Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. or POWERGRID, a central PSU under the Ministry of Power has established an e-Tendering Portal - PRANIT - which will lead to less paperwork and ease of operation, making the tendering process more transparent. It has been certified by Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

With this, POWERGRID is now the only organization in India to have an eProcurement solution on SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), complying with all applicable requirements relating to security and transparency as stipulated by STQC. POWERGRID in pursuit of digitalisation has been undertaking a number of innovative enhancements within the SAP SRM framework.

The government is working on making tendering process digitised so as to offer ease for bidders and also to aid the MSME sector with more participation in the public PSUs.