The Power technology group will supply equipment including converter transformers, DC filter capacitors and converter valves for the Xiluodu-Zhexi link.

The 8GW line will carry 40TWh of hydropower-generated energy a year from Sichuan province in southwest China to Zhejiang province on the east coast.

“We are pleased to continue supporting China’s efforts to build one of the most extensive and advanced power networks in the world,” says Bernhard Jucker, head of ABB’s Power Products division.

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