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Durgapur Destination Guide

Explore Durgapur in India

Durgapur in the region of Orissa is a town in India - some 716 mi or ( 1153 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Durgapur is now 03:00 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Ranchi, Raipur, Raijharan, and Purunagarh. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rajshahi . Where to go and what to see in Durgapur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Talcher–Kolar HVDC system

The Talcher–Kolar HVDC system, otherwise known as the East–South interconnection II is a 1450 km HVDC transmission connection between the eastern and southern regions in India. The system has a transmission voltage of ±500 kV and was originally put into service in March 2003, with a rated power of 2000 MW. In 2007 the scheme was upgraded to 2500 MW. The Talcher–Kolar HVDC system is owned by Power Grid Corporation of India and the converter stations were built by Siemens.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 21.10 85.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1999 establishments in India, Converter stations, Electric power transmission infrastructure in India, HVDC transmission lines