a geothermal power plant uses steam which comes from the reservoirs of hot water. This steam rotates the turbine and produces electricity. In India, by the year 2030, the energy needs maybe increase to 3,00,000 MW. The overall outcome of this paper is to see how the remote area near Puga geothermal field can get proper electricity.

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