To utilize spare capacity of ULDC schemes and maximize return on its transmission infrastructure, POWERGRID decided to diversify into Telecom Through an incremental investment Telecom networks on Transmission Infrastructure Sturdy & secure rodent menace free vandalism proof Only utility in the country providing overhead fibre optic cable for telecom networks DWDM/SDH equipment deployed Scalable to Terabit Capacity Obtained IP-II license in Jan 2001 and ISP Category-A license in May 2003 POWERGRID ’ s DIVERSIFICATION INTO TELECOM

Links under commercial operation Delhi-Lucknow -Mumbai Delhi-Ambala-Chandigarh-Shimla Jallandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Delhi- Jaipur Mumbai-Indore-Baroda-Ahmedabad Mumbai-Pune Within NER (Guwahati,Shillong,Kohima,Misa,Imphal,Agartala) Cochin-Bangalore-Hyderabad POWERGRID’s BROADBAND NETWORK POWERGRID ’ s DIVERSIFICATION INTO TELECOM

 Complete network to be in place progressively by Sep 2004  RaipurApr 2004  Chennai,VijayawadaMay 2004  Allahabad, Kanpur, AgraMay 2004  Rourkela,Jamshedpur,Durgapur,SiliguriMay 2004  Kolkatta, NER June 2004  Nagpur,VisakhapatnamAugust 2004  Trivandrum,Patna,BhubaneswarSep 2004 POWERGRID ’ s DIVERSIFICATION INTO TELECOM

Panipat Ambala Nasik Vadodra Udhampur NEW DELHI Lucknow KOLKATA MUMBAI HYDERABAD CHENNAI BANGALORE Dadri Moradabad Jabalpur Itarsi Indore Ahmedabad Nellore Ramagundam Chandrapur Bhilai Vindhyachal Kanpur Allahabad Chandigarh Shimla Jaipur Vijayawada Vishakapatnam Cuttack Jamshedpur Rourkela Pune Surat Raipur Mysore Madurai Trichy Salem Coimbatore Agra Ludhiana Jallandhar Jammu Varanasi Patna Nagpur Bhopal Kozikode Trichur Cochin Trivandrum Dhule Misa Agartala Shillong Imphal Kohima Tezpur Guwahati Bhubaneswar Meerut Siliguri Link to Bhutan Alwar Khammam Bongaigaon Sasaram Durgapur Gurgaon Legend: Kishenpur Moga Gooty Jeypore Farakka Korba Hisar Bawana Hamirpur Kolar Udumalpet Kot a Links under operation Links under Implementation POWERGRID BROADBAND TELECOM NETWORK Pampore Srinagar Amritsar Gandhinagar Bhuj Itanagar Aizwal Pathankote Jodhpur Jaisalmer Ujjain Bikaner Pokharan Jamnagar Udaipur Ballabhgarh Biharsharif