DK Thakur Executive Director BHEL Bhopal the other day in presence of POWERGRID officials, flagged off the first unit of 800 kV HVDC Transformer for country’s prestigious 6000 MW Raigarh Pugalur project, Raigarh.
The technology intensive 800 kV HVDC Transformer was successfully manufactured and Type tested at BHEL Bhopal’s modern manufacturing facility in collaboration with ABB, where its design & manufacturing supervision was given by ABB Sweden. Several other units of 800 kV HVDC Transformers of this project are also in advance stage of manufacturing in BHEL.
BHEL in partnership with ABB Sweden is presently executing country’s one of the largest 6000 MW ±800 kV Raigarh-Pugalur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project being setup by central transmission utility POWERGRID corporation of India Limited.
