NTPC, NHPC, Power Grid and DVC signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) for incorporation of a JV company to set up an Online High Power Indigenous Test Laboratory for short circuit test facility in the country to ensure testing of the electrical equipments as per international standards in New Delhi.

The JVA was signed by AK Chatterjee, director-technical-DVC, NK Sharma, ED-NTPC, RS Mina, ED-NHPC and HL Tayal, ED-Powergrid in the presence of Anil Kumar, additional secretary, Ministry of Power.
V Ramakrishna, Member (PS)-CEA, RS Sharma, CMD-NTPC, S Mazumdar, director-Powergrid, Subrata Biswas, CEO and secretary, DVC, DP Bhargava, director-NHPC and PK Kognolkar, director general-CPRI were present on the occasion.