India's first geothermal power project in Ladakh

  The Centre is to set up the country's first geothermal power project in Ladakh. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said in Chennai today that the Government is working on the project and the 3 MW will be one of the major geothermal-based projects in the world. He said his Ministry will also look at how such projects can be extended to other States.  On the use of Ethanol based fuel, he said the Ministry is looking at how five per cent of ethanol can be added. He said Brazil has allowed 55 per cent.  On dumping of low quality products from China,the Minister said his Ministry is already working with the Commerce Ministry on how it can be avoided.  He said, quality control must be essential.  Earlier, Farooq Abdullah formally launched the Solar Radiation Resource Assessment facility, which was set up at a cost of 25 crore rupees by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology there.