Alstom T&D India said on Monday that it has won contracts worth ₹ 3,250 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India to set up the Champa-Kurukshetra Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) link. The new transmission link will increase the total transmission capacity of the existing system to 6,000 MW. “We have been actively associated with Power Grid in establishing back-to-back HVDC systems in the past to improve power flow and grid connectivity between the five electrical regions of India. The Champa-Phase II HVDC project follows the success of Champa-Phase I,” said Rathin Basu, Managing Director of Alstom T&D India said in a statement.

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