# POWERGRID Acquires Barmer HVDC Project to Evacuate 6 GW Solar via ±800 kV Bipole to Maharashtra

> Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has completed the acquisition of Barmer HVDC Power Transmission Limited, initiating construction on a 1,000 km ±800 kV HVDC bipole transmission highway transporting 6 GW of solar generation.

- **Publish Date:** 2026-09-23
- **Category:** transmission-substations
- **Reading Time:** 5 min
- **Original Source Citation:** [Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) Press Office](https://www.powergrid.in/press-releases/acquisition-barmer-hvdc-transmission-spv-september-2026)
- **Tags:** POWERGRID, HVDC, 800 kV, India, Solar Evacuation, STATCOM, Renewable Energy
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## Cross-State ±800 kV Bulk Transmission Highway

The Barmer HVDC project originates at the massive renewable energy complex in Bhadla-Barmer (Rajasthan) and terminates at South Kalamb in Maharashtra, traversing Gujarat across a 1,000-kilometer right-of-way.

With two terminal converter stations rated at 6,000 MW total bipole capacity, the link incorporates Line-Commutated Converter (LCC) and hybrid VSC technologies alongside heavy smoothing reactors and harmonic filters.

## Dynamic Stability with Synchronous Condensers and STATCOMs

To mitigate short-circuit ratio (SCR) degradation caused by heavy inverter-based photovoltaic generation in Rajasthan, POWERGRID is deploying ±300 MVAR STATCOMs and multi-unit synchronous condensers at both converter busbars.

The infrastructure ensures fault-ride-through stability and black-start readiness, establishing a critical clean energy corridor for western India’s industrial belt.

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