In addition to its transmission services, Power Grid also offers consultancy services such as power system planning, feasibility studies, environmental and social impact assessments, design and engineering, procurement assistance, project management, construction supervision, asset management, and other services including grid code and tariff mechanisms preparation, legal and technical advisory, and market analysis advisory services. The company also implements the renewable energy certificate mechanism.
Power Grid provides its consultancy services to various entities including firms, utilities, government departments, and international financial institutions in countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.
Furthermore, Power Grid operates under the brand name POWERTEL and offers overhead optic fiber network services using optical ground wire on power transmission lines. The company also operates EV charging stations.
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was originally known as National Power Transmission Corporation Limited and changed its name in October 1992. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Gurugram, India.