A consortium comprising Hitachi Energy India and state-owed BHEL has secured a contract to set up a 6,000 MW, 950-km high-voltage direct current link to transmit renewable energy from Bhadla in Rajasthan to industrial and transport hub in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh.    

The value of the order is not disclosed. Expected to be established by 2029, this HVDC (high-voltage direct current) link will significantly contribute towards the national mission to achieve 500 GW of power from renewable energy sources by 2030, BHEL said in a statement said.     

The 6,000 megawatt (MW), 950-km HVDC link can power approximately 60 million households in India.     

BHEL, in a consortium partnership with Hitachi Energy India, has signed a contract with Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), to design and execute 6,000 MW, ±800 kV, bi-pole and bi-directional HVDC terminals to transmit renewable energy from Bhadla in Rajasthan to the industrial and transport hub in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, as per the statement.