Vyborg HVDC scheme

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The Vyborg HVDC scheme is a system of electricity transmission from the Russian power system to Finland.The 400 kV electricity transmission from Russia (then the Soviet Union) to Finland started in 1982. As the Russian and Finnish power systems are de-synchronized, a HVDC-back-to-back station was needed. It was decided to build the substation near Vyborg in the Karelian ASSR. The first unit of the substation was commissioned in December 1981 followed by the second unit in the autumn 1982 and the third unit in the summer 1984. The system was manufactured by Ministry for Electrotechnical Industry of the USSR.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyborg_HVDC_scheme
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Coordinates:   60°40'53"N   28°55'4"E
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