Why Lakshadweep's desalination plant, purifying sea water, is a revolution for India
India Today
India's First Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) powered desalination plant in Lakshadweep, a project that is not just about converting ocean water into drinking water, but about energy independence, strategic security, and technological self-reliance.
"Hum Jyada se jyada atamanirbhar ho", PM Modi`s statement in Rajya Sabha on the West Asia war and the prevailing oil crisis, echoes on many fronts of the economy worldwide and focusses on ‘Self-Reliance’. This is exactly what I felt when I recently visited India's First Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) powered desalination plant in Lakshadweep, a project that is not just about converting ocean water into drinking water, but about energy independence, strategic security, and technological self-reliance.
Surrounded by endless blue waters, Lakshadweep has long-lived with a paradox: water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Now, that reality is set to change.
Before I talk about Lakshadweep in detail, let me take you back to the year 2017 in Israel on Olga beach. PM Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu were together visiting a desalination plant. The roots of this transformation trace back from there.
Alongside Netanyahu, PM Modi was taken to a state-of-the-art desalination facility.
Operated by GL Water Technologies, the plant showcased how seawater could be converted into potable water at scale.
Israel, one of the driest nations on Earth, had already turned desalination into a national strength, producing more freshwater than it needs.
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