April 10, 2012
Power Grid Corp of India Ltd (PGCIL) targets addition of 7,240 circuit km of extra high voltage transmission lines and 20,000 MVA transformation capacity in 2012-13.
The company has also been given a target of energizing 1,100 villages and providing connections to two lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) households under the flagship Rajeev Gandhi Grameena Vidhyutikaran Yojana. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with power ministry for the targets to be achieved during 2012-13.
During the year, emphasis will be given to activities under human resource management, research and development, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and compliance of corporate governance, the statement said.
PGCIL presently owns and operates about 91,600 ckms lines, 148 sub-stations with transformation capacity of 1,12,000 MVA wheeling more than 50% of total power generated in the country.