HVDC

Mumbai gets national grid connectivity at 400kV level

  The city of Mumbai has now achieved National Grid connectivity at 400kV, thanks to a transmission system newly commissioned by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), formerly known as Adani Transmission Ltd. The new transmission system was commissioned by special Read more

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Completion period for Rajasthan HVDC link extended

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has allowed extension in the envisaged completion period of a major HVDC-based transmission scheme in Rajasthan. In its most recent meeting, NCT has allowed the overall completion period to be increased from the Read more

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NCT to deliberate on completion schedule of HVDC-based project in Rajasthan

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its meeting scheduled on August 25, 2023, is expected to deliberate on the completion schedule of a major ISTS scheme involving HVDC technology, in Rajasthan. The project in question is officially termed Read more

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Adani Energy bankrolls $1-billion Mumbai HVDC link project

Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has announced successful financial closure for its $1-billion Mumbai HVDC link project   This project, on which construction work is expected to start in October 2023, will enable further ‘greening’ of the Mumbai Grid by Read more

Hitachi Energy India clocks over Rs.1,100 crore orders in Q1FY24

  Hitachi Energy India Ltd has reported order inflow of over Rs.1,100 crore in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of FY24. In an investor presentation filed on stock exchanges, Hitachi Energy India said that new order inflows in Read more

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Larsen & Toubro wins HVDC order in Saudi Arabia

  Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has reported the winning of several orders in the power T&D business, including a mandate to build an HVDC transmission line in Saudi Arabia. In a release, L&T said that its Power Transmission & Distribution Read more

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HVDC transmission planned for Khavda RE scheme

  Significant power transmission infrastructure involving HVDC technology has been envisaged for a major evacuation scheme related to the Khavda Renewable Energy (RE) zone in Gujarat. The ISTS scheme, officially known as “Transmission system for evacuation of power from potential Read more

CEA proposes RTM route for re-conductoring of ISTS lines

  In a newly released draft paper, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended that re-conductoring of transmission lines of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) be carried out under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) route as opposed to the tariff-based Read more

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Major RE evacuation schemes planned for Khavda region in Gujarat

  Two important ISTS schemes aimed at evacuating a total of 15 GW of renewable energy from Khavda region in Gujarat have been proposed. The two schemes are officially termed as: Transmission System for Evacuation of Power Read more

Transmission line addition in FY24 estimated to grow 13.5 per cent

  The official target for transmission line addition in FY24 represents a 13.5 per cent growth over the actual achievement in FY23. However, the comparable growth in the case of transformation capacity (substations) is much lower at 2.9 per Read more