Power Grid JV with Reliance Energy

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has informed that the Company has entered into a Joint Venture on November 23, 2007 with Reliance Energy Ltd. The Shareholders' Agreement and other Agreements to this effect were signed between the Company and Reliance Energy Ltd / Joint Venture Company on November 23, 2007 at Delhi. The Joint Venture Company has in its scope execution of about 300 kms. Transmission Lines from Parbati to Koldam and Koldam to Ludhiana. The Company will have a 26% equity holding in the Joint Venture Company and Reliance Energy Ltd will have 74% equity holding.

The above lines are part of elements of the Transmission system associated with Generation Projects viz. Parbati-II HEP and Koldam HEP. NHPC is establishing 800MW Parbati-II HER and NTPC is establishing 800MW Koldam HEP in the state of Himachal Pradesh.