๐ Tender Overview
It is planned to connect Andaman & Nicobar Islands with mainland of the country through HVDC under-sea cables. The ยฑ320 kV, 250 MW HVDC (VSC based) interconnection of 1,150 km through under-sea cable (capacity of cable: 500 MW) will be first of its kind in the country connecting Port Blair, Andaman, to Paradip, Odisha.
The project will take five years to do. In Phase-II, another 250 MW HVDC terminal would be added at both, and a cable is to be laid between Port Blair and Nicobar Islands.
