We see that the breakeven distance occurs at 230km. After a
distance of 230km, HVDC transmission becomes more economical than
HVAC power transmission.
Length (km)HVAC LINE COSTHVDC LINE COST
0$18,800,000 $114,800,000
10$24,840,000 $116,800,000
20$30,880,000 $118,800,000
30$36,920,000 $120,800,000
40$42,960,000 $122,800,000
50$49,000,000 $124,800,000
60$55,040,000 $126,800,000
70$61,080,000 $128,800,000
80$67,120,000 $130,800,000
90$73,160,000 $132,800,000
100$79,200,000 $134,800,000
110$85,240,000 $136,800,000
120$91,280,000 $138,800,000
130$97,320,000 $140,800,000
140$103,360,000 $142,800,000
150$109,400,000 $144,800,000
160$115,440,000 $146,800,000
170$121,480,000 $148,800,000
180$127,520,000 $150,800,000
190$133,560,000 $152,800,000
200$145,600,000 $154,800,000
210$151,640,000 $156,800,000
220$157,680,000 $158,800,000
230$163,720,000 $160,800,000
240$169,760,000 $162,800,000
250$175,800,000 $164,800,000
260$181,840,000 $166,800,000
270$187,880,000 $168,800,000
280$193,920,000 $170,800,000
290$199,960,000 $172,800,000
300$206,000,000 $174,800,000
310$212,040,000 $176,800,000
320$218,080,000 $178,800,000
330$224,120,000 $180,800,000
340$230,160,000 $182,800,000
350$236,200,000 $184,800,000
360$242,240,000 $186,800,000
370$248,280,000 $188,800,000
380$254,320,000 $190,800,000
390$260,360,000 $192,800,000
400$272,400,000 $194,800,000
410$278,440,000 $196,800,000
420$284,480,000 $198,800,000
430$290,520,000 $200,800,000
440$296,560,000 $202,800,000
450$302,931,579 $204,800,000
460$309,437,390 $206,800,000
470$315,941,747 $208,800,000
480$322,444,638 $210,800,000
490$328,946,048 $212,800,000
500$335,445,961 $214,800,000
510$341,944,361 $216,800,000
520$348,441,234 $218,800,000
530$354,936,561 $220,800,000
540$361,430,328 $222,800,000
550$367,922,515 $224,800,000
560$374,413,105 $226,800,000
570$380,902,081 $228,800,000
580$387,389,422 $230,800,000
590$393,875,109 $232,800,000
600$406,359,123 $234,800,000
610$412,841,443 $236,800,000
620$419,322,047 $238,800,000
630$425,800,915 $240,800,000
640$432,278,024 $242,800,000
650$438,753,350 $244,800,000
660$445,226,872 $246,800,000
670$451,698,564 $248,800,000
680$458,168,402 $250,800,000
690$464,636,360 $252,800,000
700$471,102,412 $254,800,000
710$477,566,533 $256,800,000
720$484,028,693 $258,800,000
730$490,488,865 $260,800,000
740$496,947,019 $262,800,000
750$503,403,127 $264,800,000
760$509,857,157 $266,800,000
770$516,309,079 $268,800,000
780$522,758,859 $270,800,000
790$529,206,465 $272,800,000
800$541,651,863 $274,800,000
810$548,095,017 $276,800,000
820$554,535,893 $278,800,000
830$560,974,453 $280,800,000
840$567,410,659 $282,800,000
850$573,844,473 $284,800,000
860$580,275,855 $286,800,000
870$586,704,763 $288,800,000
880$593,131,156 $290,800,000
890$599,554,990 $292,800,000
900$605,976,221 $294,800,000
910$612,394,803 $296,800,000
920$618,810,690 $298,800,000
930$625,223,833 $300,800,000
940$631,634,182 $302,800,000
950$638,041,687 $304,800,000
960$644,446,295 $306,800,000
970$650,847,952 $308,800,000
980$657,246,604 $310,800,000
990$663,642,192 $312,800,000
1000$676,034,659 $314,800,000
1010$682,423,943 $316,800,000
1020$688,809,984 $318,800,000
1030$695,192,717 $320,800,000
1040$701,572,077 $322,800,000
1050$707,947,996 $324,800,000
1060$714,320,404 $326,800,000
1070$720,689,230 $328,800,000
1080$727,054,400 $330,800,000
1090$733,415,839 $332,800,000
1100$739,773,467 $334,800,000
1110$746,127,205 $336,800,000
1120$752,476,970 $338,800,000
1130$758,822,675 $340,800,000
1140$765,164,233 $342,800,000
1150$771,501,552 $344,800,000
1160$777,834,540 $346,800,000
1170$784,163,099 $348,800,000
1180$790,487,129 $350,800,000
1190$796,806,528 $352,800,000
1200$809,121,191 $354,800,000
