Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited, 765/400kv Jhatikra Substation

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, a central transmission utility, engages in the transmission of power in India. The company is involved in planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of inter-state transmission system, telecom, and consultancy services. As of July 31, 2016, it owned and operated 1,39,077 circuit kilometres (kms) of transmission lines, and 219 substations with transformation capacity of 2,89,543 mega volt ampere. The company also provides consultancy services in the areas of power transmission, sub-transmission, distribution management, load dispatch and communication markets. Its consultancy services include system engineering and feasibility studies, environmental and social impact assessment, design and engineering, contract services, project management and construction supervision, owner's and lender's engineer, and other services. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited offers its consultancy services to state owned utilities, private utilities, central public sector undertakings, and government departments in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Pakistan, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan. The company was formerly known as National Power Transmission Corporation Limited and changed its name to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited in October 1992. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was founded in 1989 and is based in Gurgaon, India.