GE to support Korean grid with HVDC technology

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GE and KAPES, a KEPCO-GE joint venture, to add a 500-MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) link to South Korea’s electric grid / The Shin-bupyeong project, located in Incheon west of Seoul, will relieve overload conditions, and strengthen the grid system / This latest contract award from KEPCO, in excess of USD $100 million, is the first project by GE and the KAPES consortium in South Korea using the newest Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC) HVDC technology, and GE’s fifth VSC project in the world

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE) and KAPES, a KEPCO-GE joint venture, has been awarded a contract in excess of USD $100 million by Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) to deliver a 500 MW Back-to-Back Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) High Voltage... ... More: Official Press Release GE

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GE, KAPES, South Korea, HVDC, cable, grid system, converter, technology, back to back, voltage, energy consumption