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Tariff (ABT) in Eastern Region w.e.f. April 01,
2003 and North-Eastern Region from November
01, 2003. With this, ABT has been implemented
in all the 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 to full
advantage. There is overall improvement in Grid
stability and partial and total blackouts have
drastically reduced.
Further, Western, Eastern & North-Eastern
Regions continued to operate successfully in
synchronous mode. In fact Raipur – Rourkela
400 kV D/c line rescued Western Regional Grid
in Sept’03 by importing power from Eastern
Region when there was a generation loss in
western Region.
Efforts made by POWERGRID in modernizing
the Regional Load Despatch Centers (RLDCs),
implementation of Availability Based Tariff (ABT),
power transfer through inter-regional 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 were no major grid
disturbances during the financial year 2003-
04. The trippings per line were lowest ever & the
system availability was as high as 99.28%.
With the development of vital inter-regional
transmission links, surplus power of Eastern
Region is being gainfully utilized for power deficit
regions. POWERGRID was able to facilitate
transfer of 22,000 MU of energy across the
regions during the year 2003-04, an increase of
about 70 % compared to previous year (i.e.
13,000 MU during 2002-03). Thus, inter-regional
power transfer of worth Rs. 4,400 Crore was
facilitated, most of which would have remained
bottled up but for the facilities created by
POWERGRID.
MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SOCIAL ISSUES
Concern for Environment
Impact of POWERGRID’s business on
environmental degradation is almost negligible,
however, it believes that conservation and
management of the environment has to remain
the integral and essential part of economic
development. Following the well established
principles of environmental management,
POWERGRID has evolved its own Environmental
and Social Policy & Procedures (ESPP) in
consultation with a wide section of people to
take ample care of environmental and social
issues arising out of its activities. This ESPP
document, which has been inducted for
application in all of its projects, helps to address
all environmental and social issues at appropriate
time and in appropriate manner.
POWERGRID has been successfully
implementing the ESPP through in-house
designing of Rehabilitation Action Plan (RAP)
and Environment Assessment Management Plan
(EAMP). All projects were implemented
according to these plans. These plans are
executed at site and monitored not only at the
highest level of the hierarchy but also by
multilateral funding agencies like WB & ADB.
Emergency Restoration
POWERGRID, in conscious endeavours to
discharge its broader social responsibilities, has
taken many steps which include faster
restoration of transmission system belonging to
State utilities which are damaged during Natural
calamities like flood, earthquake, cyclones, etc.
Transparency in operation
In POWERGRID, System & Procedure Manuals
have been developed for most of the functional
areas like Construction, O&M, Human Resource,
Quality, etc. and well defined “Works &
Procurement Policy and Procedure” ( WPP) is
in place.
Committees of eminent independent experts
constituted to advice POWERGRID on various
strategic issues related to financial management,
procurement, and project execution. Similar
Committee on HR strategies and Research &
Development activities are under finalization.
CONVERGENCE WITH TELECOM
To exploit the synergy of transmission business
with advantages of inherent communication
infrastructure, POWERGRID diversified into
Telecom business.
POWERGRID’s huge transmission infrastructure
of over 48,000 Ckms will be sturdy, clean, easier
to lay and free from rodent menace and
vandalism. Besides, network will provide safe,
reliable and secure connectivity to cities/ towns
& rural areas across the country.
A major boost to POWERGRID’s Telecom
venture has been received with the GOI approval
for the implementation of POWERGRID’s nation