# Siemens and Sumitomo Electric win $520M HVDC order from Power Grid India

A consortium of Siemens and Sumitomo Electric won an order from Power Grid Corporation of India to supply a 200 km HVDC transmission system (Pugalur-Trichur link) using VSC technology. The order value is approximately $520 million, with operation scheduled for the first half of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-03-27
- Where: Pugalur, Tamil Nadu to Trichur, Kerala, India
- Value: $520.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2000 MW
- Products: HVDC converter stations, XLPE HVDC cable system
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)
- [Power Grid Corporation of India](https://endata.com/companies/4691.md) (customer)
- [Sumitomo Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16532.md) (partner)
- [Sumitomo Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16532.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/siemens-and-sumitomo-electric-win-order-for-hvdc-link-and-agree-on-cooperation/), 2017-03-27: "A consortium between Siemens and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. has been awarded an HVDC order from Indian transmission operator Power Grid Corporation of India"
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/siemens-sumitomo-electric-win-order-for-hvdc-link-117032900728_1.html), 2017-03-29: "The grid-augmentation project will go a long way in delivering reliable, uninterrupted power to the state of Kerala."
- [cabledatasheet.com](https://www.cabledatasheet.com/material-news/siemens-and-sumitomo-electric-win-order-for-hvdc-link-and-agree-on-cooperation/), 2017-04-02: "We are proud to announce that this project will be the first HVDC link in India featuring VSC technology"

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