Southern Hami–Zhengzhou UHVDC

Hami–Zhengzhou UHVDC Transmission Project
Location
Country China
Province Yunnan, Guangdong
General direction west-east
From Hami, Xinjiang
Passes through Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi and Henan provinces
To Zhengzhou, Henan
Ownership information
Owner State Grid Corporation of China
Operator Northwest China Grid Company
Construction information
Manufacturer of substations ABB
Construction started 2012
Commissioned January 2014
Technical information
Type overhead transmission line
Type of current Ultra HVDC
Total length 2,210 km (1,370 mi)
Power rating 8,000 MW
DC Voltage ±800 kV
Number of poles 2

The Southern Hami–Zhengzhou UHVDC is an ultra high-voltage direct current power transmission line in from the north-west to central China. It is the first ultra high-voltage project implemented by the Northwest China Grid Company, a subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China.[1] Construction started on 13 May 2012. It went in operation in January 2014.[2] Expected costs were 23.4 billion yuan.[1]

The transmission line starts at the Hami Nanhu converter station next to the Dananhu Power Station in Xinjiang and runs through Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi and Henan provinces to Zhengzhou converter station in Henan.[3] Its total length is 2,210 kilometres (1,370 mi). The line will operate at ±800 kV voltage and is designed to have a transmission capacity of 8,000 MW, the highest in the world.[1] The lines is designed and built by different Chinese companies. Converter transformers and components are supplied by ABB Group as also by XD Group.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Southern Hami-Zhengzhou ±800kV UHVDC Transmission Project, Second Xinjiang-Northwest Main Grid 750kV HVDC Transmission Line Start Construction to Build the Silk Road of Electricity Connecting the Western Frontier with the Central Plains" (Press release). State Grid Corporation of China. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ↑ http://www.epri.sgcc.com.cn/prgc/english/News/201402/t20140228_1386217.html
  3. ↑ "Preliminary Assessments for Hami-Zhengzhou and Xiluodu-Western Zhejiang UHV DC Projects Completed" (Press release). State Grid Corporation of China. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  4. ↑ "ABB wins power transformers order in China worth over $100 million" (Press release). ABB. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  5. ↑ "China XD to supply equipment for SGCC’s UHVDC project". Global Transmission Report. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-27.