A) Purchase

Central Purchase Department (CPA) normally finalises on an average 486 contracts yearly for
481 types of materials of Transmission & Distribution Schemes besides average 257 contract
for Generation / Misc.Materials.

Items are broadly classified in 5 Categories.

1. Service Connection Material
2. Rural Electrification/Normal Development Material (RE/ND)
3. 33KV Lines & Sub Station Material
4. EHV Lines & Sub Station Material
5. Generation Project & Maintenance Material required for the power station includingChemicals.

List of Material which are purchased at zonal level

1. Cement (Through S.E.(Civil).
2. Feeder Pillers
3. Tyres with tubes - All types.
4. Fire Fighting equipments/extinguishers.
5. PC & Xerox machines.
6. T & P.
7. All Types of Fabrication material.
8. Nut & Bolts - all sizes.
9. D.O. operating rods, discharge rods (HT/LT)
10. T.C. Fuse wires/D.O. Fuse Wires/HRC Fuses.
11. Copper/Aluminium Transformer winding wire.
12. Rainy season material/uniform material etc..