Vindhyachal pronunciation (help·info) is a town in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city is a Hindu pilgrimage site, where according to mythology a part of Sati (an avatar of Durga) fell. The river Ganges flows through this city. The Indian Standard Time (IST) line passes through the Vindhyachal railway station.

HVDC-back-to-back station

Since 1989 there is a HVDC-back-to-back station with a maximum transmission power of 500 megawatts and an operating voltage of 176 kV. The HVDC-back-to-back station at Vindhyachal is used for the interconnection of the power grids of East and Central India. The equipment was built by ABB Group.

• http://www.abb.com/global/abbzh/abbzh251.nsf!OpenDatabase&db=/global/gad/gad02181.nsf&v=17EA&e=us&m=100A&c=A01FB5D3AD8D2E0FC1256E2100330B65
• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/VINDHYA.htm
• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Vindhya%20Pictures.pdf

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