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India Power At A Glance

India Power Corporation Limited is one of the leading power utilities in India which started its journey in the year 1919. It is an integrated power utility, headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal with a pan-India presence. At IPCL, we enrich lives through promoting and contributing to the renewable sources of energy where every living being on the planet breathes pollution free air, an environment that is free from carbon emissions. We believe in keeping abreast of the latest digital technologies in the Power sector, which could help boost efficiency and resiliency of power grids and simplify the human interference.

IPCL, an ISO 9001:2015 entity, has actively forayed into a diversified portfolio, with renewable and conventional modes of power generation & distribution and aims to match the increasing demand of power in the future. In the last few years, IPCL has ventured into generation of electricity and has a total generation capacity of around 50 MW comprising of 35.2 MW of wind assets in Gujarat and Karnataka, 2 MW solar asset in West Bengal and 12MW of coal fired thermal power plants in Asansol, West Bengal. It has a Distribution License spread across 798 sq. kms. in Asansol – Ranigunj area of West Bengal.
To improve operational efficiencies and enhance customer satisfaction, the Company has been undertaking several digitisation and grid modernization initiatives over the last few years. The Company has successfully completed initiatives such as SCADA, IoT & Smart Metering based Distribution Transformers and Power Transformers monitoring, AMR / Prepaid enabled meters, 24×7 call centre and data analytics, 24×7 online, online prepaid recharge facilities for almost all the customers.

With a strong expertise in Power Distribution Management and a burgeoning portfolio of power distribution, conventional & renewable energy generation, the Company has the goal of being a global power utility in the years to come.

India Power Corporation Limited, has been in the distribution business for more than a century now. It is one of the oldest, reliable, service oriented and consumer friendly utilities with a competitive pricing structure. IPCL serves various consumer segments ranging from Govt establishments, Industrial houses, Railways to Domestic Consumers spread across an area spanning 798 sq. kms. across Asansol Raniganj belt in West Bengal, India. The Company maintains one of the lowest T&D losses in the country which hovers around 3% despite its accelerated growth in LT business over the last couple of years, which is lower than the national benchmark, by continuously improving its operational efficiency. This has been achieved through a multi-pronged approach by maintaining better HT/LT ratio, HVDS layouts, multiple power sourcing points, IT interventions through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Internet of Things (IoT) & Smart Metering based DT and PT monitoring, ongoing effort to digitize the consumer end-to-end, thereby operating on a near real time data to define, monitor, achieve, improve and control on the operational parameters thereby enhancing reliability and effectiveness of power supply..

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Our Vision

  • A leading and reliable end-to-end energy solutions provider

Our Mission

  • To empower industries and millions of humans by being the lowest cost, most reliable and environmentally sound conventional and non-conventional energy provider
  • To provide employees a strong sense of ownership, professional respect and pride resulting in high morale and performance
  • To increase stakeholder value through growth and profitability

Corporate Philosophy

VALUES

  • Performance – target oriented
  • Imagination and resourcefulness
  • Support for employee empowerment
  • Integrity, ownership & sense of belongingness

CULTURE

A unique culture comprising three ‘D’s:

  • Discipline
  • Dedication
  • Devotion

FOCUS AREAS

Together, we will achieve our vision by consistently growing through:

  • Competitiveness and cost efficiency
  • Constant search for opportunities
  • Complementary strategic alliances
  • Competency enhancement
  • Customer orientation
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Leadership

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Board of Directors
Board of Directors

Mr. Amit Kiran Deb
Independent Director & Chairman

Board of Directors

Mr. Tantra Narayan Thakur
Independent Director

Board of Directors

Ms. Dipali Khanna
Independent Director

Board of Directors

Mr. Anil Kumar Jha
Independent Director

Board of Directors

Mr. Jyoti Kumar Poddar
Non-Executive Director

Board of Directors

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria
Managing Director

Board of Directors

Mr. Somesh Dasgupta
Whole Time Director

Board of Directors

Mr. Debashis Bose
Executive Director

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Leadership Team

Board of Directors

Mr. Sanjeev Sinha
President, IT and Digitalization

Board of Directors

Mr. Prashant Choudhury
President, Business Development & Strategy

Board of Directors

Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh
President, Regulatory & Commercial

Board of Directors

Mr. Prakash Chandra Panda
President, Human Resource

Board of Directors

Mr. Prashant Kapoor
Senior Vice President, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer



Board of Directors

Mr. Amit Poddar
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Board of Directors

Mr. Argha Ghosh
Vice President, Risk & Audit

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Awards & Recognition

Annual HR Excellence Special Jury Award at the National Competition of ASSOCHAM
Significant Achievement in HR Excellence at the 13th CII HR Excellence Award

India Power has won the Silver prize at the 3rd Green Urja and Energy Efficiency Awards under the category of Top DISCOM-RE & EE (Public & Private)

AWARDS 2012-2015

AWARDS & CERTIFICATES

HR Excellence

India Power HR Team was recognized as an achiever  in the  prestigious 10th CII National HR Excellence Award Confluence 2019-20. We have proved our mettle by being acknowledged as “Strong Commitment to HR Excellence”

IPCL has been adjudged as runners up of the ‘NIPM National Award for HR Best Practices – 2017’
and winner of the ‘NIPM National Award for HR Best Practices – 2018’

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  1. 1919

    Incorporation of Dishergarh Power Supply Company Limited primarily to supply power to the collieries of Bengal Coal Company Limited (the then largest producer of coal in Asia), to the railways, industries and townships in the Asansol-Raniganj areas.

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  2. 1932

    Awarded Distribution License for distribution of electric energy in the Asansol-Raniganj belt.

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  3. 2003

    The name of Dishergarh Power Supply Company Limited changed to DPSC Limited.

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  4. 2006

    Commissioned 10.4 MW Wind Power Plant in Karnataka, India.

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  1. 2007

    Commissioned 24.8 MW Wind Power Plant in Gujrat, India.

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  2. 2008

    Developed a 2 MW Solar Plant at Seebpore in association with West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited (WBGEDCL) which was the first-of-its-kind grid-connected solar plant in Asia.

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  3. 2013

    Erstwhile IPCL merged with DPSC and the name of DPSC changed to India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL).

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  4. 2016

                           

    IPCL formed a Joint Venture, India Uniper Power Service Private Limited, with Uniper Kraftwerk Gmbh, to provide operation and maintenance services to power plants in India.

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  1. 2014

    IPCL through its wholly-owned subsidiary, India Power Corporation (Bodhgaya) Limited started distribution in Gaya, Bodhgaya, Manpur and adjoining areas in the state of Bihar as a distribution franchisee.

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  2. 2015

    IPCL Power Trading Private Limited, a subsidiary of IPCL, obtained category-III inter-state trading license, by which it can trade electricity up to 620 MU per annum across India. Incorporated India Power Green Utility Private Limited (IPGUTL) to build a sizeable portfolio of green energy.

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  3. 2016

    IPCL formed a Joint Venture, India Uniper Power Service Private Limited, with Uniper Kraftwerk Gmbh, to provide operation and maintenance services to power plants in India. Acquired Meenakshi Energy Private Limited (now known as Meenakshi Energy Limited) having a capacity of 1,000 MW Port-based thermal power plant in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

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  4. 2017

    IPGUPL co-developed and implemented 36 MW solar power project in Uttarakhand. IPCL partnered with Andamax Gmbh through a joint venture with Matsya Shipping and Ports Private Limited to provide port and logistics service. 300MW Thermal Power Plant in Haldia Commission.

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  1. 2019

    TURNS 100!

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  2. 2020

    Completion of 132KV Distribution Project to supply Traction Power to Eastern Railway at Pandabeshwar, Paschim Burdwan, as the first private utility in West Bengal.

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Privacy Policy

INDIA POWER is sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet. We believe it is important you know how We treat the information that we receive from you on the Internet.

In general, you can visit INDIA POWER on the World Wide Web without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our Web servers collect the domain names, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. INDIA POWER uses this information to measure the use of our site and to improve the content of our site. Your accessing our site signifies your unconditional consent to allow the collection of your domain names.

There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and address. When information is needed, we will try (but are not obligated) to let you know at the time of collection, how we will use the personal information. Usually, the personal information we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry, process an order or allow you to access specific account information. Occasionally, we may make the e-mail addresses, of those who provide information, available to other reputable organisations whose products or services we think you may find interesting. In these cases, you will be offered an opportunity to limit access to your information. In case we do not receive any response from you to limit the access of your information, it shall be deemed that you consent to such distribution of your information as mentioned above.

If you register with one of INDIA POWER’s website, they may use this information to provide you with customer information about INDIA POWER’s offering in support of your needs. A technology called cookies may be used to provide you with tailored information. A cookie is a tiny element of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive so we can recognise you when you return. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Registering with any INDIA POWER website online signifies your unconditional consent to receive such cookies.

At times we conduct on-line surveys to better understand the needs and profile of our visitors. When we conduct a survey, we will try (but are not obligated) to let you know how we will use the information at the time we collect information from you on the Internet.

You recognise and understand that there is no compulsion on you to provide us with your personal information and any and all personal information provided by you to us is with your full consent, own wish and desire to provide such personal information. You also understand that we are under no obligation to verify the source from which the personal information about you is provided to us, and they are deemed to be provided by you, unless you demonstrate to us within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of providing of such information to us, to our satisfaction, that the information was provided to us without your free consent.

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Policies

India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) engaged in Generation, Transmission and Distribution of quality Power to our esteemed consumers, will strive for continuous improvement in our occupational, health and safety performance by ensuring the health and safety of all our employees directly or indirectly engaged in our workplace and protecting the environment. India Power Corporation is committed to:

  • Ensure a clean, green and safe working environment.
  • Maintaining Zero accidents, preventing hazards, minimizing risk in all our activities.
  • Periodically monitoring the occupational health parameters of our employees
  • Operate and maintain its facilities as per the best practices available to ensure safety of public, employees, plant and equipment.
  • Compliance of all applicable, legal and regulatory requirements prescribed under various Act and Rules.
  • Continuous monitoring and effectively manage air emission, effluents and solid waste.
  • Carry out safety audits on regular basis to ensure that systems are in place, updated and followed.
  • Impart training, retraining and motivate all our employees directly or indirectly engaged in our business processes and make them responsible for our EHS performance.
  • Provide and maintain a safe and sustainable workplace with necessary safety measure and ensure safe working methods all the time.
  • Delegates power to employees to implement the policy of the company Occupational Health and Safety.
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Health & Safety Policy

India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) engaged in Generation, Transmission and Distribution of quality Power to our esteemed consumers, will strive for continuous improvement in our occupational, health and safety performance by ensuring the health and safety of all our employees directly or indirectly engaged in our workplace and protecting the environment. India Power Corporation is committed to:

  • Ensure a clean, green and safe working environment.
  • Maintaining Zero accidents, preventing hazards, minimizing risk in all our activities.
  • Periodically monitoring the occupational health parameters of our employees
  • Operate and maintain its facilities as per the best practices available to ensure safety of public, employees, plant and equipment.
  • Compliance of all applicable, legal and regulatory requirements prescribed under various Act and Rules.
  • Continuous monitoring and effectively manage air emission, effluents and solid waste.
  • Carry out safety audits on regular basis to ensure that systems are in place, updated and followed.
  • Impart training, retraining and motivate all our employees directly or indirectly engaged in our business processes and make them responsible for our EHS performance.
  • Provide and maintain a safe and sustainable workplace with necessary safety measure and ensure safe working methods all the time.
  • Delegates power to employees to implement the policy of the company Occupational Health and Safety.

Approved by    Asok Kumar Goswami Whole Time Director Date – 19th September 2017

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Indiapower is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on grounds of age, gender, colour, race, ethnicity, language, caste, creed, economic or social status or disability. We recognize that having a workforce that broadly reflects the composition of the local communities in which we operate places us in a unique position to understand and respond to the needs of our customers. We thus use diversity as a competitive differentiator, both in employment and in customer markets.

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Prevention Of Sexual Harassment

  • The company has defined guidelines and a broad framework on the policy based on the Vishaka Guidelines, prohibiting sexual harassment at the workplace and providing an effective grievance redressal procedure, having provisions clearly laid down for prevention and reporting, at all levels of employment.
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Anti-Bribery Policy

(1) Introduction:

Adherence to good Corporate Governance and managing its affairs in a fair, honest, ethical, transparent and legal manner is an integral part of the philosophy of India Power Corporation Ltd., (the Company).

Furtherance to its philosophy the Company formulates this Anti-Bribery Policy to ensure that no employee of the Company indulges in and associate with any act of bribery, extortion or corruption with any government official (Public Official) or any person for or on behalf of the Company.

This Anti-Bribery Policy is based on the law of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 of India and other similar applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption Laws of India.

(2) Applicability and Purpose:

This policy apply to all officers, directors, managers, employees (hereinafter referred as to the “employees”) of the Company (including employees temporarily transferred to affiliates and vendors), agents, representatives, and joint-venture partners, or anyone else doing business in the name of or with the Company, including the suppliers, contractors, or subcontractors (collectively referred to herein as “Covered Parties”). The Company has a zero tolerance approach to acts of Bribery and Corruption, by employees or anyone acting on behalf of the Company. Any breach of this policy will be regarded as a serious matter by the Company of which is likely to result in disciplinary action.

(3) Policy:

This Policy reflects the business practices and principles of behaviour that support this commitment to zero tolerance approach to acts of Bribery and Corruption.

(i) General Principals

No bribes of any sort shall be paid or accepted from customers, suppliers, politicians, government / public official, public advisors or representative’s private person or Company for or on behalf of the Company for or in respect of any business or official matters or transactions of the Company. Bribery is committed when an inducement or reward is provided, in order to gain any commercial, contractual, regulatory or personal advantage for the Company or any of the applicable individuals as per this policy.

(ii) Business Meals and Gifts All of the following conditions should be satisfied when offering business meals or gifts to Public Officials or any other person:

(a) Business meals or gifts offered to Public Officials should be within the range of normal social courtesies;

(b) There must be no circumstances that could raise any misunderstanding that such meal or gift is being offered with the intention of gaining any improper business advantage;

(c) Offering a meal or a gift should not violate the Anti-bribery Laws of the country which the Public Official works for; and

(d) The expense of the meal and/or gift should be accurately and properly recorded in the appropriate accounting books.

(e) This policy does not prohibit the practices of providing any customary and festive gifts in a particular market, provided such gifts are appropriate and of reasonable nature in comparison to the general market practice and are properly recorded. Pleases refer to our code of conduct policy for further information.

(4) Prohibited Activities

(a) The Company Staff/covered parties should not offer and/or provide any pecuniary or other benefits to Public Officials either directly or indirectly (i.e. through a third party). Furthermore, if there is a possibility that any Business Entertainment could give rise to a misunderstanding that the Company has conducted the Business Entertainment with the intention of gaining an improper business advantage (irrespective of its genuine intention), the Company Staff should not offer the Business Entertainment in such situation.

(b) Offering any cash (including, but not limited to, bills/notes, Cheques, every kind of cash voucher, stock certificates and securities;

(c) Any entertainment at hostess, strip or similar adult entertainment clubs; and

(d) Any business meal or gift if the expense is not properly recorded for in the appropriate accounting books and not as per the Code of Conduct Policy of the Company.

5.Policy on Invitations

All of the following conditions must be satisfied in the case of any invitations made to Public Officials: (a) There must be a legitimate purpose for the invitation of the Public Official, and there must be no circumstances giving rise to any misunderstanding that such invitation has been made with the intention of gaining any improper business advantage;

(b) Any expense for the invitation borne by the Company should be limited to a reasonable amount or actual expenditure;

(c) Any money to be paid by the Company shall not (in any way) provide any personal benefit to a Public Official;

(d) Such invitation must not violate the Anti-bribery Laws of the relevant country which the Public Official works for;

(e) The expenses for the invitation should be accurately and properly recorded in the relevant accounting books.

(6) Consultation Service:

If it is difficult to judge whether the planned Business Entertainment is permissible from a review of this Policy, such cases may be referred to the Managing Director, who will with the help of legal department will decide whether such expense is within the permitted or not under this policy.

(7) Reporting incidents of Bribery and Corruption

If any member of the Company Staff discovers any intentional or accidental violation of this Policy, such member of the Company Staff should report such discovery to his/her superior or to the Managing Director.