BHEL-Hitachi Energy consortium wins Khavda-Nagpur HVDC project
A consortium of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and Hitachi Energy India has secured a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for the Khavda-Nagpur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project. The contract involves designing and constructing 800kV, 6,000 MW HVDC terminal stations at the Khavda Pooling Station-2 in Gujarat and Nagpur in Maharashtra. Spanning 1,200 km, the system will enable bi-directional power flow and facilitate renewable energy evacuation from Gujarat’s Khavda Renewable Energy…