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PGCIL transmitting about 50% of the total power generated in India

By VARINDIA - 2019-05-02

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)

Head of the organization
Ravi. P. Singh (Director - Personnel & Additional Charge of CMD)

Website
http://www.powergridindia.com/

POWERGRID or PGCIL is an Indian state-owned electric utilities company that transmits about 50% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network. It is the third largest public sector enterprise in terms of gross block.

POWERGRID's telecom company, POWERTEL, operates a network of 47,735 Kilometers and points of presence in 688 locations across India. As part of its diversification plans, PGCIL plans to enter the power generation sector overseas.

Under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), infrastructure was created for 4365 number of partially electrified/un-electrified villages in 2017. Cumulatively, till March, 2017, infrastructure has been created for electrification of about 79,000 villages and service connections were provided to about 37.5 lakh BPL households. It is also playing a crucial role in the integration of Renewable Energy Resources with the grid and is undertaking development of Green Energy Corridors as well as transmission schemes for Ultra Mega Solar Parks in a number of states.