National Grid may be perceived as a mesh of interlinked transmission lines, interconnecting different electrical regions, viz., Northern, Eastern, Western, Southern and North - Eastern regions of the country.
This is required to optimally harness the generating resources, confined to certain regions of the country, by facilitating transfer of power from such regions to the other regions which are not adequately endowed.
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>>> Two numbers of 1500 MW HVDC bipoles :
one in Northern region belonging to powergrid (+500KV, 1630 ckt. Kms. HVDC bipole carrying bulk power from Singrauli/Rihand Complex to Delhi)
and
the other in Western region belonging to MSEB (+500kV, 1504 ckt. kms. HVDC bipole transmitting bulk power from Chandrapur to Padghe).
Interconnection of different contiguous regions through HVDC back-to-back links located at;
Vindhyachal (500 MW) connecting Northern & Western region,
Chandrapur (1000 MW) connecting Western & Southern region,
and
Gazuwaka (500 MW) connecting Eastern and Southern regions.
