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PowerGrid Corporation of India
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Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), (NSE: POWERGRID

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Type Traded as

State-owned enterprise Public NSE: POWERGRID (http://www.nseindia.com/marketinfo/companyinfo/companysearch.jsp? cons=POWERGRID§ion=7) BSE: 532898 (http://www.bseindia.com/scripsearch/scrips.aspx? myScrip=532898) Electric utility 23 October 1992

Industry Founded

Headquarters Gurgaon, India Area served Key people Products Revenue Net income Website India Shri R.N.Nayak (Chairman & MD) Electricity generation, transmission and distribution; energy trading 10,035 crore (US$1.82 billion)(2011-12)[1] 3,255 crore (US$589.16 million)(2011-12)[2] Powergridindia.com (http://www.powergridindia.com/)

(http://www.nseindia.com/marketinfo/companyinfo/companysearch.jsp?cons=POWERGRID§ion=7) , BSE: 532898 (http://www.bseindia.com/scripsearch/scrips.aspx?myScrip=532898) ) is an Indian state-owned electric utilities company headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Power Grid wheels about 50% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network. Power Grid has a pan India presence with around 95,009 Circuit-km of Transmission network and 155 nos. of EHVAC & HVDC sub-stations with a total transformation capacity of 1,36,358 MVA. The Inter-regional capacity is enhanced to 28,000 MW. Power Grid has also diversified into Telecom business and established a telecom network of more than 25,000 km across the country. Power Grid has consistently maintained the transmission system availability over 99.00% which is at par with the International Utilities. In 1980 the Rajadhyaksha Committee on Power Sector Reforms submitted its report to the Government of India suggesting extensive reforms in the Indian power sector. Based on the recommendations of the Rajadhyaksha Committee, in 1981 the Government of India took...