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Load Despatch Center (As on December, 05).
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
POWERGRID, an ISO 9001 certified company, has
acquired in-house expertise at par with global standards
in the field of Planning, Engineering, Load Despatch
and Communication, Telecommunication, Contracting,
Financial and Project Management. POWERGRID is
executing various consultancy assignments in these
areas as a part of its Business Development Activity. Till
November 2005-06, POWERGRID has secured 19 nos. of
new consultancy assignments with a consultancy fee of
more than Rs. 110 Crore, corresponding to project cost
of more than Rs. 716 Crore. During the year 2005-06,
POWERGRID has realised consultancy fee of Rs. 41.05
Crore (upto November) from its ongoing consultancy
project.
POWERGRID’s first International Consultancy Contract
with Bhutan Telecom for establishment of OPGW system
on turnkey basis in the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan was
successfully completed on schedule. POWERGRID
has secured the prestigious international Consultancy
assignment against stiff competition from M/s Bhutan
Power Corporation Limited for providing consultancy for
MINISTRY OF POWER
220/66 KV Substation at Pasakha Industrial Estate, Bhutan.
Govt. of India has identified POWERGRID to implement
on a turnkey basis a 220 kV Double Circuit transmission
line from Pul-e-Khurmi to Kabul and a new 220/110/20
kV sub-station at Kabul, a major infrastructure project in
Afghanistan. This project cost is estimated to be about Rs.
416 Crore. This challenging assignment has to be carried
out facing hostile terrain at altitudes ranging from 1,800 m
to 4,000 m above MSL and at temperatures as low as –30º
C and is to be completed within 42 months.
POWERGRID has secured an overseas consultancy
assignment from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the
construction of first 220 kV D/C Transmission Line in Nepal
from Khimti to Dhalkebar (75 km) against a stiff competition
with the inter-national reputed consultants from Germany,
Japan, Australia & U.K. The estimated Project cost is US
$ 22 Million and is being funded by World Bank. The total
consultancy fee is about Rs. 100 lacs and is being funded
by NEA.
Bhutan Power Corporation on behalf of Royal Govt. of
Bhutan has appointed POWERGRID as a consultant to
execute the work of construction of 132 kV single circuit
transmission line (60 km) from Deothang in Bhutan to
Shift engineers with the ULDC facilities on high vigil on grid operation
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