The company's consolidated net profit was Rs 2,277.87 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago
Viewed as a play on yield, the two stocks are seen as safe bets amidst uncertainties
CAG rapped Power Grid for lack of transparency in offering discounts for its telecom business
Analysts estimate earnings to grow 12% annually over FY18-22
Aim to check China's advance into sensitive sectors, say officials
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is working on what would be the largest project for monitoring and controlling of electricity supply across the country. Called 'Unified Real Time Dynamic State Measurement (URTDSM)', the central transmission utility would install 'Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs)' at all substations and generating stations. This would also form the backbone for efforts underway to integrate the large amount of renewable energy envisaged. The plan is to install PMUs at close to 1,300 locations on the national grid in phase-1; 1,000 have been installed. In the second phase, another 500 PMUs would be installed along with a network of Optical Ground Wire, for facilitating communication services in the power network, said PGCIL executives. The PMU network will facilitate monitoring of grid events in real time, such as power flow, voltage, backing down, demand & supply synchronisation, etc. This would improve grid reliability, reduce the probability of blackouts
Ministry of Science & Technology and industry will match the commitment of US' Department of Energy
The company is also expecting demand from states due to various reforms, including UDAY
Kanpur Electricity Supply Company has got the approval from the Uttar Pradesh government to choose a vendor who will set up the smart grid systems
The only noticeable blip is the constant increase in interest cost
Total income for second-quarter increased by 30% to Rs 6,480 crore over second-quarter during last fiscal
Strengthening of transmission system beyond Vemagiri with sub-station works is approved at an estimated cost of Rs 608.24 crore
Analysts expect commissioning of new projects to pick up in the September quarter
Analysts cautious on sector, but prefer these two on earnings growth, reasonable valuations
Revenue and profit grew at reasonable pace but quarterly results missed Street estimates
Considerable delay is a reason; this means more work for PFC & REC