EOI – Agencies for geothermal assessment, development in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has published a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to identify and evaluate the assessment of agencies for geothermal resource assessment, exploration, development, and utilization of geothermal power projects in the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

EOIs will be accepted only until 18 September 2026. For interested parties, there will be a pre-submission meeting on 17 August 2026. Relevant tender documents can accessed via this link.

As stated in the tender documents, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been identified by the National Policy on Geothermal Energy as one of the geothermal provinces in India with geological characteristics considered suitable for geothermal exploration and possible development. Due to the geographical isolation of the islands, it is also particularly vulnerable to dynamic fossil fuel prices and the related logistical challenges. Thus, developing geothermal as an indigenous, renewable, baseload power source is considered a potentially transformative opportunity for the territory.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has further emphasized international cooperation for geothermal development with global geothermal leaders in the fields of technology transfer, joint research and development, and deployment of proven geothermal technologies suitable for conditions in India.

Through this EOI, SECI intends to identify technically capable and financially sound agencies possessing demonstrated expertise in geothermal resource assessment, geothermal drilling, subsurface characterization, geothermal power generation systems and integrated project execution capabilities.

Source: SECI