Hitachi Energy secures contracts for HVDC converter stations in Germany
Hitachi Energy has won contracts worth over €2bn ($2.08bn) with Amprion, a German transmission system operator, to supply four converter stations for two high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) links, V48 and V49. These links are integral to Germany’s clean energy transition, transporting power from the North Sea coast to the Ruhr Region, serving four million people. Hitachi Energy will provide and install two HVDC Light converter systems, each with a 2GW capacity and operating at 525kV. The…