Power Grid Conferred with Global Gold Award for CSR Activities
The recognition was given to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. at the Green World Awards 2023 function held at Miami in the USA.
April 26, 2023. By Anurima Mondal
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), a Maharatna CPSU of Ministry of Power, has been honoured with Global Gold Award by The Green Organisation for its CSR initiative. The recognition was given at the Green World Awards 2023 function held at Miami in the USA. Dr. V. K. Singh, Director (Personnel), POWERGRID received the award on behalf of the organisation.
The award is a recognition of POWERGRID’s CSR work for improving agriculture productivity and rural livelihood through watershed management, community participation and better crop management practices in ten villages of Jaipatna Block of Kalahandi District in Odisha.
This is a 60-month farmer centric project started in late October 2019 with a withdrawal plan to ensure its sustainability. POWERGRID emphasises been involved in a number of CSR programs for community and environment.
With a well-defined and customised Exit Policy for its CSR projects, POWERGRID gives importance to community participation by way of effective collaboration, capacity building and sustainability aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Earlier this month, POWERGRID approved two transmission projects worth INR 4,070.98 crore which are expected to drive renewable energy development. The State-owned power transmission utility is has also announced its plans to ramp up investments in energy storage projects.
The award is a recognition of POWERGRID’s CSR work for improving agriculture productivity and rural livelihood through watershed management, community participation and better crop management practices in ten villages of Jaipatna Block of Kalahandi District in Odisha.
This is a 60-month farmer centric project started in late October 2019 with a withdrawal plan to ensure its sustainability. POWERGRID emphasises been involved in a number of CSR programs for community and environment.
With a well-defined and customised Exit Policy for its CSR projects, POWERGRID gives importance to community participation by way of effective collaboration, capacity building and sustainability aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Earlier this month, POWERGRID approved two transmission projects worth INR 4,070.98 crore which are expected to drive renewable energy development. The State-owned power transmission utility is has also announced its plans to ramp up investments in energy storage projects.
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