RE Evacuation From Khavda To Nagpur Set To See A Fillip

The evacuation of renewable energy from Khavda Renewable Energy Park is set to get a fillip. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (POWERGRID) has awarded a contract to develop a high voltage direct current (HVDC) link. This link will aid in the transmission of green from Khavda to Nagpur. This is set to be used for the industrial clusters of Nagpur. The award was given to a consortium of Hitachi Energy India Limited and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

The 6GW bi-pole and bi-directional HVDC link is part of the Khavda transmission system. This can transfer power from the potential renewable energy zone in the Khavda area of Gujarat under Phase-V (8 GW). This project crosses 1,200 kilometers (km) and feeds into the country’s 500-gigawatt (GW) renewable evacuation and interstate transmission system.

Bulk RE integration 

‘Our solutions will support the development of India’s power infrastructure with the speed and scale required to fulfill critical 2030 commitments’, said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy´s global Grid Integration business. N Venu, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hitachi Energy India Ltd, said “Today, more than half the HVDC links commissioned in India – some of which have been delivering value for over three decades – use Hitachi Energy.”

As India moves to expand, power electronics solutions, including HVDC, play an essential role in integrating bulk renewable energy, decarbonizing power systems, and enhancing grid resilience and flexibility. With the rising demand for renewable energy, power electronics, such as STATCOM, Enhanced-STATCOM and energy storage solutions, coupled with interconnectors between regions and countries, ensure grid security and reliability as both system voltage and frequency are effectively stabilized in varying weather conditions.

Scope Of The Project

The scope of the project includes converter transformers, AC/DC control and protection, gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear, thyristor valves, 765kV/400kV substation and auxiliary systems to be delivered by Hitachi Energy India Ltd along with its consortium partner BHEL, a leading Indian public sector company.

Hitachi Energy recently inaugurated a new power systems factory in Chennai to support the acceleration of the energy transition, enabling the company to increase its production capacity. The new factory serves both the fast-growing Indian market and the large global demand for clean energy solutions as well as it caters to the rising number of HVDC projects in India and export to support global HVDC installations.