Anybody know what's happening with the project to interconnect the SL grid and the Indian grid?
Here's some gen:
The
India – Sri Lanka HVDC Grid Interconnection is a proposed project to link the
national grids of
India and
Sri Lanka. The project involves the construction of a
HVDC connection between
Madurai in southern India, and
Anuradhapura in central Sri Lanka, through the
Palk Strait. The link would measure 285 kilometres (177 mi) in length, including 50 kilometres (31 mi) of submarine cables, and would take more than three years to construct. It would be implemented by the
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Ceylon Electricity Board.
Having been contemplated since 1970, the project has four implementation alternatives in consideration:
- Madurai–Anuradhapura
- Tuticorin–Puttalam
- Madurai–Puttalam
- Madurai–Anuradhapura (with back-to-back DC)
The connection will be developed in two phases, of which the first phase, scheduled to complete in the near-future, would enable the transmission of 500
MW between the two countries. The second phase would enable a 1,000 MW transmission capacity, the target capacity.
It is expected to reach a total development cost of approximately
US$800,000,000. Such a connection between the two countries would enable the nations to
sell excess energy, thus saving valuable resources.