Electricity will be generated from ocean waves in Mumbai, for the first time in India !

Possibility of an agreement with an establishment in Israel

Mumbai – India is to produce electricity from ocean waves in an innovative clean power initiative, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, has announced. India’s untapped potential of ocean energy has been estimated at 40,000 MW. India has a vast coastline of 11,098 km spanning nine states and six other union territories governed from New Delhi. Electricity generation from waves is a relatively new concept. The Minister said, “India has taken steps toward clean energy generation through this process by establishing the country’s first wave energy pilot project in Mumbai.” This premier city of India is surrounded by sea. India’s state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation is in charge of this pilot project, Puri added.

The ‘India Energy Week’ program was held in Delhi. It focused on meeting the growing fuel and energy needs of the country. Focus was placed on the generation of environment- friendly and clean energy. Under this, ‘Bharat Petroleum Company Limited’ ‘BPCL’ has planned to generate electricity from renewable energy sources on the coast like the Mumbai Ocean.

An agreement will be signed between ‘BPCL’ and Israel’s ‘Eco Wave Power’ establishment in this regard. A 100 KW power generation project is to be launched on the Mumbai coast. The project has been successfully completed by a relevant establishment in Israel. The agreement in this regard is likely to be signed this week.