Abbreviations Power Grid

Abbrevations in POWERGRID
AAAC
All Aluminum Alloy Conductor Type of Conductor
AACSR
Aluminum Alloy Conductor Steel Reinforced Type of Conductor
ABCB
Air Blast Circuit Breaker A Circuit Breaker using compressed air for operation and arc quenching
ABT
Availability Based Tariff The revised tariff guidelines based on the actual availability of unit/system
AC
Alternating Current Type of Current
ACDB
AC Distribution Board A control panel for auxiliary AC supply
ACSR
Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced Type of Conductor
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ADB
Asian Development Bank ADB is a multilateral funding agency, primarily engaged in development of Asian region.
ADJ
Additional District Judge Additional Judge in a District
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AG
Advocate General Law Officer of the Sate appointed by the Governor to advise the State Govt. and to perform such other duties of legal character as may be assigned.
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AGI
Attorney General of India Law officer of the Country appointed by the President for advising the Govt of India and has right of audience in all the courts in the territory of India. He shall have the right to speak in both houses of the Parliament.
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AGM
Annual General Meeting
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AGS
Armour Grip Suspension Type of Conductor clamp
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AIR
All India Reporter Name of Journal Reporting decided cases of Supreme and High Courts in India.
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AMS
Asset Management System A computerised database of Assets
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APDRP
Accelarated Power Development & Reforms programme Scheme intiated by MoP/GoI to accelarate the power reforms process in India
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APED
Arunachal Pradesh Electricity Department State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
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APGENCO
Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation A company engaged in generation of electricity in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
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APTRANSCO
Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation A company engaged in tranmission & distribution of electricity in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
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ASEB
Assam State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Assam.
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ASGI
Additional Solicitor General of India Law Officers associated with Solicitor General of India
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ATT
A type tower Single circuit suspension tower
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AWB
Airway Bill Documents issued by Airlines for transportation of goods
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BBMB
Bhakra Beas Management Board Harnessing the water impounded at Bhakra and Pong and at Pandoh, delivering water and power to the beneficiary states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan & Himachal Pradesh .
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BBS
Bulletin Board System Text based message board service.
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BCC
Blind Carbon Copy To send a copy of an email to an invisible recipient.
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BCD
Basic Customs Duty Basic duty levied on imported goods as mentioned in customs tariff.
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BDS
Bid Data Sheet A section of the bidding document under World Bank fuding which further gives specific details in respect of certain clauses in "Instruction to Bidders."
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BDV
Break Down Voltage The voltage at which dielectric strength vanishes.
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BE
Bill of Entry Document filed in the customs by importer regarding goods imported,duty to be paid etc
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BE
Body Extension Type of Extension to Tower
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BE
Budget Estimate
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BG
Bank Guarantee A Bank Guarantee obtained from the contractor for faithful performance of contract
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BHEL
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. One of the leading international companies from India in the field of power plant equipment, with an export presence in 60 countries & offers products, systems and services for core sectors: power, transmission, industry, transportation and renewable energy.
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BIL
Basic Insulation Level
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BL
Bill of Lading Document issued by Shipping lines on goods being shipped
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BOC
Bid Opening Committee Committee Constituted for opening of Bids comprising members from Contract, Finance & Indenting deptt.
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BOD
Bid Opening Date The date on which bid opens
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BOD
Board of Directors Consists of functional as well as non-functional directors of the company headed by CMD
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BOM
Bill of Material
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BOOT
Build, Own, Operate & Transfer A BOOT funding model involves a single organisation, or consortium (BOOT provider) designing, building, funding, owning and operating the scheme for a defined period of time and then transferring this ownership across to an agreed party.
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BOQ
Bill of Quantities Complete list of materials to be supplied as per contract.
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BPI
Bus Post Insulator Insulators used for supporting Bus bars.
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BPS
Bid Proposal Sheets Post of bidding documents wherein the proposal alongwith prices & other schedule are to be obtained from bidders.
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BPTA
Bulk Power Transmission Agreement This agreement is signed between the Contituents States & POWERGRID to ensure timely payment of transmission tariff
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BRM
Bi-Partite Review Meeting Meeting taken by ADB twice in a year with Borrower to assess the loan utilisation, disburement, project progress etc.
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BRO
Bank Release Order Request letter from the Banker for release of goods
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BSEB
Bihar State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Bihar
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BSES
Brihanmumbai Suburban Electric Supply BSES supplies power to the Western suburbs of Mumbai and north of Bandra.
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BTN
Backbone Telecommunication Network Telecom network being established by POWERGRID to interconnect various capitals/cities/towns
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BTT
B type tower Single circuit tension tower
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C/D
Customs duty Duty levied on imported goods
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CA
Company Appeal Appeal filed under the Companies Act
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CAGR
Compounded Annual Growth Rate Percentage Growth rate divided by time duration is called as CAGR
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CB
Circuit Breaker A device used for making/ breaking Electrical Circuit
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CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Govt. investigation agency of India.
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CC
Carbon Copy Sending a copy of an e-mail to additional recipients.
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CC
Corporate Centre
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CCD
Concessional Custom duty Concessions in custom duty
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CCEA
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Ultimate project approving authorithy comprising Cabinet Ministers & headed by Hon'ble Prime Minister
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CDA Rules
Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules The code of conduct for employees and the elaborate procedure for taking disciplinary action against erring employees.
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CEA
Central Electricity Authority A body established under Section-3 of ES Act, 1948 for framing National Electricity Policy, formulate short-term and perspective plans for development of the electricity system and coordinate the activities of the planning agencies for optimal utilisation
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CSEB
Chattisgarh State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Chattisgarh
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CERC
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Established under Section-3 of ERC Act, 1998 for discharging functions of a regulator at the National level ( Section 76 of the Electricty Act, 2003).
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CFC
Converter Firing Control An electronic device used for controlling firing of Thyristor valves in HVDC
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CGS
Central Generating Stations Generating stations which are under Central Sector
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CHA
Custom House Agent Liecenced agents at custom houses
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CHF
Swiss franc Currency of Switzerland
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CIF Price
Cost, Insurance & Freight Price The price of materials/ equipment upto the post of disembarkation which includes FOB price and charges towards ocean Freight & Insurance
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CIOTL
Central Insulating Oil Testing Laboratory POWERGRID oil testing laboratory at Hyderabad Substation premises
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CIP
Customer Inspection Point
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CJHC
Chief Justice of High Court Chief of the High Court of State
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CJI
Chief Justice of India Chief of the Apex Court of the Country
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CMP
Civil Miscellaneous Petition Misc. Petition filed in a pending proceeding.
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CO
Charged Officer An Employee who has been issued with a Charge Sheet.
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COD on FRs/RC
Committee of Directors on Feasibility Reports / Revised Cost Estimates Committee Consists of functional Directors headed by Dir(Oprn.), which considers FRs/RCEs before investment approval by Board of Directors of the company
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Consul. Comm.
Consultative Committee on Energy Committee of MPs to suggest measures for improvement in Indian power sector
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CoPU
Committee on Public Undertakings Exercises the financial control on the public sector undertakings and examines the reports and accounts of public undertakings
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CP
Company Petition Any Petition filed under the Companies Act.
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CPC
Civil Procedure Code A Code for regulating procedures for Civil Cases
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CPG
Contract Performance Guarantee A bank guarantee obtained from the contractor for a value of 10% of the contract for faithful performance of contract
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CPI
Consumer Price Index The All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers published in the "Index Numbers of whole sale Prices and Consumer Prices" published monthly by the Centre for monitoring of the Indian Economy.
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Cr.P.C.
Criminal Procedure Code A Code for regulating procedures for Criminal Cases
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CRGO
Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Steel used for making transformer core laminations
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CRISIL
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited Leading credit rating agency & leading provider of information services & independent reasearch
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CRM
Contact Resistance Meter An instrument to measure contact resistance of Circuit Breakers/Isolators
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CSE
Conditions for Supervision of Erection A section of condition of contract for supply cum supervision of erection contract (domestic) dealing with the supervision activities.
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CSE
Charge Sheeted Employee One who have ben Served a Charge Sheet.
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CSR
Controlled Shunt Reactor A shunt reactor where reactance is controllable
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CST
Central Sales Tax Tax levied and collected at the point of sale of goods
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CT
Current Transformer CT used for measurement of current & protection purposes
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CTE
Chief Technical Examiner Chief Technical Examiner heads the Technical Wing of the Central Vigilance Commission.
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CTT
C type tower Single circuit tension tower
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CTU
Central Transmission Utility Any Government Company notified by Govt. of India under Sub-section-38, Electricity Act 2003. POWERGRID has been notified as CTU in Dec, 98
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CVC
Central Vigilance Commission The apex anti-corruption body of India.
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CVD
Countervaling Duty Duty levied on imported goods in lieu of Excise duty
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CVO
Chief Vigilance Officer CVO is the head of the Vigilance Department of a Govt. Organization.
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CVT
Capacitor Voltage Transformer CVT is used for measurement of voltage & protection purposes
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CWP
Civil Writ Petition Petition filed to enforce the rights guaranteed by Constitution through Writ Jurisdiction
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D/C
Double Circuit
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DA
Defence Assistant One who helps the Charged Officer in the Departmental Inquiries.
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DATT
DA type tower Double circuit suspension tower
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DB
Division Bench Bench of two Judges
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DBTT
DB type tower Double circuit B-type tension tower
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DCB
Domestic Competitive Bidding Bidding process in which only domestic Bidders can apply
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DCCT
Direct Current Current Transformer A device used for measurement of Direct Current
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DCDB
Direct Current Distribution Board A control panel for auxiliary Direct Current supply
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DCE
Data Circuit Terminating Equipment An interface standard for the equipment which provides the functions of interfacing data terminal equipment and a communication channel
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DCO
Direct Capital Outlay
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DCRM
Dynamic Contact Resistance Measurement Condition monitoring test on Circuit Breaker to monitor health of breaker contacts
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DCTT
DC type tower Double circuit C-type tension tower
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DD
Defence Documents The document produced by the Charged Officer in his defence during Department Inquiry.
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DDTT
DD type tower Double circuit D-type tension tower
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DE
Dead end tower
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DEM
German mark Currency of Germany
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DETT
DE type tower Double circuit E-type tension tower
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DFR
Digital Fault Recorder Records analog and digital details during any line tripping/ disturbance
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DFR
Dry Fissured Rock Type of Foundation
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DGA
Dissolved Gas Analysis Extracted dissolved gas from Transformer oil are analysed using gas chromatograph for finding internal health of Transformers/ Reactors
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DGFT
Directorate General of Foreign Trade Under Ministry of commerce dealing with exportimport policies and procedures
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DO
Delivery Order Request letter from the importer for release of goods
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DOP
Delegation of Powers Document stating distribution & delegation of power at various levels
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DOP, Nagaland
Department of Power, Nagaland State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Nagaland.
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DoT
Department of Telecommunication Govt. department responsible for policy formulation, licensing, wireless spectrum management, administrative monitoring of PSUs, research and development and standardization/validation of equipment etc. in Telecom sector
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DP
Disciplinary Proceedings A Procedure laid down in CDA Rules to pass penalty orders etc. against a person who has indulged in a misconduct.
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DP Cell
Disciplinary Proceeding Cell The Cell in the Corporate Vigilance Department which deals with the disciplinary cases.
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DPE
Department of Public Enterprises The Department of Public Enterprises acts as a nodal agency for all PSEs and assists in policy formulation pertaining to the role of PSEs in the economy as also in laying down policy guidelines on performance improvement and evaluation, financial accounting, personnel management and in related areas.
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DR
Disturbance Recorder Records analog and digital details during any line tripping/ disturbance installed at Substation
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DRS
Data Requirement Sheets Section of bidding document through which technical details of the equipment/ materials are obtained.
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DT
Double Tension Configuration of Insulator String
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DTE
Data Terminal Equipment A hardware specification for the equipment which provides the function of interfacing between data terminal equipment and a communications channel. DTE are normally terminals or intelligent processors
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DTT
D type tower Single circuit tension tower
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DVB
Delhi Vidyut Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the National Capital Terriotory of Delhi.
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DVC
Damodar Valley Corporation(DVC) DVC operates mainly in the Valley area of Damodar River with the objective of promotion and operation of schemes of the generation, transmission and distribution of energy, both hydro-electric and thermal.
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DW
Defence Witness A person who is cited by the Charged Officer to adduce evidence on his behalf.
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DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing A method of communication wherein various colour signals are multiplexed such that they can travel on single pair of fiber carrying multiple channels.
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E&M
Electro Mechanical
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EA, 2003
The Electricity Act, 2003 Contains laws relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity
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ECC
Erection Conditions of Contract A section of condition of contract for supply cum erection contract (Domestic) dealing with erection activities.
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ECM
Executive Committee Meeting Meeting comprising Executive Director & above level to deliberate the policy issues in POWERGRID
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ED
Excise Duty leviable on wide range of commodities classified under the schedule to the central excise tariff act, 1985. The basis of levy of such duties can be specific, advalorem or fixed tariff value.
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EF
Electric Field
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EFC
Expenditure Finance Committee Forum which considers the project when its cost is more than Rs. 25 Cr. & less than Rs. 200 Cr. &it is funded by multilateral agencies and further recommends it to CCEA
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EIB
European Investment Bank The European Union's long term financing institution
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EIRR
Economic Internal rate of Return The EIRR is an indicator to measure the economic development/return on investment of an income generation project
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EL
Event Logger Device for recording sequence of events during tripping/ disturbance, installed at Substation
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E-Mail
Electronic Mail The internet equivalent of a letter postal service.
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EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility Electromagnetic compatibility indicates that the device is compatible with electromagnetic environment
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EMD
Earnest Money Deposit A form of bid security submitted along with the bid to protect the owner against the risk of bidders conduct which would warrant the guarantee forfeiture
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference Phenomenon which cause electromagnetic interference in other devices in the vicinity
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EoI
Exprerssion of Interest Process of shortlisting of serious bidders for issuance of selection documents for appointment of consultants
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EPABX
Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange A private exchange used for internal communications
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EPC Contractor
Erection, Procurement and Construction Contractor The entity appointed by the IPTC for erection, procurement/supply and construction of the Project.
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EPM
Engineering Project Management Application software related to project management
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ESDD
Equivalent Salt Deposit Density A chemical method to determine amount of pollution in insulator discs/ strings
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ESPP
Environment And Social Policy & Procedure Policy/Procedure & guidelines formulated by POWERGRID for management of Env. & Social issues of POWERGRID projects activities
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ETT
E type tower Single circuit tension tower
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EW
Earthwire
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EXIM Policy
Export-Import Policy Policies framed by Dgovt. Of India regarding export-import
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EXW Price
Ex-works, Ex-factory or Ex-warehouse Price Price of an item at the time of dispatch from factory, warehouse or works.
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FACTS Device
Flexible AC Transmission System Device Controllability, stability and power flow capability
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FC
Financial Closure Achieved when all the activitities related to project implementation like funding tie-up, contract award etc. have been accomplished
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FC
Forest Clearance An approval accorded by Ministry of Environment and Forest, GoI for diversion of forest areas for non-forest purpose under the Forest ( Conservation) Act, 1980.
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FD
Financing Document The agreement signed between IPTC & Lenders, pursuant to which the IPTC is to finance the project, including without limiitation the Security documents, Inter-Creditor Agreements, Coordinaton Agreements and any other Ancillary Agreements
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FEAR
Final Environment Assessment Report
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FERV
Foreign Exchange Rate Variation
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FF
French Franks Currency of France
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FIRR
Financial Internal rate of Return The FIRR is an indicator to measure the finalcia financial return on investment of an income generation project
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FL
Fault Locator An electronic device which provide information on location of fault in transmission line, installed at Substation
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FO
Fibre Optic Fibres of glass, usually about 120 micrometres in diameter, which are used to carry signals in the form of pulses of light over distances up to 50 km without the need for repeaters
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FOB Price
Free On Board Price Price of item at the time when it is Boarded on a ship.
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FOREX
Foreign Exchange
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FOR Price
Free on Rail Price Price of item at the time when it is Boarded on Rail.
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FQP
Field Quality Plan Quality Plan for field activities.
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FR-cum-DPR
Feasibility Report -cum-Detailed Project Report Report containing details like justification, scope, cost, schedule etc. of the transmission project.
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FS
Fully Submerged Type of Foundation
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FSC
Fixed Series Compensation. Reactive Power Compensation Device
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol Method for transferring files through internet.
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FVI
Frequency Variation Index A performance index representing the degree of frequency variation
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GBCCPP
Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Plant A plant which can operate on Gas as well as on Steam
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GBS
Gross Budgtary Support Cosists of Loans routed through GoI and budgetary support.
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GC
Government Company Shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956.
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GCB
Global Competitive Biding Bidding process in which domestic as well as foreign Bidders can bid for a project funded under domestic funding.
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GCC
General Terms & Conditions of Contract It specifies all the general terms & conditions for a said contract
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GEB
Gujarat Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Gujarat
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GED
Goa Electricity Department State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Goa.
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GGDC
Grid-Grid Disturbance Constraints (attributable to system) Power swings/ tripping due to Grid Disturbances/ Under frequency is landing tripping/ reverse power flow blocking related tripping/ Hand tripping due to loss of voltage
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GIFB
Global Invitation for Bids Global invitation for bids under domestic dunding.
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GIS
Gas Insulated Substation A Substation where all equipments are encapsulated in SF6 gas enclosures
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GL
Ground Level
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GOFC
Grid (ICT) Over Fluxing Constraint (attributable to system) ICT tripping on over fluxing
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GoI
Government of India Indian Government
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GOLC
Grid (ICT) Over Loading Constraint (attributable to system) ICT tripping on overloading/ over-current
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GOMD
Grid Outage Miscellaneous Deemed available Unable to restore after outage (other than grid disturbance) , due to system constraints
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GOVC
Grid Over Voltage Constrain (attributable to system) Feeder tripped on over voltage protection
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GR waiver
Guaranteed Receipts waiver Letter issued by Bank for exporting without realization of payments
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Grid
Grid The high voltage system of interconnected transmission lines, substations and generating plants.
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GS
Grid Standard Grid Standards for operation and maintenace of Transmission lines, specified by CEA.
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GS
Galvanised Steel Steel covered with metal by the use of a galvanic current or coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting.
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HBA
House Building Advance House Building Advance
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HC
High Court Highest Court in a State
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HFL
Highest Flood Level Highest flood level.
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HPSEB
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
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HR
Hard Rock Type of Foundation
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HT
High Tensile Steel High tensile steel have tensile strength of more than twice that of mild steel.
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HTML
Hyper-Text Markup Language The programming language used for web pages, in the internet.
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HTTP
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol The way web pages are transferred over the internet.
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HTTPS
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure The protocol through which way secure web pages are transferred.
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HVDC
High Voltage Direct Curent
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HVPNL
Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited A company engaged in transmission & distribution of electricity in the State of Haryana.
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IA
Inter Locutory Application Interim Application filed for any relief in a pending proceeding.
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IA
Implementation Agreement An agreement entered between POWERGRID and IPTC/JV Company for the construction phases of the project.
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IA
Inquiry Authority One who is formally eppointed by the Disciplinary Authority for conducting an oral inquiries against the employee who has been issued Major Penalty Charges Sheet.
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IAC
International Aided Component Foreign Funding Component provided ny multilateral funding Agency.
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IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development This organisation of The World Bank provide lowinterest loans, interest-free credit, and grants to developing countries.
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IBWL
Indian Board of Wild Life A high power committee under the chairmanship of Honble Prime Minister and comprising of Honble Minister of Env. & Forest NGO wild life experts which look after conservation of wild life in INDIA as well as consider developmental activities in sanctuary/national park.
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ICB
International Competitive Bidding Bidding process in which domestic as well as foreign Bidders can bid for a project funded by multilaterial funding agencies.
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ICD
Inland Container Depot Dry ports such as Inland Container Depot Tuglakabad which acts as custom house
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ICRA
Investment information & credit Rating Agency An independent & professional company providing investment information and credit rating services.
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ICS
Inventory Control System System for effective Inventory control
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ICT
Inter Connecting Transformer Auto transformers used in grid stations for inter connecting different voltages
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IDA
Industrial Dispute Act Industrial Dispute Act
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IDA
International Development Association IDA helps the world's poorest countries reduce poverty by providing "credits," which are loans at zero interest with a 10-year grace period and maturities of 35 to 40 years.
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IDC
Interest During Construction
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IE
Intensive Examination To inspect the construction Project in detail.
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IEAR
Initial Environment Assessment Report
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IE Rules
Indian Electricity Rules
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IEBR
Internal & External Budgetary Resources It comprise Internal Resources, Foreign loan & Domestic loans, which are directly given to theorganization.
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IEE
Institution of Electrical Engineers IEE is an innovative International Organisation for Electronics, Electrical, Manufacturing and IT professionals, with specifically tailored products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of today's technology industry.
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technical objectives center on advancing the theory and practice of Electrical, Electronics & Computer Engineering and Science.
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IEEMA
Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association Promotes and protects interests of the Indian companies active in the area of electrical business and is recognized as their representative organization.
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IEGC
Indian Electricity Grid Code The Grid Code specified by CERC under clause (h) of sub-section (1) of Section 79, Electricty Act 2003.
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IFB
Invitation for Bids Notice published in the News papers, trade journals and in web sites inviting bids (Multilateral Funding).
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IFC
International Finance Crporation Estabished in 1956, IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan & equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world.
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IFT
Inter Facial Tension Interfacial tension between the water and oil interface is the way to measure molecular attractive force between the molecules of water and oil. It is expressed in Dynes/cm or milli Newton/m. A measure of transformer oil quality.
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ILDS
International long distance services Telecom Services provided for International calls
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ILL
Inter Library loan Interlibrary loan is a mechanism for different libraries to share materials.
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ILMOC
Indexed Local Operation and Maintenance Charge One of the component of the transmission service charge quoted in Local currency eligible for indexaion to cover expenditure incurred in Indian Rupees during "Operation & Maintenace" phase of the transmission project.
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IMAP
Internet Message Account Protocol A protocol facilitating viewing e-mail on the server
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IMS
Inspection Management System System for effective Inspection
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INB
Instructions to Bidders Section of bidding documents wherein instructions on how to bid is indicated (Domestic funding).
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ITB
Instructions to Bidders Section of bidding documents wherein instructions on how to bid is indicated (Multilateral funding).
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INR
Indian Rupees Currency of India
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INV
Invitation to Bid Notice published in the News papers, trade journals and in web site inviting tenders.
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INVAR
Invariable to temperature Type of Conductor for high temp. operation
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IO
Investigation Officer An Officer who investigates the case
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IOTL
Insulating Oil Testing Laboratory POWERGRID oil testing laboratory at Durgapur, Ballabhgarh & Hyderabad
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IP-II
Infrastructure Provider-II A license issued by Govt. of India to operators who want to become NLD operators
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IPTC
Independent Private Transmission Company A 100% owned Private Entity to infuse private funds in transmission projects and a successor entity of the Shell Company created by POWERGRID that will execute the project agreements with POWERGRID for implementation of the project.
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IR
Industrial Relation
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IR
Internal Resouces Money generated through transmission tariff after deducting expenses
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IR
Insulation Resistance Direct Current resistance of insulation measured by application of Direct current Voltage using Insulation testers (Megger)
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IS
Internet / Intranet Server Internet / Intranet Server
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ISBN
International Standard Book Number A unique 10 digit code assigned to a specific edition of a book before it is published
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ISGS
Inter State Generating Station A central/Mega Power Proect/other generatiang station in which two or more than two states have a share and whose scheduling is to be coordinated by the RLDC
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ISP
Internet Service Provider A company who provide a communication link to the internet.
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ISTS
Inter state transmission system Any system for the conveyance of energy by means of a main transmission line from the territory of one state to another state
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JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation International Financial Operations contribute to the promotion of Japanese exports and imports, as well as Japanese economic activities overseas.
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JSEB
Jharkhand State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Jharkhand
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JPY
Japanese yen Currency of Japan
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JV
Joint Venture It is the agreement between two or more companies for a specific purpose
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JVC
Joint Venture Company It is the company formed as a Joint Venture for any specific purpose
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JVVNL
Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. A Distribution Company created with the principal objective of distribution and supply of electricity in Rajasthan
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kN
Kilo Newton Metric Unit for Force.
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KPTCL
Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. A company engaged in tranmission of electricity in the State of Karnataka
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KSEB
Kerala State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Kerala
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LA
Lightning Arrestor Also called Surge Arresters, provided to safeguard switchyard equipment from lightning over voltages
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LAR-T
Line Auto Re-closure-POWERGRID Line Auto Re-closure due to earth faults, attributable to POWERGRID
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LBB
Local Breaker Backup Protection relays provided to isolate fault by tripping fault feeding sources in case of failure of circuit breaker
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LC
Letter of Credit A document issued by a bank which guarantees the payment of a customer's drafts for a specified period and up to a specified amount
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LCSD
Line Construction of new System Deemed available Line shutdown taken to facilitate construction activities of new system being executed by POWERGRID
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LD
Liquidated Damages An amount to be paid by the contractor if fails to successfully complete the work within the time fixed under the contract (indicated as a percentage of contract price for each works delay).
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Way to access online services.
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LDCA
Long Distance Charging Area
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LE
Leg Extension Type of Extension to Tower
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LEF-T
Line Earth Fault POWERGRID Line Earth Fault attributable to POWERGRID
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LHW-T
Line Hard Ware fault POWERGRID Faults due to snapping of conductors, earth wire, jumper, insulator failure, failure of tower due to design & material deficiency etc. attributable to POWERGRID
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LI
Lightning Impulse
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LIBOR
London Inter-Bank Offer Rate The interest rate that the largest international banks charge each other for loans (usually in Eurodollars).
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LL
Leased Line Dedicated link availed for transfer of datas etc.
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LLJ
Labour Law Journal Name of Journal reporting cases pertaining to Labour and Industrial Disputes
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LMAC
Line Miscreants Activity Constraints Line breakdown caused by miscreants / militant activities
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LME Indices
London Metal Exchange Indices Indices for metals used for the purpose of price variations.
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LMU
Line Matching Unit To match the impedance of the line with the carrier terminal equipment
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LNCC
Line Natural Calamity Constraints Line outage due to natural calamities
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LOA
Letter of Award Contract award letter issued to successful bidder for executing specified works as per the terms & conditions mentioned therein
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LPA
Letter Patent Appeal Appeal against Single Bench Order of High Court to other Judge
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LPP-T
Line Phase to Phase fault POWERGRID Phase to phase faults, double line to earth faults, 3-ph and 3-ph earth faults, but not due to power swings attributable to POWERGRID
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LPRD
Line Power Regulation Deemed available Line hand tripped for power regulation on RLDC instruction
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LTE
Limited Tender Enquiry A mode of tendering under which bids are invited from a selected number of bidders who are qualified.
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LVRD
Line Voltage Regulation Deemed available Line hand tripped for voltage regulation on Regional Load Despatch Centre instruction
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MAWB/HAWB
Master/House Airway Bill Documents issued by Airlines for transportation of goods
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MBD
Machinery Break-down Policy Insurance policy for equipments failure
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MCM
Management Committee Meeting Meeting comprising Group heads/Department heads & above level
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MESEB
Meghalaya State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Meghalaya
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MIME
Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extentions Standard for transferring different file types.
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MNW
Master Net Work Plan of activities for project implementation
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MODEM
Modulation-Demodulation Device to convert signals for transfer over phone lines.
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MOM
Motor Operated Mechanism Electrical operating mechanism provided in switchyard especially for Isolators operations
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MoP
Ministry of Power Administrative/Line Ministry for POWERGRID
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MoU
Memorandum of Understanding It is the agreement signed between two agencies
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MPSEB
Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Madhya Pradesh
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MPP
Mega Power Project A generating station with an installed acpacity of 1000 MW (for Thermal) & 500 MW (for Hydro) and having two or more states as beneficiary.
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MRE
Market Rate of Exchange Currency exchange rate
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MRN
Material Return Note Document by which mateial is returned to store
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MRTB
Metallic Return Transfer Breaker A Circuit Breaker provided to transfer ground return to metallic return when one pole is under shut down in bi-pole HVDC stations
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MS
Mail Server Server exclusivelly used for mails in a local area network
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MS
Mild Steel
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MSEB
Manipur State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Manipur.
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MSEB
Maharashtra State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Maharashtra.
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MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure Average time for which a component works without a failure.
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MTN
Material Transfer Note Note vide which transfer of material takes place from one region to other
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MTR
Mid Term Review Done by the World Bank to review the progress of projects covered under its loan in the middle of ongoing loan
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MVA
Mega Volt Ampere
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MVAR
Mega Volt Ampere Reactive
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NBS
Net Budgtary Support Net Budegtary Support provided by GoI.
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NCC
Network Control Centre A centralised network diagnostic and management station or site.
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NDOP
Nagaland Department of Power State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Nagaland
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NEEPCO
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation(NEEPCO) A wholly owned Government of India Enterprise to exploit, utilize and develop the inherent power generation capability of the North East for the benefit of the Region and the country at large.
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NEP
National Electricity Plan As provided in Electricity Act, 2003.
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NFCRC
Non-Indexed Foreign Capital Recovery Charge One of the component ofteh "Transmission Service Charge" quoted in Foreign Currency for recovery of the Capital expenditure incurred up to commissioning for construction phase of the transmission project with no indexation.
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NFOMC
Non-Indexed Foreign Opeartion & Maintenance Charge One of the component of the Transmission Service Charge quoted in Foreign Currency (FC) with no indexation to cover expenditure incurred in FC during "Operation & Maintenance" phase of the transmission project.
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NHPC
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. A Central Government Enterprise for Hydro Power Development in Central Sector. It is the largest organization for Hydropower Development in India.
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NIT
Notice Inviting Tenders Notice published in the News papers, trade journals and in web site inviting tenders
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NJPCL
Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation Ltd. Formed to plan, investigate, organize execute, operate and maintain hydro electric power project in the Satluj river basin in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
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NLC
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited A wholly-owned Central Government Company primarily engaged in the exploitation of lignite deposits and generation of Lignite-based power in Tamil Nadu.
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NLDC
National Load Despatch Centre Being created to have overall supervision & control over RLDCs
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NLDO
National Long Distance Operations Telecom company providing services for long distances.
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NMS
Network Management System A comprehensive system of equipment used to monitor, control, and manage a communication network.
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NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol The way news messages are sent over the internet.
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NOA
Notification of Award Letter issued containing main features of the contract (especially in case of foreigin funding)
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NOC
No Objection Certificate document indicating nothing is outstanding against an employee
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NPC
Nuclear Power Corporation of India A wholly owned Enterprise of the Govt of India under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt of India for operation and maintenance of the Atomic Power Stations for Generation of Electricity
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NRTP
Northern Region Transmission Project Loan given by WB to POWERGRID, which has been closed in Sept., 2000 (Loan no. 3237-IN)
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NRV
Non-Return Valve A valve designed to allow the flow only on one direction
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NS
Network Management Server Server for Network Management
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NT
Normal Tower
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NTPC
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited A public sector company primarily owned by GoI. Primarily engaed in thermal power generation in India.
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NYT
Not Yet Published Pre-publication bibilographic information about books/journals through brochures and e-media.
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OBD
Opening of Bid Documents The date on which bids are publicly opened for a package.
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OCC
Operation co-ordination committee A committee of REB with members from all the constituents which decides the operation aspects of the regional grid.
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ODC
Over Dimensional Cargo
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OHPC
Orissa Hydro Power Corporation A company engaged in Generation of electricity in the State of Orissa.
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OIP
Oil Impregnated Paper Used as insulator inside OIP transformer bushings
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OLTC
On Load Tap Changer Provided in Transformers to regulate voltage when transformer is in service
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OMP
Original Miscellaneous Petition Petition filed for challenging an Order in original jurisdiction.
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OMS-T
Outage Miscellaneous Shutdown POWERGRID Miscellaneous outages attributable to POWERGRID
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OMS-U
Outage Miscellaneous Shutdown- Utilities Miscellaneous attributable to other agency or force majeure condition
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OPAC
Online Public Access Catalogue An electronic catalog containing records for each item in the library: books, magazines, journals, standard, etc. The Catalog canbe searched by fields such as author, title, subject, standard no. etc.
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OPGW
Optical Ground Wire Type of cable in which optical fribers are embedded inside the earth wire. These cable perform the dual function of signal earth path for POWER SYSTEM and communication signal carrying media through fiber.
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OSFD
Outage Shutdown Forced Deemed available (attributable to other Utilities) Forced shutdown availed by other agency / agencies causing outage of POWERGRID element
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OSF-T
Outage Shutdown Forced (attributable to POWERGRID) Forced shutdown (e.g. Earthwire snapping / hotspot) attributable to POWERGRID
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OSPD
Outage Shutdown Planned Deemed available Planned shutdown availed by other agency / agencies for maintenance or construction of their transmission system causing outage of POWERGRID element
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OSP-T
Outage Shutdown Planned POWERGRID Planned shutdown for maintenance work of POWERGRID elements attributable to POWERGRID
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OSR
Oil Surge Relay Protection relay used in On Load Tap Changer of transformer
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OTI
Oil Temperature Indicator Measures transformer/ reactor oil temperature for indication and to give alarm/ trip at preset values
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PAD
Project Appraisal Document Document prepared by the multilateral funding agency for appraisal of the projects covered under the loan.
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PAMD
Project Appraisal Management Division A division of Planning Commission associated with Project Appaisal.
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PAPs/PAFs
Project affected persons/Project affected families Affected persons/affected families due to acquisition of land for sub station
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PC Act
Prevention of Corruption Act. 1998 An Act passed by the Parliament to deal with crimes related to corruption.
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PCR
Project Completion Report Prepared after the loan closing date giving status of all the projects covered under the loan
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PD
Partial Discharge Electrical discharge due to poor insulation
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PDD, JK
Power Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir. State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
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PE
Preliminary Enquiry Preliminary verification conducted by Control Bureau of Investigation before Registration of First Information Report.
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PED
Pondicherry Electricity Department State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Pondicherry
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PFA
Provident Fund Act
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PFC
Power Finance Corporation Established in July 1986 as a Development Financial Institution (FI) dedicated to the Power Sector wholly owned by Government of India.
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PIB
Public Investment Board Forum which considers the project when for Investment Approval its cost is more than Rs. 200 Cr. Involving funding.
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PICC
Paper Insulated Copper Conductor Paper insulated conductor coils used in manufacturing of transformers
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PIP
Project Implementation Plan A formal document required for appraisal for the project by multilateral funding agencies.
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PIR
Pre Insertion Resistor Used in Circuit Breaker and comes into operation at the time of charging the line/ transformer to reduce switching Over voltage
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PLCC
Power Line Carrier Communication High frequency communication signals sent along the power line used for protection and communication
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PLR
Prime Lending Rate The lowest rate which a bank is willing to lend to its best customers
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PMR
Project Management Report Quarterly Report sent to World Bank
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PO
Purchase Order Order placed on supplier for procurement of materials
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PO
Presenting Officer One who present the case on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority before the Enquiry Authority.
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POD
Power Oscillation Damping An electronic devise used in Static Voltage Ampere Reative Compennsator (SVC) High Voltage Direct Current to control SVC to reduce oscillation during power swing
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PoP
Point of Presence A bank of modems allowing connection to an Internet Service Provider.
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POP
Post Office Protocol Standard client/server protocol for receiving emails
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POR
Permissive Over Reach A type of inter-tripping scheme used in distance protection of Transmission line
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POWERGRID
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Official abbrviation of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
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POWERMAIL
POWERGRID Email E-mail service provided in POWERGRID
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PPP
Point to Point Protocol The way computers can connect using modems and phone lines.
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PRD
Pressure Relief Device Used in transformers/ reactors to vent out internal pressure in case of internal fault
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Pre-PIB
Pre-Public Investment Board Forum which considers the project when its cost is more than Rs. 500 Cr. & further recommends it to PIB
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PRM
Project Review Meeting Periodic meeting in which progress of various projects are discussed
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PROMISE
POWERGRID Ranked and Optimised Management Information System POWERGRID's Enterprise Resource Planning system
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PRV
Pressure Relief Valve Used in transformers/ reactors to vent out internal pressure in case of internal fault
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PS
Partially Submerged Type of Foundation
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PSB
Power Swing Blocking Provided in line protections to block tripping of lines upto a pre set time when power swing in the system is detected
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PSDP-I
POWERGRID System Development project-I Loan given by World Bank to POWERGRID, which has been closed in Dec., 2000 (Loan no. 3577-IN)
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PSDP-II
POWERGRID System Development project-II Loan given by World Bank to POWERGRID, which shall be closed in June, 2006 (Loan no. 4603-IN)
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PSEB
Punjab State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Punjab
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PSL
Price Store Ledger
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PTC
Power Trading Corporation of India Limited The leading provider of power trading services, is empowering India by trading power on a sustained basis since FY 02 through purchase from power surplus utilities and sales to deficit ones.
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PUR
Permissive Under Reach A type of inter-tripping scheme used in distance protection of Transmission line
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PV
Price Variation The variation in price of an equipment/material due to changes in the cost of labour and raw materials.
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PW
Prosecution Witness A person who is produced by the Disciplinary Authority to prove the Charges against the Charged Officer.
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QA
Quadruple Circuit A Type Tower Type of Suspension Tower with 4 circuits
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QAP
Quality Assurance plan Quality Assurance Plan is intended to assure that all steps of the project are monitored and ensures proper user acceptance criteria for each type of testing.
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QB
Quadruple Circuit B Type Tower Type of Tension Tower with 4 circuits
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QC
Quadruple Circuit C Type Tower Type of Tension Tower with 4 circuits
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QD
Quadruple Circuit D Type Tower Type of Tension Tower with 4 circuits
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QPR
Quarterly Performance Review Done by the Ministry of Power to Review the progress of ongoing projects
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QR
Qualifying Requirements Issued for the purpose of shortlisting possible bidders indicating broad parameters for participation in the bidding process
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QS
Qualification Statement A written response of an applicant to and in accordance with RfQ.
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Quad
Quadruple
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R&R
Resettlement & Rehabilitation To compensates/or rehabilitate project affected persons whose land acquired for POWERGRID projects/sub station
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RAP
Rehabilitation Action plan Study of social status of all familities who come in project area and in surroundings and detailed action plan for measures adopted to rehabilitate them
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RC
River Crossing
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RCE
Revised Cost Estimate Prepared when expenditure incurred is approx. 50% of approved cost or scope of the project changes
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RCOD
Required Commercial Operation Date The date by which the lines are required to be commissioned.
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RDA
Regular Departmental Action Initiation of Disciplinary Proceedings by issuing Charge Sheet.
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RE
Revised Estimate
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REA
Regional Energy Accounting A Regional Energy Account for the settlement and billing of "Capacity Charge", Energy Charge" for deviations from schedule and 'Reactive Energy Charge'
416
REB
Regional Electricity Board A board constituted by resolution of Central Government for a specified region for facilitating the integrated operation of the power system in that region
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REF
Restricted Earth Fault A protection provided in Transformers/ reactors to trip during internal fault
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REMTRAM
Real Time Monitoring of Transmission lines for Maintenance Device mounted on transmission tower to provide information on climatic and other changing parameters
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RfP
Request for Proposal Document issued to the Qualified Applicants for submission of Techno-commercial and Price Proposals.
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RfQ
Request for Qualification Document for submission of Qualification statement for IPTC/JV route by an interested entity.
421
RfS
Request for Selection Document comprising terms & conditions regarding Joint Venture partner for selection & it includes Shareholders agreement, Implementation Agreement & Transmission Service Agreement.
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RHQ
Regional Head Quarter
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RIP
Resin Impregnated Paper Used as insulator inside RIP transformer bushings
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RIV
Radio Interference Voltage
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RL
Reduced Level
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RLA
Residual Life Assessment Special tests carried out on equipments to determine the life left in the equipment
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RLDC
Regional Load Despatch Centre
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RoE
Return on Equity It is the returen on investment made
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RoNW
Return on Net Worth RONW is the ratio of net profit & net worth (assets-liabilities)
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ROW
Right of Way
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RPC
Reactive Power Control A feature of High Voltage Direct Current to absorb/ deliver reactive power
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RRVUNL
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. A Generation Company which owns and operate the thermal power stations at Kota and Suratgarh, Gas based power station at Ramgarh, Hydel power station at Mahi and mini hydel stations in the State of Rajasthan.
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RTD
Resistance Temperature Detector Resistance based thermometer for measurement of temperature
434
RTL
Regional Testing Laboratory POWERGRID Testing laboratory for condition monitoring testing at Regional level
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RVM
Recovery Voltage Measurement Condition monitoring test to identify moisture content in paper insulation
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S/C
Single Circuit
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SAD
Special Additional Duty duty levied on imported goods in lieu of sales tax,local tax etc
438
SAMP
Social Assessment Management Plan Outage due to operation of Bus-bar protection, attributable to POWERGRID.
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SBB-T
Substation Bus Bar fault POWERGRID Outage due to operation of Bus-bar protection, attributable to other utilities
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SBB-U
Substation Bus Bar fault (attributable to other Utilities) Bus-bar protection operation attributable to other Utilities
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SBC
Safe Bearing Capacity Bearing capacity of soil
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SBD
Standard Bidding Documents Bidding documents which have been standardized to ensure uniformity for various packages and under various funding.
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SC
Supreme Court Apex Court of the Country
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SC
Shell Company A project specific company (Special Purpose Vehicle) registered under Companies act 1956 to expedite initial developmental activities. Such company shall be acquired by the selected sponsor to become IPTC.
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SCC
Special Conditions of Contract A part of bidding document which further gives specific details in respect of certain clauses on general condition of contract.
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SCC
Supreme Court Cases Name of jourrnal Reporting decided cases by Supreme Court
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SCOPE
Standing Conference on Public Enterprises Deals with the matters related to MoU with various public undertakings
448
SCP
Single Curreny Pool Allows borrowers to receive loans denominated in one of four hard currencies U.S. dollars, Swiss francs, Japanese yen, or Deutsche marks
449
SCSD
Substation Construction of new System Deemed available Substation equipment shutdown taken to facilitate construction activities of new system being executed by POWERGRID
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SDH
Synchronour Digital Hierarchy Transmission in which data characters and bits are transmitted at a fixed rate with the transmitter and receiver synchronised, eliminating the need for start-stop elements. Wherein various containers are packed in a hierachical manner and each virtual container can be addressed uniquely and can be dropped and added from any level of signal.
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SDOE, Tripura
State Department of Electricity Tripura State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State
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SEBs
State Electricity Boards Boards formed to look after generation, transmission & distribution of electrical energy in respective States
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SED, Mizoram
State Electricity Department, Mizoram State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State
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SEF-T
Substation Equipment Failure POWERGRID Equipment failure attributable to POWERGRID
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SEF-U
Substation Equipment Failure Utilities Equipment failure attributable to other Utilities
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SEK
Swedish krona Currency of Sweden
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SEM
Special Energy Meter Energy Meter which records data at every 15 minutes interval as per requirement of Availability Based Tariff.
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SEM-T
Substation Equipment Maloperation (attributable to POWERGRID) Equipment Maloperation attributable to POWERGRID
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SEM-U
Substation Equipment Maloperation (attributable to other Utilities) Equipment Mal-operation attributable to other Utilities
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SER
Sequence Event Recorder Records sequence of events during tripping/ disturbance
461
SES
Socio-Economic Survey Door to Door social survey of Project Affecetd Persons/Project Affected Families including surrounding villages for their social and economic background/conditions. This is being done by 3rd party where PAFs are more than 40.
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SF6
Sulfur Hexa Fluoride An insulating gas used in Circuit Breakers/ Gas insulated Switch gears
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SFC
Standing Finance Committee The project approving authority when project cost is more than Rs. 5 Cr. &less than Rs. 25 Cr. & it is funded by multilateral agencies
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SFR
Submerged Fissured Rock Type of Foundation
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SGI
Solicitor General of India Advocate appointed for representing the Union Govt before the Court.
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SGML
Standardised General Markup Language A programming language for web pages.
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SHA
Share-holer Agreement Tripartie agreement among Joint Venture partners & Joint Venture Company regarding obligation & responsibilities of Shareholders
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SI
Single Suspension Configuration of Insulator String
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SIC-T
Substation ICT fault (attributable to POWERGRID) Various types of faults on interconnecting transformer, attributable to POWERGRID.
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SIC-U
Substation ICT fault (attributable to other Utilities) Various types of faults interconnecting transformer, attributable to other utilities.
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SIL
Surge Impedance Loading Surge Impedance Loading is the power delivered to the surge impedance (characteristic impedance) under nominal voltage condition.
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SIS
Self Insurance Scheme Insurace scheme devised by POWERGRID for insuring its assets.
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SIV
Stores Issue Voucher Form which is used for issuing materials from stores
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SLD
Single line Diagram Schematic representation of the High Voltage/Extra High Voltage apparatus and the connections to all external circuits at a connection point incorporating its numbering nomenclature and labeling
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SLP
Special Leave Petition Special Leave to Appeal by the Supreme Court
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SMAC
Substation Miscreants Activity Constraints Substation equipments failure caused by miscreants / militant activities
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transport Protocol The Protocol through whcih outgoing mail is sent over the internet.
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SNCC
Substation Natural Calamity Constraints Substation equipment outage due to natural calamities
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SOTF
Switch On To Fault Feature in line protection to trip the line immediately when line breaker is closed before clearance of fault/ earth switches not removed
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SPD
Sikkim Power Department State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Sikkim.
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SPL-T
Substation PLCC maloperation POWERGRID Line tripped due to Power Line Carroer Communication mal-operation attributable to POWERGRID
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SPLU
Substation PLCC maloperation Utilities Line tripped due to PLCC mal-operation of other agency
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Sponsor
Sponsor Bidder that submits a proposal and is selected by POWERGRID as the winning Bidder to acquire the projetc specific shell company.
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SPRD
Substation (Transformer) Power Regulation Deemed available Transformer hand tripped for power regulation on Regional Load Despatch Centre instruction
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SPS
Suspected Public Servant A public Servant who is under investigation by Vigilance.
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SPT
Standard Penetration Test Test for soil condition
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SPV
Special Purpose Vehicle Mechanism formed for any specific venture
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SRE-T
Substation Reactor fault POWERGRID Outages due to opeartion of reactor differential, REF, Backup impedance, Buchholz protection including Neutral Groung Reactor protections with respect to shunt reactors attributable to POWERGRID
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SRE-U
Substation Reactor fault utilities. As above, attributable to other utilities.
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SRM-T
Substation Relay Maloperation POWERGRID Relay Maloperation attributable to POWERGRID
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SRM-U
Substation Relay Maloperation Utilities Relay Mal-operation attributable to other Utilities
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SRV
Store Receipt Voucher
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SS
System Server Server which manages the requisites of a networked environment
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SSID committee
Scrap & Surplus Identification and Disposal committee the committee constituted to identify the scrap & surplus material at various sites for disposal
495
ST
Sales Tax Tax levied and collected at the point of sale of goods
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ST
Single Tension Configuration of Insulator String
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STL
Specialized Testing Laboratory POWERGRID laboratory for special condition monitoring testing of switchyard equipment.
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STS
Synchronous Transmission System Transmission in which data characters and bits are transmitted at a fixed rate with the transmitter and receiver synchronised, eliminating the need for start-stop elements
499
SVC
Static Voltage Ampere Reactive Compensator A shunt device to provide reactive and capacitive power support to grid to control system voltage
500
SVRD
Substation (Bus Reactor) Voltage Regulation Deemed available Bus reactor hand tripped for voltage regulation on Regional Load Despatch Centre instruction
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TC
Tender Committee A committee comprising representatives from Contract, Finance and indenting deptt., constituted for the purpose of evaluation of bids for a package.
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TCC
Technical co-ordination committee The committee set up by Regional Electricity Boards to coordinate the technical and commercial aspects of the operation of the regional grid.
503
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. A protocol suite enabling data communications over a network / internet
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TCSC
Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation Reactive Power Compensating Device
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TE
Technical Examiner An Officer from Xhief Technical Examiner wing of Central Vigilance Commission who inspects the Technical works during execution.
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TFR
Tower Footing Resistance
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THDC
Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd.(THDC) A joint venture company between Govt. of India & Govt. of UP/Uttaranchal for harnessing the hydropotential for generation of elctricity in Tehri Region.
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TL
Tranmission Line
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TMN
Telecommunication Management Network A comprehensive system of equipment used to monitor, control, and manage a communication network.
510
TNEB
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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TPA
Tri-partite Agreement It is the agreement between Govt. of India, Reserve Bank of India and POWERGRID for securitisation of outstanding dues
512
TPRM
Tri-partite Review Meeting Meeting taken by Asian Development Bank twice in a year in association with Ministry of Finance to assess the loan utilisation, disbursement, project progress etc.
513
Transmission Lic
Transmission Licensee Licensee authorised to establish or operate transmission line
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TS
Technical Specifications Provided in the bidding document stating the technical specifications of the work
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TS
Terminal Server Server which provides application and file services for the terminal users
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TSA
Transmission Service Agreement The agreement to be entered between POWERGRID and JV company/IPTC pursuant to which JV/IPTC shall maintain and repair the project as well as make available the entire projtect to POWERGRID on a commercial basis during operation pahse of the project.
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TSE
Time Synchronizing Equipment An equipment used for synchronizing local time with respect to the time signal received from satellite
518
TSEB
Tripura State Electricity Board State Electricity Utility engaged in Generation, Transmission & Distribution of electricity in the State of Tripura.
519
TPCL
Tata Power Company Ltd. India's largest private sector power utility with 2300 MW Capacity operating in Mumbai, Jharkand and Karnataka, providing high quality Power Supply.
520
TVI
Television Interference
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UC
Utilization Certificate Certificate issued by the Head of the project regarding utilization of the imported goods
522
UCPTT
Uniform Common Pool Transmission Tariff It is the transmission tariff fixed by GoI for North East Region Constituents
523
UDS
Undisturbed Sample Sampling of soil
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UFR
Under Frequency Relay Relay used to trip a distribution feeder on low frequency
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UI
Unscheduled interchange Deviation from the scheduled interchange of Power allocated by Regional Load Despatch Centre on day to day basis requirement
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ULDC
Unified Load Despatch & Communication Scheme Scheme for optimal utilization of generation and transmission resources, better Supervision, monitoring and control of power system on realtime basis
527
UMCS
Unified Materials Codification System Document covering codification system concept, make,location and unit code.
528
UPCL
Uttaranchal Power Corporation Ltd. A company engaged in transmission & distribution of electricity in the State of Uttaranchal
529
UPPCL
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. A company engaged in tranmission & distribution of electricity in the State of Uttar Pradesh
530
URL
Universal Resource Locator Location of file on the internet.
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USAID
The United States Agency for International Development USAID is the government agency providing US economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide
532
USD (US$)
United States Dollar Currency of the United States
533
VAR
Voltage Ampere Reactive
534
VAS
Value Added Services Additional services without any extra cost implication
535
VC
Virtual Circuit A communication arrangement in which data from a source user may be transferred to a destination user over various real curcit configurations during a single poeriod of communication.
536
VT
Voltage Transformer Instrument transformer in switchyard to measure Voltage
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W S/D
Without Shut Down Maintenance activities to be carried out with out affecting normal operation of the equipment
538
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol The protocol through which institutionway data is send to third generation wireless application protocol mobile phones.
539
WAPP
Works and Procurement Policy and Procedures. Manuals containing details of Procurement Policy & Procedures.
540
WB
The World Bank World's largest financial providing financial assistance primarily to developing nations
541
WEI
Weak End Infeed Feature in line protection to trip the line on both end even in case of radial feeding/ low infeed of fault current
542
WFR
Wet Fissured Rock Type of Foundation
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WML
Wireless Markup Language The language for wireless application protocol mobile phone programs.
544
WPI
Indian Whole Sale Price Index The "All Indian Wholesale Price Index" as published monthly in the Index Number of wholesale Prices and Consumer Prices by the Centre for monitoring the Indian Economy for the available calendar year.
545
WT
Wave Trap Used to filter out power line carrirer communication signals traveling in transmission lines at entry of Substation
546
WTI
Winding Temperature Indicator Measures transformer/ reactor winding temperature for indication and to give alarm/ trip at preset values
547
WWW
World Wide Web The graphical information portion of the internet.
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WZ
Wind Zone
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