HVDC projects by type and power

Yellow = HVDC Light Project

Bulk power transmissions
Project
MW
Remarks
Xiangjiaba - Shanghai, China
6 400
800 kV UHVDC
Itaipu, Brazil
6 300
Two bipoles, 600 kV DC.
Rio Madeira, Brazil
3 150
World's longest transmission - over 2,500 km
Pacific Intertie, USA
3 100
Hulunbeir-Liaoning , China
3 000
Three Gorges - Changzhou, China
3 000
Three Gorges - Shanghai, China
3 000
Three Gorges - Guangdong, China
3 000
Intermountain, USA
2 400
Quebec - New England, Canada - USA
2 000
Multi-terminal
Nelson River 2, Canada
2 000
Cahora Bassa, Mozambique - South Africa
1 920
Rihand-Delhi, India
1 500
Chandrapur - Padghe, India
1 500
New Zealand DC Hybrid Link
1 240
Mercury arc + thyristor
Gezhouba - Shanghai, China
1 200
CU Project, USA
1 000
Inga Shaba, DR Congo
560
Leyte - Luzon, Philippines
440
YellowCaprivi Link Interconnector
300
HVDC Light with overhead line

Cable projects
Project
MW
Remarks
Fenno-Skan, Finland - Sweden
1 300
New Zealand DC Hybrid Link
1 240
Mercury arc + thyristor
SAPEI, Italy
1 000
Skagerrak, Norway - Denmark
940
NorNed, Norway - Netherlands
700
Baltic Cable, Sweden - Germany
600
Kontek, Denmark - Germany
600
Swepol, Sweden - Poland
600
Yellow East West Interconnector, Ireland - UK
500
Sea and land cable
Italy-Greece
500
Leyte - Luzon, Philippines
440
Yellow BorWin1, Germany
400
Sea and land cable
Yellow Estlink, Estonia - Finland
350
Sea and land cable
Yellow CrossSound, USA
330
Vancouver Island, Canada
312
Mercury arc
Konti-Skan 2, Sweden - Denmark
300
Gotland 2 + 3, Sweden
260
Yellow Murraylink, Australia
220
Land cable
Yellow Terranora interconnector, Australia
180
Land cable
Yellow Troll offshore, Norway
84
Yellow Valhall offshore, Norway
78
Yellow Gotland HVDC Light, Sweden
50
Land cable
Yellow Tjaereborg, Denmark
7
Land cable

Back-to-back projects
Project
MW
Remarks
Garabi, Brazil
2 200
CCC
Outaouais, Canada
1 250
Châteauguay upgrade, Canada
1 000
Rio Madeira back-to-back, Brazil
800
Lingbao II (Extension project)
750
Durnrohr, Austria
550
Vindhyachal, India
500
Vizag II, India
500
Sakuma, Japan
300
Mercury arc (rebuilt)
Blackwater, USA
200
Highgate, USA
200
Rapid City, USA
200
CCC
Sharyland Asynchronous Tie,USA
150
Broken Hill, Australia
40
Yellow Eagle Pass, USA
36

Test project
Project
MW
Remarks
Yellow Hällsjön, Sweden
3
First HVDC Light

HVDC system upgrades
Project
MW
Remarks
CU Project, USA
1 000
Control & protection (MACH2)
Square Butte , USA
500
Control & protection (MACH2)
Pacific Intertie Sylmar Refurbishment, USA
3 100
Re-building of the Sylmar East station from 1 100 to 3 100 MW.
Skagerrak 1&2, Norway - Denmark
500
Control & protection (MACH2)
Cahora Bassa, Apollo upgrade, South Africa
1 920
Upgrade of: valves, filters and control system, etc.
Blackwater, USA
200
Upgrade of valve cooling and control & protection (MACH2) systems
Châteauguay, Québec, Canada
1 000
Control & protection (MACH2)
IPP Upgrade
2 400
Control & protection (MACH2), valve cooling and additional AC filters

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