MoP - Ministry of Power

measures for the same have been adopted. Its construction
being a short term activity, to avoid permanent liability of
additional manpower, POWERGRID has decided to deploy
existing manpower & recruited retired experienced
personnel from SEBs.
22.7 ENCOURAGING GRID DISCIPLINE
POWERGRID, in its efforts to ensure delivery of quality
power and to maintain grid discipline, implemented
“Availability Based Tariff (ABT)” in all the five regions. This
has stabilized the frequency to the prescribed band as per
IEGC i.e. 49.0 Hz to 50.5 Hz for large percentage of time in
all the five regions.
ABT has also encouraged inter-State and inter regional
bilateral trading resulting in meeting higher demand from
the existing sources. Merit order operation of generating
units is gaining importance and many States are utilizing
this facility to utilize the system commercially. There is overall
improvement in Grid stability and partial blackouts have been
drastically reduced, while it has been possible to save the
grid from total blackouts.
POWERGRID has envisaged establishment of an integrated
National Grid in the country by the year 2012 with an interregional
power transfer capacity of over 37,000 MW details
at Annexure-I. A perspective transmission plan has been
evolved for strengthening the regional grids with ultimate
objective of establishment of strong & vibrant National Grid
to support the generation capacity addition program of about
78,000 MW during XI Plan.
With the development of vital inter-regional transmission
links, surplus power of Eastern Region is being gainfully
utilized by the power deficit regions. POWERGRID was able
to facilitate transfer of 38,000 MU of energy across the
regions during the year 2006-07, an increase of about
10% compared to previous year (i.e. 34,800 MU during
2005-06), which is likely to be exceeded in current financial
year. In FY 2007-08, till Nov,’07 POWERGRID was able to
facilitate transfer of 28,500 MU of energy across the regions.
Efforts made by POWERGRID in modernizing the Regional
Load Despatch Centers (RLDCs), implementation of
Availability Based Tariff (ABT), power transfer through interregional
links and effective Operation & Maintenance
measures using State-of-the-Art technologies have led to
overall improvement in power supply position in all parts of
the country. It is demonstrated by the fact that there has
been no major grid disturbance during in any part of
the country in the last 5 years. The trippings per line were
lowest ever & the system availability in FY 2006-07 was as
high as 99.20%.
22.8 LEVERAGING HUMAN CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE
EXCELLENCE
POWERGRID believes that its human resource consisting
of about 7643 employees (as on Nov.’07) is the most
important asset and accordingly, its policies are focused on
development of human potential through skill upgradation,
career enhancement and job rotation to achieve
organizational objectives. An effective work culture has been
established in the organization through empowerment,
transparency, decentralization and innovative practice of
participative management through ‘Open House’ interaction.
POWERGRID’s growing productivity through an average
annual growth of about 48% in the asset base of the
company is witnessed with a manpower growth of only about
1.3% per annum.
Human Resource Development (HRD) is considered as a
strategic function in POWERGRID. During the year, the
company has designed and executed business aligned
management development, technical training and
competency enhancement programmes on its own and also
in collaboration with reputed management development
institutes such as IIMs, XLRI, ASCI, MDI and technical
training institutes that include IITs, NPTI, and Hotline Training
Centre.
To motivate the employees further, a committee of eminent
experts is envisaged to be set up to examine the grievances
of the employees and to suggest remedial measures.
Besides, common dining facilities in its new and modern
office building at Gurgaon have been set up, which has had
a positive impact on the work ethos and team spirit of the
employees.
Further, to ensure a quality living for the employees, group
housing society was set up and a residential POWERGRID
township in Sector-43 and Sector 46 at Gurgaon has already
been completed and occupied. To further add value to the
quality of life, a full fledged Higher Secondary School, well
equipped Medical/ Health centre and a Recreation centre
with all the facilities including gymnasium/ swimming pool
etc. have been established in the township.
CITIZEN’S CHARTER
POWERGRID formulated its Citizen’s Charter providing a
visible front of its objectives, mission, commitments, terms
of service and its obligation to the stakeholders. This is also
intended to provide all information on schemes, plans and
practices to users outside the organisation as well as
information about accessing the services.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Corporation has faithfully implemented the Govt.
directives to take care of the interests of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. For
monitoring the same, POWERGRID has nominated Liaison
Officers in the Corporate Centre and Regional
Establishments. Appropriate funds have been earmarked
for the welfare of the SC/ST community and a number of
welfare schemes have been implemented in the SC/ST
populated villages near its establishments.
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