Deals26 Nov 2024, 12:08 am
Hitachi Energy India and BHEL Awarded Major HVDC Link Contract by Power Grid Corporation of India
AI Summary
Hitachi Energy India Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have been awarded a significant contract by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (POWERGRID) to design and execute a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link. This link will transmit renewable energy from Khavda in Gujarat to the industrial center of Nagpur in Maharashtra, spanning over 1,200 kilometers and feeding into the country’s 500-gigawatt (GW) renewable evacuation and interstate transmission system.
Key Highlights
- Hitachi Energy India and BHEL have been awarded a major contract by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (POWERGRID) for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link.
- The HVDC link will transmit renewable energy from Khavda in Gujarat to the industrial center of Nagpur in Maharashtra.
- The project spans over 1,200 kilometers and feeds into the country’s 500-gigawatt (GW) renewable evacuation and interstate transmission system.
- The project is part of the transmission system to transfer power from the potential renewable energy zone in the Khavda area of Gujarat under Phase-V (8 GW): Part A.
- The scope of the project includes converter transformers, AC/DC control and protection, gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear, thyristor valves, 765kV/400kV substation and auxiliary systems.