of USA to install a 20 MW plant off the Tamil Nadu coast and subsequently in 1982, an OTEC cell was formed in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
The Indian OTEC programme started in 1980 with the proposal of General Electrical Co. This indicates the promise of OTEC for India and points out the urgent need to develop OTEC technology. The total OTEC potential around India is estimated as 180,000 MW considering 40% of gross power for parasitic losses. Apart from this, attractive OTEC plant locations are available around Lakshedweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. That is about 1.5 x 10 6 square kilometeres of tropical water in the Exclusive Economic Zone around India with a power density of 0.2 MW/km 2.
Around 2000km of coast length along the South Indian coast, a temperature difference above 20 oC through out the year is available. India is geographically well placed as far as the OTEC potential is concerned. Ravindran, Director, National Institute of Ocean Technonlgy, IIT Campus, Chennai, India INTRODUCTION
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