India National Geothermal Energy Policy
Sector: Geothermal • Location: India
Source: The Economic Times
India launched its first national policy on geothermal energy to unlock the country's untapped geothermal potential through incentives and regulations. The policy encourages repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells, deploying ground source heat pumps for heating and cooling, promotes joint ventures between geothermal developers and oil, gas, and mineral companies, and proposes fiscal incentives suc
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Geothermal, Oil and Gas, Government
- Location
- India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Economic Times
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Description | India launched its first national policy on geothermal energy to unlock the country's untapped geothermal potential through incentives and regulations. The policy encourages repurposing abandoned oil and gas wells, deploying ground source heat pumps for heating and cooling, promotes joint ventures between geothermal developers and oil, gas, and mineral companies, and proposes fiscal incentives such as tax holidays, import duty exemptions, and viability gap funding. It supports geothermal projects for up to 30 years with extensions based on resource availability. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | India |
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Source | The Economic Times |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Geothermal, Oil and Gas, Government |
Article published date | 2025-09-18 |
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