Inga-Shaba

Inga-Shaba is the name for a HVDC-scheme in between Kolwezi and Inga in Zaire, which went in service in 1979. This scheme equipped with modern thyristor technology can transmit 560 megawatts at a symmetrical bipolar voltage of +/-500 kilovolts. At 1700 kilometers, it is the longest HVDC transmission line to date. Because the line runs through inaccessible terrain, for each pole a separate right of way was used.

• http://www.abb.com/global/abbzh/abbzh251.nsf?OpenDatabase&db=/GLOBAL/GAD/GAD02181.NSF&v=17EA&e=us&m=9F2&c=C1256D71001E0037C1256C7D00387939
• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/INGASHAB.htm
• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Ingashab%20Pictures.pdf