“BHEL signs contract for ± 800 kV, 6000 MW Bhadla-Fatehpur LCC HVDC Terminal Station along with AC Transmission at Bhadla and Fatehpur
BHEL, in consortium partnership with
POWERINDIA
has signed a contract with Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Limited, a 100% subsidiary of
ADANIENSOL
to design and execute 6,000 MW, ±800 kV, bipole and bi-directional high-voltage direct current (HVDC) terminals to transmit enewable energy from Bhadla in Rajasthan to the industrial and transport hub in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
BHEL will supply Converter Transformers, Shunt Reactors, Filter Bank Capacitors, MV Switchgear & Instrument Transformers from its Bhopal Plant and Thyristor Valves from its Electronics Division, Bengaluru. These valves will be used to convert AC Power at Bhadla into DC power for transmitting it over a HVDC transmission line of over 950 kms and then converting it back to AC at the Fatehpur end to evacuate power. Besides these, the company’s Transmission Business Group will design, supply and install the mega size 765 kV/400 kV power evacuation system at the Fatehpur terminal and 400 kV AC sub-station at Bhadla and Bhadla Extension.