Powergrid has been conferred IPE HR Leadership Award for its hallmark performance in the area of organisational development, leadership and HR practices and for surpassing several levels of excellence.

Director (personnel) VM Kaul received the award from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs director general and CEO Bhaskar Chatterjee and director (Institute of Public Enterprise) Prof RK Mishra at a glittering ceremony of World HRD Congress in Mumbai. The IPE HR Leadership Awards are endorsed by World HRD Congress & Asian Confederation of Businesses and are researched by Stars of the Industry Group.