New Delhi: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has been bestowed SCOPE Meritorious Award for CSR & Responsiveness. It was presented by Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and received by Power Grid CMD RK Tyagi in a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan.
The SCOPE awardees were selected by a panel of eminent jury under the Chairmanship of Justice TS Thakur, former Chief Justice of India.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is embedded into Power Grid’s business model. Power Grid has been consistently contributing to the field of social development in and around its business establishments spread across the country. Adopting a 360-degree approach towards implementation of CSR interventions, the company consults and engages with all its stakeholders. It also emphasizes on community participation by way of effective collaboration, capacity building and sustainability aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
As on December 31, Power Grid has commissioned and operating 276 Sub-stations and more than 1,76,531 ckm transmission lines and 5,17,861 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, Power Grid has been able to maintain average transmission system availability of 99.86 percent.
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