BHEL wins order for Multi-Terminal System

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a breakthrough order from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for ± 800 kV 6,000 MW HVDC Multi-Terminal System Package associated with the NE/ER-N/WR Interconnector-1 project, in consortium with ABB, Sweden.

This will be world’s first ± 800 kV, 6,000 MW Ultra High Voltage Multi-terminal DC transmission link. The link comprises three converter terminals and a power transmission system with a built in capacity of up to 8,000 MW which is the largest HVDC transmission system ever built. The use of Ultra High Voltage (± 800 kV) minimises transmission losses. In financial terms, this is the largest order finalized in T&D sector anywhere in the world.

The ± 800 kV North-East Agra UHVDC link will have a capacity to transmit up to 6,000 MW of clean hydroelectric power from the North-East Region of the country to Agra across a distance of 1,728 kilometers. This transmission super highway will to a large extent ease the ever increasing power shortages in northern India.

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http://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-7141-bhel_wins_order_for_multi_terminal_system/