Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in partnership with Hitachi Energy India Limited has secured a contract from Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Limited, for the design and execution of ±800 kV, 6000 MW line commutated converter high voltage direct current (HVDC) terminals at Bhadla and Fatehpur.
The scope of work includes design, supply, installation, and commissioning of bi-directional HVDC terminals to transmit renewable energy over a distance of 950 km from Bhadla in Rajasthan to Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh. BHEL will supply key equipment such as converter transformers, shunt reactors, filter bank capacitors and instrument transformers from its Bhopal plant, along with thyristor valves from its Bengaluru unit. The project also includes a 765 kV/400 kV power evacuation system at Fatehpur terminal and a 400 kV substation at Bhadla and its extension.