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POWERGRID Leadership Connects with Market Analysts in Mumbai

Newsmantra — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:46:45 +0000

MUMBAI. The senior leadership team of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) recently hosted a major interactive session with market analysts and investment experts in Mumbai. Led by Chairman and Managing Director Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra, the meeting included key directors covering finance, personnel, and operations. The top management used this platform to share detailed insights into the company’s recent operational achievements, strong financial health, future capital expenditure plans, and upcoming power transmission projects across the country.

This high-level interaction highlights POWERGRID’s ongoing commitment to corporate transparency and active investor engagement. By providing financial experts with a clear view of the company’s long-term strategy and execution plans, the session successfully strengthened market confidence. The participating analysts gained a deeper understanding of POWERGRID’s evolving and crucial role in expanding India’s power transmission sector and creating steady value for its stakeholders.

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POWERGRID Appoints Three New Executive Directors

Newsmantra — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:41:52 +0000

NEW DELHI. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has promoted three of its Chief General Managers to the position of Executive Director (ED). The new appointments are:

Jiten Das: Executive Director, Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL)

Rajiv Gandhi: Executive Director, Engineering–Survey

Sanjay Kumar Gupta: Executive Director, International Business

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POWERGRID Marks Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary

Newsmantra — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:13:57 +0000

GURGRAM. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited commemorated the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar across its establishments nationwide. At Gurugram, Director (Personnel) Yatindra Dwivedi chaired a session attended by former Joint Secretary K. G. Verma, senior officials, and their families.

Floral tributes were paid to honour Dr. Ambedkar’s ideals of liberty, equality, fraternity, and social justice. The programme also included speech and quiz competitions for employees’ children, along with discussions highlighting his contributions to nation-building and POWERGRID’s focus on diversity, employee welfare, and community development.

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POWERGRID Officials Visit Power Pavilion at India Energy Week 2026

Newsmantra — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:07:10 +0000

PANJI. Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel), Shri Naveen Srivastava, Director (Operations), and Shri Vibhay Kumar, Executive Director (WR-I), POWERGRID, during their visit to the Ministry of Power Pavilion at India Energy Week 2026 in Goa, where POWERGRID showcased its technological capabilities, sustainability initiatives, and the upcoming Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 to be held at Yashobhoomi, Delhi, from March 19 to 22.

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POWERGRID Crosses Rs 3 Trillion Asset Milestone

Newsmantra — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:56:40 +0000

NEW DELHI. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has reported robust financial performance for the third quarter of FY26, with consolidated profit after tax rising to Rs.4,185 crore and total income reaching Rs.12,599 crore. On a standalone basis, the Maharatna PSU recorded a PAT of Rs.4,160 crore and total income of Rs.12,436 crore, reflecting a year-on-year growth of about 7 percent. For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, consolidated PAT stood at Rs.11,382 crore with total income of Rs.35,714 crore.

The company’s board has declared a second interim dividend of ?3.25 per equity share, taking the total interim dividend for FY26 to Rs.7.75 per share, including the first interim dividend of Rs.4.50 per share. POWERGRID incurred a capital expenditure of Rs.26,761 crore during the first nine months of FY26 and capitalised assets worth Rs.12,915 crore on a consolidated basis. Its gross fixed assets, including gross lease receivables, rose to Rs.3.04 lakh crore as on December 31, 2025, crossing the Rs.3 trillion mark for the first time, while works in hand stood at around Rs.1.45 lakh crore by the end of January 2026.

Operationally, POWERGRID continued to expand its footprint, securing its first battery energy storage system project at Kalikiri in Andhra Pradesh under the build-own-operate model through the tariff-based competitive bidding route. As of January 29, 2026, the company and its subsidiaries operated 1.83 lakh circuit kilometres of transmission lines, 287 substations and nearly 6 lakh MVA of transformation capacity, maintaining an average system availability of 99.84 percent during the nine-month period. In line with its sustainability goals, the company met 50 percent of its power consumption from renewable sources and commissioned Asia’s first 315 MVA, 400/220 kV synthetic ester oil-filled transformer at its HVDC Bhiwadi substation.

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POWERGRID achieved Excellent Rating

Newsmantra — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:10:48 +0000

NEW DELHI. POWERGRID has once again achieved an ‘Excellent’ rating (score of 93.88) in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed with the Ministry of Power, Government of India for FY 2024-25. The company has maintained this ‘Excellent’ rating consistently since its first MoU in FY 1993–94, reflecting its unwavering commitment to operational excellence .

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POWERGRID charged the 765 kV D/C Bhadla II–Sikar II (2nd) transmission line

Newsmantra — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:07:35 +0000

JAIPUR. POWERGRID charged the 765 kV D/C Bhadla II–Sikar II (2nd) transmission line, marking a significant milestone in strengthening the high-capacity transmission corridor for renewable energy evacuation from Rajasthan. Sh. G. Ravisankar, Director (Finance), along with Sh. Abhinav Verma, CGM (Head, Rajasthan Projects), and other senior officials were present during this occasion.

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UP Chief Minister Inaugurates POWERGRID-Built ITI Building in Gorakhpur

Newsmantra — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:53:06 +0000

LUCKNOW. Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, inaugurated the newly constructed Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) building at Piprauli Block in Gorakhpur district. The facility has been developed by POWERGRID under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to strengthen technical education infrastructure in the Purvanchal region.

The new ITI will benefit students from Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Maharajganj, Deoria, Kushinagar, Mau and nearby districts by offering training in trades such as Draftsman (Civil), Computer Hardware and Network Maintenance, Electrician and Fitter. Present at the inauguration were Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel); Shri Shiv Tapasya Paswan, Independent Director; Shri Jasbir Singh, ED (CSR); Shri Yugesh Kumar Dixit, ED (Northern Region–III); and other senior POWERGRID officials.

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POWERGRID Hosts 20th Asset Management Conference ‘Manthan’ in Chennai

Newsmantra — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:05:22 +0000

CHENNAI. POWERGRID organised its 20th Asset Management Conference, Manthan, at Mahabalipuram, Chennai, which was inaugurated by Shri G. Ravisankar, Director (Finance), in the presence of Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel), Shri Naveen Srivastava, Director (Operations), and Shri Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra, Director (Projects). The conference focused on strengthening asset management practices and sustaining operational excellence across the organisation. During the event, POWERGRID’s ER-I, ER-II and SR-II regions were awarded first, second and third prizes respectively for benchmarking performance for FY 2024–25. The Directors also unveiled key initiatives including the Transformer & GIS Reliability Survey Report, NTAMC CoE Experience Book ‘UTKARSH’, ATR (Tripping) Portal, Budget Monitoring Portal and AMS Portal. POWERGRID continues to be globally recognised for its high operational benchmarks as a leading transmission utility and consultant.

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POWERGRID has paid a Dividend of Rs 2067.68 Cr as the first interim dividend for FY 2025–26

Newsmantra — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:47:56 +0000

NEW DELHI. POWERGRID has paid a Dividend of Rs 2067.68 Cr as the first interim dividend for FY 2025–26.Shri R. K. Tyagi, CMD, Power Grid presented cheque to Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power, yesterday. The cheque was presented in the august presence of Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary (Power), Government of India, the Board of Directors of POWERGRID, and senior officials from the Ministry of Power, .

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