The project, for Spanish construction and energy group Abengoa, will link the two hydropower plants near Porto Velho in the northwest of the country with economic powerhouse São Paulo in the southeast of the country, over a distance of 2,500 kilometres. Power will be transmitted at very high voltage (600 kV) to minimize transmission losses.
ABB said that this will be the second project in Brazil using HVDC at 600 kV.
