Select the most appropriate option with respect to the correctness of the following statements.

a) India has great potential for the development of tidal energy.

b) A geothermal energy plant has been commissioned at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh.​

Correct option is A

• The potential capacity of electricity generatiodia:n through tidal energy systems in India is 10,000 MW, in which the highest potential site is the Gulf of Cambay has approximately 7200 MW.
• The second and third positions hold the seashore of Kutch & the Ganga delta of Sunderbans respectively. 1,200 MW in the Gulf of Kutch and 100 MW in the Gangetic delta in the Sunderbans region of West Bengal.
• The Gujrat state government has approved Rs 25 crore for setting up the 50 MW plant at the Gulf of Kutch. It will produce energy from the ocean tides.
• The state government signed an MoU with Atlantis Resource Corporation to develop the plant.
• The maximum tidal range is observed in the Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat regions with a range of 10–11 m.

A geothermal energy plant has been commissioned at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh due to the abundance of hot springs and the geothermal potential of the area.

This plant will harness the heat from the hot springs to generate clean and renewable energy for various purposes.

The heat continuously flowing from the Earth’s interior, which travels primarily by conduction in the lithosphere, is estimated to be equivalent to 44 TW of power, and is expected to remain so for billions of years to come, ensuring an inexhaustible supply of energy.

The other five most promising geothermal energy sites in India:

1. Puga in Jammu & Kashmir

2. Cambay Graben in Gujarat

3. Surajkund in Jharkhand

4. Tattapani in Chhattisgarh

5. Chhumathang in Jammu & Kashmir