ABB has teamed up with Power Grid Corporation of India to deliver the 1830km Raigarh-Pugalur transmission link, which will help bring wind power to high consumption areas in the Asian country.
The $640m project will have capacity of 6GW and consist of an 800kV ultra-high-voltage direct current system connecting Raigarh in central India to Pugalur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
The link is expected to be complete in 2019, ABB said.
“The two-way link will integrate thermal and wind energy for transmission of power to high consumption centers located thousands of kilometers away, supporting electricity demands in the south, when wind strength is low, and transmitting clean energy to the north, when there is excess wind power,” the company added.
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