South America
Uruguay
Cerro Largo Department

Melo HVDC Back-to-back station

The Melo HVDC Back-to-back station is the central part of the EHV-interconnection between and , which is only possible by means of a frequency converter, as the frequency of the power grid in Uruguay is 50 Hz and that in Brazil is 60 Hz.
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  • Type: Electrical substation
  • Description: HVDC back-to-back station in Uruguay
  • Also known as: “Melo HVDC”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melo.

Photo: Godshawk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of the of north-eastern . As of the census of 2023, it is the ninth most populated city of the country with a population of 56,013.

Melo HVDC Back-to-back station

Latitude
-32.41789° or 32° 25′ 4″ south
Longitude
-54.09199° or 54° 5′ 31″ west
Open location code
48V7HWJ5+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376921907
Wiki­data ID
Q6813262
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Melo HVDC Back-to-back station”. Photo: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0.