27th September 2023
ARUNACHAL SIGNS PACT WITH NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE (NGI) TO HARNESS GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL
Arunachal Pradesh Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to explore feasibility of harnessing geothermal potentials that the state’s numerous hot springs offer. The pact was signed here this morning by Repo Ronya, Secretary, Science and Technology, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh, and Dr Rajinder Bhasin, Technical Expert, NGI, Norway, in presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Science and Technology Minister Honchun Ngandam, Chief Secretary Dharmendra and Dr Vivek Kumar, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi.
Congratulating NGI and the department of science and technology, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that it’s a right step towards green and clean energy production especially in the light of global warming concerns.