HITACHI ABB POWER GRIDS COMMISSIONS NEW UHVDC TRANSMISSION LINE

摘要

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India (ABB Power Products and Systems India Limited) has successfully commissioned one of India's longest Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) transmission links for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The +/-800 kilovolt (kV), 6,000-megawatt (MW) link has the capacity to meet the electricity needs of more than 80 million people and stretches 1,800-kilometres to connect Raigarh to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Reliable power can now be transmitted in either direction depending on demand, with exceptionally low power losses and minimal environmental footprint. The link supports the Indian government's mission and the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 7 of increasing access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.