POWERGRID commissions India’s first VSC-based HVDC system

The VSC technology significantly reduces the land requirement compared to the conventional HVDC systems and is particularly suitable for areas, where land is scarce.
Power Grid Corporation under Ministry of Power, Government of India has commissioned Monopole-I of the 320 kV, 2000 MW, Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) Voltage Source Convertor (VSC)-based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System recently.
This project strengthens the power system of Southern Region of the country. It may be recalled that Monopole-II of the project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19th February, 2021 and with the commissioning of Monopole-I, the project has attained its full capacity.
The Pugalur-Thrissur HVDC system, costing ₹5,070 crore, is a part of the Raigarh-Pugalur-Thrissur 6,000 MW HVDC system and enables transfer of 2,000 MW to Kerala through the VSC HVDC station at Thrissur.

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