Alstom to take on the second phase of India’s energy highway

Октября 13, 2014

Following the contract win of the first phase of ±800 kV 3000 MW Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited in 2012, Alstom has been awarded the second phase to this large project, connecting Champa to Kurukshetra via ±800 kV 3000 MW UHVDC.

With these two phases, Alstom’s advanced UHVDC system will manage bulk power transfer of 6000 MW at ±800 kV DC from the generation centre in central region to the load centre in the northern region of the country, creating an “energy highway” of efficient power.

Alstom in India has been a pioneer since 1996 supplying three back-to-back HVDC links through which four electrical regions have been connected to improve inter-regional bulk power flow in the Indian grid.

Alstom Grid is one of the top three providers of HVDC technologies worldwide, with over 50 years of experience. It has delivered over 35,000 MW of connection capacity around the world, with key strategic interconnections such as the world’s longest HVDC transmission system in Brazil at 2375 km (3150 MW, 600 kV) and the first and highest rated 800 kV UHVDC link in India (3000 MW). Alstom also built a 660 kV HVDC system in China, and the submarine interconnection between France and the UK (2000 MW).