Alstom has received a contract worth €400m by Power Grid Corporation of India to deliver a ±800 kV 3,000 MW advanced Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) system. This advanced UHVDC system will meet the bulk power transfer requirement from Chhattisgarh region - a hub of Independent Power Producers of thermal power - to the load centre located in the northern region of the country, through a 1,365 km transmission line, creating an “energy highway” of clean, efficient power.
Under the terms of the contract, Alstom will deliver ±800 kV UHVDC thyristor valves, 32 converter transformers, 400/220 kV gas-and air-insulated switchgear and substation equipment, communication and supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA). The scope of work includes overall project management, studies, design, engineering, training, manufacture, civil works at site, erection, site testing and commissioning.