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Powergrid Infrastructure Investment Trust on Tuesday reported a more than six per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 216.82 crore in the December 2022 quarter. The consolidated net profit was Rs 232.63 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2021, a BSE filing showed. The total income also declined to Rs 331.06 crore in the quarter from Rs 342.18 crore a year ago. "The Board of Directors of Powergrid Unchahar Transmission Ltd the Investment Manager to Powergrid Infrastructure Investment Trust (PGInvIT), also approved declaration of distribution of Rs three per unit for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, comprising Rs 2.01 per unit as interest, Rs 0.43 per unit as a taxable dividend, Rs 0.25 per unit as an exempt dividend, Rs 0.30 per unit as repayment of SPV Debt and Rs 0.01 per unit as treasury income. "Record date for the distribution to the unitholders will be Monday, January 30, 2023, and the payment of distribution will be made on or before Wednesday, Februar
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is in the process of carving out its telecom vertical to a new fully-owned subsidiary, Powergrid Teleservices Ltd, in a bid to have a "focused approach" and to move up the value chain, senior company officials said. The move by the state-run power transmission major comes close on the heels when the telecom sector is ramping up its 5G service across the country to bring business transformation that can contribute two per cent to the national GDP. The state-owned power transmission major has also got approval from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to operate data centres. "The telecom division of Powergrid will be transferred to the new subsidiary Powergrid Teleservices after receiving all regulatory approvals to provide greater impetus to the business and move up the value chain by entering into the data centre business. The process for regulatory clearance is in progress," Powergrid executive director (telecom) B Vamsi Rama Moh