1. POWERGRID Welcomes Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hon ’ ble Prime Minister of India on Inauguration of Northern Region Unified Load Dispatch and Communication Scheme January 11, 2002

2. Commencement of commercial operation : 1992-93 Largest transmission utility in the World today with EHV network of 40,000 ckt kms wheeling 33,000 MW (40% of total power) System availability over 98% at par with International standards Consistently profit making Most of 17 major projects on time and within cost Bestowed with PM’s Awards for excellent performance against MOU with GoI POWERGRID PROFILE

3. Development of National Grid with addition of 60,000 Ckt Kms of Transmission Network with an investment of Rs. 74,000 Cr to carry additional 1,00,000 MW by 2011-12 Existing 4850 MW inter-regional transfer capacity to be enhanced to 30,000 MW by 2012 Diversifying into Telecom business Delhi-Chandigarh link under commercial use Delhi-Mumbai link by Mid, 2002 Balance network by December 2003 Diversifying into Distribution, assisting 12 Circles in various States POWERGRID PERSPECTIVE PLAN

4. Quick restoration of power supply through Emergency Restoration System and trained manpower Gujarat cyclone in 1998, power restored within a week Orissa Cyclone in October, 1999, power restored within 11days Gujarat earthquake January, 2001 Power restored within one week Built 10 Sub-stations within 3 months, inaugurated by Hon’ble PM DISASTER MANAGEMENT

6. Erection of ERS by Helicopter

7. TOWARDS GREEN ENVIRONMENT

8. A STATION AND ITS GREENERY

9. 5 Regional ULDC schemes under implementation, estimated cost Rs. 2,200 cr. NRLDC Project Cost Rs 659 cr., Payback period 3 years Most complex system covering 15 electrical utilities spread over ten (10) lakh square kilometers with 33 control centres and 369 RTUs Advance Training Simulator State-of-the-art technology Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Energy Management System (EMS) Hybrid dedicated Communication System with Live Line Optic Fibre Stringing and Microwave UNIFIED LOAD DESPATCH & COMMUNICATION (ULDC) SCHEMES

10. HIERARCHICAL SETUP RTU SUB LDC SLDC ERLDC WRLDC NRLDCSRLDCNERLDC 5 Nos. NLDC 32 Nos. 41 Nos. 1160 Nos.

11. OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS Through real time monitoring & control system security, reliability, voltage & frequency profiles improved Avoidance/ minimization of grid disturbances and quick restoration in case of failure Optimal utilization of resources and economic dispatch of power

12. UNIFIED LOAD DESPATCH & COMMUNICATION SCHEME (NORTHERN REGION) J F H H H H H Chandigarh,BBMB DVB Lucknow Panipat(HSEB) H Patiala F F F F F Panipat (BBMB) F Dadri (B) Dadri (H) F F F F F Rishikesh F Bhilwara F Kota F Ratangarh F Narwana F Hamirpur F F Laltonkalan F Jallandhar (P) F Jallandhar (B) F Ganguwal (B) H Heerapura F H Jammu & Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Punjab Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Gujarat Madhya Pradesh F Bemina J&K SEB 1 SLDC 1 Sub-LDC 16 RTUs PSEB 1 SLDC 2 Sub-LDC 40 RTUs HVPNL 1 SLDC 2 Sub-LDC 42 RTUs RVPNL 1 SLDC 3 Sub-LDC 79 RTUs HPSEB 1 SLDC 2 Sub-LDC 16 RTUs DVB 1 SLDC 4 Sub-LDC 31 RTUs UPPCL 1 SLDC 4 Sub-LDC 55 RTUs RLDC NEW DELHI 36 RTUs CPCC KANPUR 6 RTUs SLDC Sub - LDC H F Gladni Panki ana Uttaranchal 1 SLDC 27 RTUs BBMB 1 SLDC 4 Sub-LDC 21 RTUs Hary Moradabad Varanasi Sultanpur Delhi Jutogh Kunihar H Rishikesh

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