a) Hot and dry region
 b) Clear sky almost whole year
 c) Cheaper installation
 d) Renewable and pollution free energy source.
 e) Government motivation

Most of the petroleum producing areas in India are associated with anticlines and faults traps in the rock
formations of the tertiary age. In the region folding, anticlines or domes, it occurs where oil is trapped in the crest
of the uphold. Petroleum is also found in fault traps between porous rocks.
Major petroleum producing areas of India are …
1) ASSAM- Digboi, Naharkatia, Moran-Hugrijan, Namdang region
2) GUJRAT- Ankeleshwar, Lunez, Navgan
3) MUMBAI HIGH
4) Godavari – Mahanadi basin

NATURAL GAS
• It is a mixture of combustible gaseous hydrocarbons occurring in the rocks of earth crust.
• This is commercial energy.
• It is used as raw material in the petrochemicals.
• It is transported from one place to another through pipeline.
• Mostly used in urban areas.

BIO GAS
• It is derived by decomposition of waste of animals and plants with the help of microorganism in
presence of water.
• Non commercial energy
• It is produced in tanks
• It is found in rural areas

Sources of energy which are renewable, eco-friendly and newer one are called non conventional sources
 of energy i.e. wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy etc.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY:
Geothermal energy refers to the heat and electricity produced by using the heat from the interior of the earth.
Where the geothermal gradient is high , high temperature is found at shallow depth . There are several hot springs
in India which could be used to generate electricity. Two projects, one is MANIKARAN in Himachal and second
in PUGA VALLEY in Ladakh has been set up in India to harness Geothermal energy.

TIDAL ENERGY:
Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity .During high tides water flows into the inlet and get trapped when
it is closed. After the fall of tide the water flows back to the sea via pipe lines that carry it through power
generating turbines. In India gulf of Kutch provides ideal conditions for tidal energy.

• India gets advantage of trade winds, western lies and monsoon winds.
• Wind energy completely pollution free and non exhaustible that’s why it becomes popular.
• India has an ambitious program to install 250 wind driven turbines with total capacity of 45 mega
watts spread over 12 suitable locations.
• India’s potential wind power generation is of 50000 megawatts of which ¼ can be easily
harnessed.
• Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have favorable conditions for wind
energy. Wind power plant at LAMBA in Gujarat, is the largest in Asia.

Following efforts can be made to conserve energy resource in India:
 i Using public transport instead of individual vehicles.
 ii Switching of electricity when not in use.
 iii Using power saving devices.
 iv More and more use of non conventional source of energy as they are renewable and eco-friendly.
 v In automobiles electrical motors should be introduced.
 vi Intensified exploration and research of new sources of energy.