HVDC (high voltage direct current) technology is an important component of India’s power transmission grid, offering distinct advantages over conventional AC technology, in specific conditions. Hitachi Energy India commissioned India’s pioneering Read more
Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of HVDC submarine cable for NeuConnect Interconnector, a 1.4 GW power interconnection project between UK and Germany. The NeuConnect Interconnector is a private Read more
Siemens Energy has reported the winning of its largest offshore grid connection order. Commissioned by Amprion Offshore GmbH, Siemens Energy will set up infrastructure for evacuation of up to 1.8 GW of wind power from two wind farms Read more
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a HVDC cable for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read more
GE T&D India is viewing opportunities in the HVDC power transmission space, and is expected active tendering on 4-5 projects in FY23, according to senior company officials. Addressing an investor conference, a senior official of GE T&D India said Read more
Hitachi Energy’s Indian operations have now been formalized under the new legal entity “Hitachi Energy India Ltd”. This follows the rebranding of its parent entity to Hitachi Energy from the earlier “Hitachi ABB Power Grids”. Though the Indian operations Read more
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in a statement, said that it incurred capital expenditure of Rs.1,939 crore in the second quarter (Q2, July to September) of FY22. During the same period, PGCIL capitalized assets Read more
Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract worth several hundreds of millions of US dollars from the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Read more
Siemens will be supplying HVDC technology to the SuedLink, a new HVDC transmission link that will help evacuation of wind and solar energy, in Germany The 700-km SuedLink is a new wind power line, which will enable low-loss energy Read more
For India’s power transmission & distribution sector, Siemens has been not just a long-standing partner, but also the creator of new-technology paradigms. Siemens has several firsts to its credit—voltage source converter Read more