HVDC Rihand–Delhi

HVDC Rihand–Delhi
Location
Country	India
Coordinates	24°01′13″N 82°47′21″E 28°35′36″N 77°36′16″E
From	Rihand
To	Dadri
Ownership information
Owner	Power Grid Corporation of India
Construction information
Installer of substations	ABB, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Commissioned	1990
Technical information
Type	overhead line
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	814 km (506 mi)
Power rating	1,500 MW
DC Voltage	±500 kV
Number of poles	2

The HVDC Rihand–Delhi is a HVDC connection between Rihand and Dadri (near Delhi) in India, in service in 1990. It connects the 3,000 MW coal-based thermal power Rihand complex in Uttar Pradesh to the Northern Region. The project has an 814 kilometres (506 mi) long bipolar overhead line. The transmission voltage is 500 kV and the maximum transmission power is 1,500 megawatts. The project was built by ABB.

Sites

Site	Coordinates
Rihand Static Inverter Plant	24°01′13″N 82°47′21″E
Dadri Static Inverter Plant	28°35′36″N 77°36′16″E

External links

• http://www.abb.com/global/abbzh/abbzh251.nsf!OpenDatabase&db=/global/gad/gad02181.nsf&v=17EA&e=us&m=100A&c=C1256D71001E0037C1256834002A779C
• http://web.archive.org/web/20051115122606/www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/RIHAND.htm
• http://web.archive.org/web/20051115122606/www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Rihand%20Pictures.pdf