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PGCIL Starts Commercial Operation of HVDC Bipole Link

The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) announced that the following assets under HVDC Bipole link between Western Region (Raigarh, Chhattisgarh) and Southern Region (Pugalur, Tamil Nadu) - North Trichur, (Kerala) have been put under commercial operation with effect from 25 October 2021.

 

The company has started commercial operation of Raigarh-Pugalur 6,000MW HVDC System, ± 800 kV 1500 MW (Pole-IV) HVDC terminal each at Raigarh (HVDC station) & Pugalur (HVDC Station).

 

It has begun commercial operation of Pugalur HVDC station-Thiruvallam 400 kV (Quad) D/c line along with associated bays and equipment at both ends and two 80 MVAR line reactors at Pugalur HVDC and two 63 MVAR line reactors at Thiruvallam (existing one x 63MVAR bus reactor at Thiruvallam shall be utilised as line reactor in one circuit and second circuit will have new 63 MVAR line reactor).

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