 "HVDC transmission lines; Image courtesy: ABB")
ABB has been award contract worth Rs 4,350 crore by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for a power transmission link project, which aims to provide reliable electricity to more than 80 million people. The total project value is worth more than Rs 5,700 crore and the balance will be executed by ABB’s consortium partner Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL). The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2016. This mega project is expected to be completed in 2019.
The Raigarh-Pugalur 800 kilovolt (kV) ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) system will connect Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in
