Azerbaijan’s Azerenergy implementing reactive power compensation project

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8 Trend: Azerbaijan’s Azerenergy OJSC is implementing an important project on reactive power compensation, Trend reports referring to the company. For this purpose, a controlled shunt reactor with a capacity of 120 megavar was installed at the 330-kilovolt Yashma substation, and a controlled shunt reactor with a capacity of 180 megavar - at the 330-kilovolt Goranboy electric power distribution center, the message said. "New reactors are installed at two major nodes in the Azerbaijani energy system,” the company said. “Moreover, the powerful controlled shunt reactors are installed in the places where the main 330 kilovolt-high-voltage power lines, which connect important substations of the system and in which there are cargo flows, are connected.” The issue is that in the current situation, the existing reactive charging power on 330-kilovolt backbone lines, not only reduces their throughput, but also causes losses. After the implementation of the project, shunt reactors, having received the reactive load of high-voltage 330-kilovolt-lines, will improve the capabilities of the power supply mode with reactive load adjustment and thereby provide compensation for reactive load. The controlled shunt reactors not only will increase the throughput of the lines, but also will reduce technical losses, thereby improving the quality of the load, saving a big volume of electricity and funds. Although the installation of the two controlled shunt reactors at the nodal points is currently sufficient for the country's power system, additional shunt reactors will be installed in accordance with the Long-Term Development Plan for the period until 2030 as far as the number of high-voltage substations and power lines increases.