History
ABB Group, a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, was the primary entity commissioned for this turnkey project in the mid-1980s. ABB also had responsibility for the converter stations, which were commissioned in April 1986.
In 2008, ABB received the order for an additional upgrade. This upgrade included delivery of the MACH2 control and protection system along with additional AC filters and cooling systems. This upgrade has allowed the link to reach a transmission capacity of 2400 MW (2.4 GW).
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