A systematic procedure for design of variable structure model following load frequency controller for a single-area power system has been presented. The variable structure model following control (VSMFC) technique presented in this paper not only guarantees invariance to a class of parameter variations and disturbances but also possesses other attractive features of variable structure systems (VSS) such as robustness to unknown disturbances, simplicity in design, and reduced order dynamics when in sliding mode. The simulation results of the variable structure model following control strategy to load frequency control are presented by changing all parameters by 30% to 50% from their nominal values. These results show that systems performance is robust to parameter variations and disturbances.