BHEL achieves record power transmission of 6000 MW

8 Apr 2022 , 01:34 AM

Bharat Heavy Electricals has achieved a major landmark with its equipment enabling record power transmission of 6000 MW over the recently commissioned 800 kV 6000 MW Ultra High Voltage Direct Current UHVDC link between the Western Region Grid Raigarh Chhattisgarh and the Southern Region Grid Pugalur Tamil Nadu For this project among other equipment and systems BHELs significant contribution includes Converter Transformers Shunt Reactors Filter Bank Capacitors and Instrument Transformers from its Bhopal Plant and Thyristor Valves from its Electronics Division Bengaluru plant AC power generated at the IPPs at Raigarh is converted into DC power for transmitting it over 1800 kms and then converting it back into AC power at the Pugalur end for interconnection with the Southern Grid through the HVDC transmission system This is the second Ultra High Voltage Direct Current UHVDC Transmission Project by BHEL Prior to this the first of its kind in the world Agra Converter Terminal for North-East Agra 800 kV 6000 MW Multi-Terminal HVDC link was commissioned by BHEL in September-2016 Bipole-1 and September-2017 Bipole-2