Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has secured REC Power Development and Consultancy’s Rs 250 billion Bhadla-Fatehpur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project. This project will facilitate the evacuation of 6,000 MW of renewable energy from Rajasthan’s renewable energy zones to demand centers in North India and the national grid.
The project is part of a broader initiative under Phase III Part I to evacuate an additional 20,000 MW of renewable energy from Rajasthan. AESL was awarded the project through the tariff-based competitive bidding mechanism. REC Power Development and Consultancy was the bid process coordinator. Other bidders, including Power Grid Corporation of India, Sterlite Grid 37, and IndiGrid 2, also qualified in the technical round.
The 6,000 MW HVDC system will span 2,400 km with a transmission capacity of 7,500 MVA and will include terminals with 100 per cent power reversal capability. The project, based on a build, own, operate, and transfer model, is required to be completed within four and a half years.
