Company Overview

WHO WE ARE

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), is a Schedule ‘A’, ‘Maharatna’ Public Sector Enterprise of Govt. of India which was incorporated on 23rd Oct 1989 under the Company Act, 1956. POWERGRID is a listed Company, with 51.34% holding of Government of India and the balance is held by Institutional Investors and public.

India’s largest Electric Power Transmission Utility
Listed Company since 2007
Consistently rated “Excellent” under Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Power since 1993-94
Credit Rating

International Ratings (consistent with Gol's Sovereign rating) Standard & Poor's - BBB- (Outlook-Positive)
Fitch - BBB- (Outlook-Stable)
Moody’s – Baa3 - (Outlook-Stable)

Domestic CRISIL - CRISIL AAA/Stable (Highest Safety)
ICRA - [ICRA] AAA/Stable (Highest Safety)
CARE - CARE AAA (Highest Safety/Lowest Credit Risk)

Achieving Continuous Improvements Through Innovation and State of the Art Technology.

LISTED COMPANY

51.34% holding by Government of India and balance 48.66% by public.
Dividend paying since 1993

DIVERSIFICATION

In-house expertise in transmission sector consultancy (Both Domestic and International)
Telecommunications business using existing Transmission Assets
Investment in Energy Efficiency
Investment in Smart Grid

NATIONAL TRANSMISSION DOMINANCE

Operates ≍ 86% of Inter-Regional networks
NTAMC, Manesar / RTAMC carrying out management of company's operating assets through State of Art Technology

KEY STATISTICS

(As on 15/12/2024) # include TBCB elements; exclude PG InvIT

TRANSMISSION

1,78,975ckm

Transmission Lines

280

Sub-Stations

99.80 %

System Availability

5,45,961 MVA

Transformation Capacity

CONSULTANCY

150+

Domestic Clients

23+ Countries

Global Footprints

25+

Global clients

TELECOM

≍ 100,000 km

of Telecom Network Owns & Operates

3000+Points

Points of Presence

500 Cities

Intra City Network Across India

> 99.9%

Backbone Telecom Network Availability

What We Do

POWERGRID is mainly engaged in the business of transmission of power through its EHVAC/HVDC transmission network. The company has diversified into telecom business by leveraging its Pan India transmission network through stringing of optical ground wire(OPGW).POWERGRID has provided/providing consultancy services to domestic and international clients by leveraging its capability and experience in the field of power transmission, sub transmission, distribution management, load dispatch & communication etc.

TRANSMISSION

Transmission System for CGS, IPPs, UMPPs and Renewable Energy Integration
Green Energy Corridors
Transmission Scheme for Ultra Mega Solar Power Parks
Grid strengthening schemes
Inter-state, Intra-state, Inter-regional links
High Capacity Transmission Corridors
Strengthening International links with neighboring countries

TELECOM

Telecom business under Brand Name ‘POWERTEL'
Range of Services under Unified license as National Long Distance (NLD) and Internet Service Provider Category ‘A’(ISP-‘A’) Service authorization
Neutral carrier in the point-to-point Bandwidth Leasing business (DLC)
Enterprise Services: MPLS VPN & Internet Services with built-in Quality of Service (QoS) and Class of Service (CoS) SLA parameters

CONSULTANCY

Provides solutions in Transmission, Distribution and Telecom sectors including System Studies, Design, Engineering, Load Dispatch, OPGW on intra-state Transmission network, Procurement Management, Operational & Maintenance and Project Management
Provides consultancy for implementation of intra-state transmission network, implementation of Smart Grid Projects, Energy Efficiency & Energy Audit, Capacity building assignments

OTHER BUSINESSES

Smart Grid/Smart Metering Solutons
Battery Energy Storage Systems(BESS)
Solar Power Generation
Rooftop Solar Systems
Energy Audit & Energy Efficiency
Integration of solar Power Project
Dedicated Transmission System for Railways & other bulk consumers

EHV: Extra High Voltage; HV: High Voltage; UMPP: Ultra Mega Power Plants; CGS: Central Generating Stations; IPP: Independent Power Producer; REC: Renewable Energy Certificates