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India has very limited potential of geothermal energy. According to one estimate, the total geothermal energy is about 600 MW. There are 115 hot water springs in the country and 350 sites from which geothermal energy can be produced. The Puga Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, the Manikaran area in Himachal Pradesh, the western slopes of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Narmada-Son Valley, and the Damodar Valley are the main areas which have potential for the generation of thermal energy.