The existence of harmonics and low power factor in electrical networks is inevitable. These factors will reduce the network efficiency and service quality to consumers. One way of alleviating such effects is using the line conditioners such as D-STATCOM. As redundancy and cost reduction are important issues in the design of electrical apparatus and networks, in this paper a new scheme comprises two parallel D-STATCOMs is proposed. Hence redundancy and cost reduction are provided while power quality problem i.e. harmonics and power factor are greatly improved. Simulation results for non-linear and inductive loads in 220V voltage are reported and discussed. The obtained results show that the proposed scheme has a proper operation in improving harmonics and power factor of loads

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