The Future of Geothermal in India: Powering Economic Growth and Prosperity with Abundant Domestic Energy

​India’s vast subsurface resources, rising cooling demand, and considerable need for industrial heat position the nation to tap a largely untapped geothermal opportunity and fundamentally strengthen its energy security and resilience. With more than 11,000 gigawatts of industrial heat potential and 1,500 gigawatts of cooling capacity — enough to displace imported fossil fuels and cut industrial energy costs by up to 80% — geothermal could also create up to 700,000 jobs while advancing India's 2047 energy independence goals. The Future of Geothermal in India charts the path from potential to projects.

The report was undertaken in a collaboration between Project InnerSpace and the Council for Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), with additional contributions from authors and peer reviewers at:

• Banaras Hindu University
• The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
• Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy
• Environmental Defense Fund (India)
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
• Institute for Climate Innovation
• Manipur University
• The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC)
• Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU)
• University of Texas, Austin
• Vasudha Foundation