Power Grid Corporation of India has informed the stock exchanges of the completion of tenure of Smt. Sajal Jha as a Non-Official Director (Independent Director) on its Board, effective 15th May, 2026. The disclosure was made under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended, and was communicated to both the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited on 16th May, 2026.

Board-Level Change: Completion of Independent Director's Tenure

The tenure of Smt. Sajal Jha (DIN: 09402663) as Non-Official Director (Independent Director) on the Board of POWERGRID was completed on 15th May, 2026, in terms of the Ministry of Power order dated 16th May, 2025. Upon completion of the said tenure, Smt. Sajal Jha ceased to hold the position of Non-Official Director (Independent Director) on the Board of POWERGRID from the said date.

The key details of the board change are summarised below:

Regulatory Compliance

The disclosure was filed in compliance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended. The communication was signed by Satyaprakash Dash, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of POWERGRID, on 16th May, 2026.

Power Grid Corporation of India 's 'Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects' convened on 15th May, 2026, and accorded investment approval for three infrastructure proposals with a combined estimated cost of ₹584.13 crore. The disclosures were made in compliance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended.

Approved Projects at a Glance

The three approved proposals span transformer augmentation and optical fibre ground wire (OPGW) communication system installations across multiple regions. The following table summarises the key details of each approved project:

Project Details

Tuticorin-II GIS Sub Station Augmentation

The first proposal involves the implementation of the "Augmentation of 1x500MVA, 400/230kV ICT (7th) at Tuticorin-II GIS Sub Station" at an estimated cost of ₹132.06 crore. This project is scheduled to be commissioned by 17th February, 2028.

OPGW Installation in Western Region

The second proposal covers the "Installation of OPGW & associated communication systems on the existing ISTS lines in WR Region" at an estimated cost of ₹308.49 crore. The project is to be commissioned within 30 months from the date of allocation of the project, i.e., by 18th September, 2028.

OPGW Installation in Eastern Region

The third proposal pertains to the "Scheme for Installation of OPGW & associated communication systems on the existing ISTS lines in ER Region" at an estimated cost of ₹143.58 crore. Similar to the WR Region project, this is also scheduled to be commissioned within 30 months from the date of allocation of the project, i.e., by 18th September, 2028.

Regulatory Compliance

The investment approvals were disclosed by Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Satyaprakash Dash on 15th May, 2026, in accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The combined estimated investment across all three projects amounts to ₹584.13 crore, with all projects targeted for commissioning by 2028.