$450M HVDC contract awarded for African energy link
Isolux Corsan and its consortium partner Siemens have received a contract to design, build and install high voltage direct current (HVDC) equipment between Ethiopia and Kenya.
Hitachi and ABB form joint venture in Japan
Japan, Tokyo: Hitachi, Ltd. and ABB have announced the completion of the process to establish a joint venture company, Hitachi ABB HVDC Technologies, Ltd., for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission in Japan.
Alstom delivers India’s first 800 kV HVDC transformer
Alstom has manufactured and delivered India’s first 800 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transformer for the Champa-Kurukshetra Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) Phase 1 link.
ABB commissions converter stations to Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has commissioned the converter stations to the 3,150 MW Rio Madeira HVDC link in Brazil which is at approximately 2,400 km, the longest transmission link in the world, according to ABB.
ABB to present smart power technologies used in digital grid
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced it will soon demonstrate how smart technologies are being used more frequently to energise the digital grid.
Alstom to increase energy highways with €800 million ($1.06 billion) of HVDC contracts
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom Grid has won three major HVDC contracts with a total value of €800 million ($105.6 million). The HVDC projects will build energy highways for bulk power transmission in India, bring power into the heart of a South Korean city, and integrate renewable energy resources in Atlantic Canada.
ABB awarded $400 million order for Maritime Link power project in Canada
Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth approximately $ 400 million from NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc., to supply a HVDC power transmission solution.