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Khushi V Rangdhol
Jun 22, 2025 21:15

Could India host the world’s greenest Bitcoin mines? Rajasthan’s solar surplus & Assam’s hydro potential offer carbon-neutral mining—if policy eases taxes, duties, and grid access. A 50-MW pilot could emerge in 24 months.

Bitcoin mining follows cheap, dependable electricity. India rarely makes that shortlist: grid power is expensive, and the legal status of crybitcoingpto profits is murky. Yet two Indian states—sun-splashed Rajasthan and hydro-rich Assam—have the ingredients for carbon-neutral hash-rate if policy barriers ease. Rajasthan: a solar powerhouse looking for daytime demand Rajasthan leads the nation with about 22.9 GW of installed solar capacity and enjoys more than 320 clear-sky days a year. In auctions held during 2024, utility-scale plants secured tariffs as low as ₹2.15 per kWh (≈ US $0.025)—comparable to West Texas wind after transmission costs. Grid curtailment, however, is climbing: when the afternoon sun floods the network, distribution companies order solar parks to power down. Operators lose revenue; the state loses clean energy. Bitcoin ASICs could be a flexible “sponge.” When the grid cannot absorb midday oversupply, miners buy the surplus; when households and industry need power in the evening, rigs throttle back. Texas has proved the model for wind—Rajasthan’s solar profile offers a similar physics match. Assam: hydro that idles overnight Assam’s grid is tiny by comparison—just over 400 MW of state-owned generation—but it sits on abundant run-of-river hydro resources. Turbines spill water at night when local demand plunges, wasting potential megawatt-hours. A small containerised mine could monetise that off-peak flow without new dams or batteries. Renewable-energy consultancy Renewable Watch (May 2025) pegs Assam’s technical green-power potential at about 15 GW, two-thirds of it solar and hydro. A planned “green-internet” park near Guwahati is courting investors for a 10-MW pilot that…

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