The delivery is a part of a €400m contract awarded to Alstom in 2012 by Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid).
The PowerGrid’s 3000MW, 800kV Champa-Kurukshetra UHVDC phase 1 link is intended to connect the power station of Central India near Champa in the state of Chhattisgarh, to the demand center in at Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana.
Alstom expects the 1,365km transmission line to create an ‘energy superhighway’ of efficient power transmission.
Alstom Grid Power Electronics and Automation senior vice-president Patrick Plas said: "These massive transformers will substantially improve grid connectivity by seamlessly transferring power across 5 electrical regions of India.
"Alstom has been a key player in HVDC for over 50 years and the company is currently executing two 800kV UHVDC bi-pole projects in India.
"The 800kV HVDC transformers are locally manufactured from Alstom’s world class facilities and reinforce its leadership in the transformer market."
Alstom developed the 13m-long, transformer, which is the first of nine power transformers for the project, at its largest transformer manufacturing and testing facility in India.
The company already manufactured the second transformer, which increases the total transmission capacity of the advanced UHVDC system to 6000MW. It is due to reach Champa by December 2015.
Alstom is responsible for the delivery of 32 converter transformers, 24 double Thyristors valves, 400/220 kV gas and air-insulated switchgear and substation equipment, including Alstom’s first AIS 800kV high speed direct current (DC) switch for the project.
The turnkey work comprises overall project management, studies, design, engineering, training, manufacture, civil works at site, site erection, testing and commissioning.
Image: Alstom manufactured the HVDC transformer for Champa-Kurukshetra phase 1 project at its new facility in India. Photo: courtesy of ALSTOM.
