Cahora Bassa (HVDC)

Cahora Bassa HVDC
The southern line crossing through the Kruger National Park
Route of the Cahora Bassa HVDC scheme
Location
Country	Mozambique, South Africa
Coordinates	15°36′41″S 32°44′59″E / 15.61139°S 32.74972°E / -15.61139; 32.74972 (Songo Converter Station) 25°55′11″S 28°16′34″E / 25.91972°S 28.27611°E / -25.91972; 28.27611 (Apollo Converter Station)
From	Cahora Bassa Dam, Mozambique
To	Johannesburg, South Africa
Ownership information
Owner	Eskom, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB)[citation needed]
Construction information
Manufacturer of substations	AEG-Telefunken, Brown Boveri Company, Siemens (original equipment); ABB Group (upgrade)
Commissioned	1977–1979
Technical information
Type	overhead line
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	1,420 km (880 mi)
Power rating	1920 MW
DC voltage	±533 kV
No. of poles	2

Cahora-Bassa (previously spelled Cabora Bassa) is a separate bipolar HVDC power transmission line between the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Generation Station at the Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique, and Johannesburg, South Africa.