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2.2.4. Geothermal Energy

There are vast possibilities of developing and exploiting geothermal energy in India. Lots of hot spring localities have been found in the country. Many potential sites have been identified in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. A geothermal energy plant has been commissioned at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh.