Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the FY 2025-26

Annexure-II to the Directors' Report BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT (FY 2025-26) SECTION A– General disclosures SECTION B – Management and process disclosures SECTION C – Principle-wise performance disclosure Principle 1 Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with integrity and in a manner that is ethical, transparent and accountable Principle 2 Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe Principle 3 Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value chains Principle 4 Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders Principle 5 Businesses should respect and promote human rights Principle 6 Businesses should respect and make efforts to protect and restore the environment Principle 7 Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a manner that is responsible and transparent Principle 8 Businesses should promote inclusive growth and equitable development Principle 9 Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible manner SECTION A – GENERAL DISCLOSURES Details of the listed entity 1. Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Listed L40101DL1989GOI038121 Entity 2. Name of the company Power Grid Corporation of India Limited 3. Year of incorporation 1989 4. Registered office address B-9, Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016 5. Corporate address "Saudamini", Plot No.2, Sector 29, Gurugram, Haryana-122001 6. E-mail sustainability@powergrid.in 7. Telephone +91 124-2822999 / +91 124-2822000 8. Website www.powergrid.in 9. Financial year for which reporting is being FY 2025-26 (April 1,2025 to March 31, 2026) done 10. Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE are listed Limited 11. Paid-up Capital ₹9,300.60 crore 12. Name and contact details of the person who Shri Vibhay Kumar may be contacted in case of any queries on Executive Director (ESG & Net Zero) the BRSR report e-mail : sustainability@powergrid.in 222 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025-26 Directors' Report 13. Reporting boundary All the non-financial aspects of POWERGRID for this reporting period covers the business activities of POWERGRID on a consolidated basis. (ONLY covering the fully owned subsidiaries and excludes the Joint Ventures for this reporting period) However, the financial performance wherever considered for any calculation/ reporting has been done on a consolidated basis which includes all JVs and subsidiaries. 14. Name of assurance provider M/s TUV India Pvt Ltd 15. Type of assurance obtained Reasonable Assurance for BRSR Core and Limited Assurance for BRSR Non-Core indicators. Products/Services 16. Details of business activities (accounting for 90% of the turnover): S. No. Description of Main Activity Description of Business Activity % of Turnover of the entity 1. Transmission of Power POWERGRID primarily operates 94.07 in inter-state and intra-state transmission of power in the country 17. Products/Services sold by the entity (accounting for 90% of the entity’s Turnover): S. No. Product/Service NIC Code % of total Turnover contributed 1. Transmission 351301 94.07 Operations 18. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the entity are situated: Location Number of plants Number of Total offices National 291 substations* 13 304 International Nil 3 3 (For international locations, the Company provides only consultancy services to overseas clients and does not have any plants in international location). *Note: The data excludes pan India PowerTel presence in more than 4,000 locations, substations and transmission lines that are under construction and temporary offices for consultancy works. 19. Markets served by the entity: a. Number of locations Locations Number National (No. of States) Pan India – Across all the States and Union Territories of India International (No. of Countries) 6 Countries b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the entity? 0.21% c. A brief on types of customers The customers of the Company’s Transmission business are Designated inter-State Transmission Customers like state DISCOMs, generating companies, bulk consumers, railways etc. In addition, the Company also provides consultancy services to domestic customers (state power utilities, DISCOMs, private entities, CPSEs, Govt of India etc.) and international customers in more than 25 countries. Company through its Wholly owned subsidiary, PowerTel, provides telecom services to Telecom Service Providers, Government departments, CPSEs, Internet Service Providers, Corporates and enterprise customers etc. INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025-26 223 Employees 20. Details as of the end of Financial Year: a. Employees and workers (including differently abled): S. Particulars Total Male Female No. (A) No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A) EMPLOYEES 1. Permanent (D) 8,208 7,359 89.66 849 10.34 2. Other than Permanent 672 622 92.56 50 7.44 3. Total employees (D + E) 8,880 7,981 89.88 899 10.12 WORKERS 4. Permanent (F) 1,537 1,476 96.03 61 3.97 5. Other than Permanent 20,072 19,490 97.10 582 2.90 6. Total workers (F + G) 21,609 20,966 97.02 643 2.98 Note: Permanent employees include all personnel on rolls of the Company excluding Workmen. ‘Other than permanent employees’ include those on fixed term contract. Permanent workers include workmen who are on rolls of the Company. 'Other than permanent workers' are engaged through third party contractors. b. Differently abled Employees and workers: S. Particulars Total Male Female No (A) No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A) DIFFERENTLY ABLED EMPLOYEES 1. Permanent (D) 244 222 90.98 22 9.02 2. Other than Permanent (E) 6 6 100 0 0.00 3. Total differently abled employees 250 228 91.20 22 8.80 (D + E) DIFFERENTLY ABLED WORKERS 4. Permanent (F) 49 48 97.96 1 2.04 5. Other than permanent (G) 12 12 100 0 0.00 6. Total differently abled workers 61 60 98.36 1 1.64 (F + G) 21. Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women Total (A) No. and percentage of Females No. (B) % (B / A) Board of Directors 10 1 10 Key Management Personnel 11 1 9.09 Note: Key Management Personnel, includes whole-time directors, Company Secretary, Independent Directors as well as Government Nominated Directors 224 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025-26 Directors' Report 22. Turnover rate for permanent employees and workers (Disclose trends for the past 3 years) FY 2025-26 FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Permanent 6.26% 4.68% 6.10% 6.03% 2.46% 5.70% 5.22% 5.02% 5.20% Employees Permanent 4.14% 20.74% 4.85% 3.64% 8.75% 3.89% 3.98% 7.65% 4.19% Workers Holding, subsidiary and associate companies (including joint ventures) 23. (a) Names of holding / subsidiary / associate companies / joint ventures S. Name of the holding / subsidiary / Indicate whether % of Does the entity indicated No. associate companies / joint ventures holding/ shares at column A, participate (A) Subsidiary/ held by in the Business Associate/ Joint listed Responsibility initiatives Venture entity of the listed entity? (Yes/No) 1. POWERGRID Ajmer Phagi Transmission Subsidiary 100 Yes Limited 2. POWERGRID Aligarh Sikar Transmission Subsidiary 100 Yes Limited 3. POWERGRID Banaskantha Augmentation Subsidiary 100 Yes Transmission Limited 4. POWERGRID Barmer I Transmission Limited Subsidiary 100 Yes 5. POWERGRID Beawar-Mandsaur Transmission Subsidiary 100 Yes Limited 6. POWERGRID Bellary Davanagere Subsidiary 100 Yes Transmission Limited 7. POWERGRID Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Subsidiary 100 Yes Limited 8. POWERGRID Bhadla Transmission Limited Subsidiary 100 Yes 9. POWERGRID Bhadla-III Power Transmission Subsidiary 100 Yes Limited 10. POWERGRID Bhuj Transmission Limited Subsidiary 100 Yes 11. POWERGRID Bidar Augmentation Subsidiary 100 Yes Transmission Limited 12. POWERGRI [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]