A special feature of Champa’s project is the use of a dedicated metal-backed overhead line using a neutral conductor on the DC circuit. GE is the first company in the world to demonstrate this technology with this project and therefore brings additional value to the customer by eliminating the technical and environmental issues associated with the traditional electrode solution.
The transmission line is a crucial part of the Indian Government’s “electricity for all” initiative and will help provide a reliable source of electricity for millions of people living in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and in the surrounding areas. The project is being executed by GE T & D India Limited, the publicly traded entity of GE’s Grid Solutions division in India.
New government initiatives and strong private sector investment have reversed India’s long-standing power deficit. With the growth of the renewable energy market, the nation now boasts an installed capacity of more than 360 gigawatts (GW), making it the world’s third largest electricity producer . However, to meet the government’s vision of “electricity for all” and provide last-mile connectivity, the continued development of a strong transmission network is essential for the country.
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID), India’s largest transmission company, is helping to address this problem by connecting the energy-deficient northern region of India to the eastern regions. from India that produce excess energy, using GE’s UHVDC technology.
“With this latest milestone from GE’s Champa-Kurukshetra project, India now carries more electricity on this cable than any other DC cable in India, helping to solve electricity shortages in the US. North. This project also includes an integration in which two separately designed bi-poles operate in parallel on the same DC transmission line, a feature appearing only on two other HVDC projects in the world, to which GE has also contributed, a great compliment for our heritage and current HVDC controls, “said Rajendra Iyer, Director of Grid Integrated Solutions at GE’s Grid Solutions. The Grid Integration Solutions division, consisting of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) and FACTS technologies, designs and integrates transmission solutions that help meet the ever-changing needs of the world.
The Champa-Kurukshetra Project transports electricity from power stations in the state of Chhattisgarh, eastern India, to a turnaround station built by GE in Champa, where it is converted from alternating current (AC). ) to direct current (DC). Electricity is transported roughly on the UHVDC line and then reconverted to AC power by a GE inverter station in Kurukshetra, Haryana. From there, electricity is transported to the surrounding rural states that need a reliable and constant supply of electricity. CC technology efficiently transports electricity over long distances, reducing transmission costs and losses. Moreover,
Phase 1 of the project, completed in 2017 , provided a transmission capacity of 3,000 MW. The recent power-up of GE’s Pole 3 has added an additional 1,500 MW capacity, marking a key milestone towards the completion of Phase 2. When Pole 4 is commissioned, the entire system will carry 6,000 MW of 800 kV electricity, making this project one of the largest “production-to-consumption” transmission systems in the world.
