Transmission System Upgrading -- Analyzing the Alternatives for Final Decision Making.

At present the Indian Power Sector is seriously considering the optimization of their existing inter-regional transmission links, and also planning to form new inter-regional links. As one of the options, Thyristors Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) scheme has been implemented recently in the Uttar Pradesh State, in the 400 kV links between Anpara and Unnao, and further efforts have not been made yet. At this stage, as a helping hand to the Power Sector in its decision-making, this paper explores the need for further transmission system upgrading, and based on a prototype transmission system study, it identifies a few more inter-regional transmission links for TCSC implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]