LS Cable Signs World's Largest Power Transmission HVDC Cable Contract

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[Human Aid Post] LS Cable announced on the 23rd that it signed a contract with KEPCO to supply HVDC cables of 109.8 billion won.

It is a project to supply electricity stably to the Seoul Metropolitan Industrial Complex by connecting 35km from the power plant on the west coast of Chungnam to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do with HVDC cable.

One HVDC line can deliver 3GW of electricity, the power generation of three nuclear power plants. It is the world's largest transmission of HVDC cable, 4.5 times more than the existing HVAC cable.

For more than 100 years of electricity, most of the world's power grid has been composed of alternating current. However, in recent years, the advantages of DC transmission power loss is highlighted, and HVDC is rapidly being applied to long distance transmission networks.

This is the fourth time in Korea's HVDC project since the first European cable was introduced between Haenam and Jeju in 1997. At that time, before the cable was developed in Korea, LS Cable received orders for the second and fourth projects.

Ms. Noh, LS Cable & System CEO, said, “Korea is leading the global next generation power business, such as HVDC and superconducting cable, thanks to KEPCO's energy efficiency business. said.

There are only five companies worldwide that have HVDC cable technology, including LS Cable, Europe and Japan. Since LS Cable is in the early stage of commercialization, there are not many companies with both technology and construction ability.

LS Cable succeeded in developing the technology in 2012 and caught up with the technology gap of more than 30 years with advanced companies. Since then, the company has been leading the industry in 2018, including the world's first certified certification and a line supply contract with maximum transmission capacity.

HVDC is free from electromagnetic waves and can minimize environmental impact, such as reducing the size and number of substations and transmission towers. In addition, the linkage of power grids between countries and continents and the increase of various DC energy sources such as offshore wind, solar and fuel cells are also driving the HVDC market growth.

In particular, there are brisk links between power grids throughout the continent, such as Europe, long-distance transmissions in large countries such as China, India, and Brazil, and renewable energy complexes such as the European offshore wind farm and the African Sahara PV complex. have.

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