A 100 km transmission line is designed for a nominal voltage of 132 kV and consists of one conductor per phase. The line reactance is 0.726 ohm/km. The static transmission capacity of the line, in MW, would be 

 (a) 240 (b) 132 (c) 416 (d) 720
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A 100 km transmission line is designed for a nominal voltage of 132 kV and consists of one conductor per phase. The line reactance is 0.726 ohm/km. The static transmission capacity of the line, in MW, would be 240 

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