Lithium Reserve in Rajasthan’s Degana

Lithium Reserve in Rajasthan’s Degana

• India recently discovered lithium reserves in Rajasthan’s Degana (Nagaur), marking another step towards achieving the country’s net zero emissions goal. This is the second lithium reserve to be discovered in India, after the 5.9 million tonnes lithium reserves in were found in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir three months prior.
• Lithium, known as “white gold,” has become a highly sought-after metal, especially for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, given India’s ambitious targets of achieving 30 per cent electric vehicle sales of total new vehicle sales and increasing non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.
• The Geological Survey of India (GSI) recently confirmed the discovery of lithium reserves in Rajasthan, though the capacity of the reserve has not been disclosed. The reserve is believed to be even larger than the 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves discovered in Jammu & Kashmir. The lithium reserves in Rajasthan are located in the same Renvat hill of Degana and its surrounding area, where Tungsten mineral was once supplied to the country.

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Published date : 09 May 2023 05:12PM