BHEL-Hitachi Wins Khavda-Nagpur HVDC Project from Power Grid Corp.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), in collaboration with Hitachi Energy India, has received an order from Power Grid Corporation of India for the Khavda-Nagpur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project. The order, awarded on behalf of Power Grid’s Project Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company, is part of the ongoing effort to enhance renewable energy evacuation.

The project involves the design and execution of 800 kV, 6,000 MW HVDC terminal stations over a 1,200 km stretch to facilitate the transmission of renewable energy from Khavda in Gujarat to Nagpur in Maharashtra. The project is expected to be completed by 2029.

This marks the first-ever HVDC project tendered through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. Power Grid Corporation awarded the Khavda Phase V: Part A Power Transmission project to BHEL and Hitachi Energy India for implementing bi-directional parallel HVDC bipoles and associated AC substations.

The initiative is part of the Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) for evacuating 8 GW of renewable energy from the Khavda Renewable Energy Zone in Gujarat. This project aligns with India’s 500 GW renewable energy evacuation and transmission goals.

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