
POWERGRID Corporation of India Ltd has been carrying out its responsibilities efficiently in the Construction,Operation & Maintenance of inter-State transmission systems and operation of Regional Power Grids. It has been notified as the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) of the country.
Ever since its inception in 1992, POWERGRID has established a transmission network of about 69,480 circuit kms and 116 sub-stations having more than 77,217 MVA transformation capacity. At the begenning of its commercial business, the initial network was only 22,220 circuit kms and 42 substations with transformation capacity of 12,200 MVA.
Based on its impeccable performance in a short span of time, POWERGRID was recognized as the Miniratna Category–I PSU by GoI w.e.f. Oct’98. POWERGRID has achieved many milestones & established benchmarks in various areas of its business operations and now plays a strategic role in the Indian Power Sector in establishing & maintaining the transmission infrastructure. Recognising POWERGRID’s sterling performance, the Government of India conferred the status of “Navratna” to POWERGRID w.e.f 1st May, 2008.
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