REC Ltd recently showcased the first live demonstration of India’s Peer‑to‑Peer (P2P) energy trading pilot program under the India Energy Stack at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
The demonstration was presented during a strategic session titled “India Energy Stack (IES) and the AI‑Ready Power Sector: Trust, Interoperability, and Scale,” marking a significant milestone in India’s transition towards a decentralized, consumer‑centric digital power ecosystem.
The highlight of the session was a first‑of‑its‑kind live demonstration of a P2P decentralized energy transaction conducted under the India Energy Stack framework.
Arun Singh, a farmer from Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), used a secure, blockchain‑enabled platform to sell surplus solar‑generated electricity directly to Lakshmi, a garment shop owner in Delhi. Arun sold 6 units of solar power and earned Rs.30.
This historic transaction demonstrated the real‑world application of the India Energy Stack (IES), a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) designed to empower citizens as active ‘energy agents’ rather than passive recipients of electricity.
Application of IES
The live P2P energy trading demonstration represents the most visible and tangible application of the India Energy Stack to date. The pilot enables prosumers—households, businesses, and farmers who generate renewable energy—to directly trade their surplus power with other consumers through trusted digital protocols, laying the foundation for a more participative and decentralized power market.
Demo presented
Union Minister for Power, Manohar Lal visited REC pavilion on February 18, 2026 where he was presented a live demonstration of a P2P decentralized energy transaction conducted under the India Energy Stack. He also met various Technology Service Providers (TSPs) at REC Pavillion where they presented different AI solutions related to power sector.
Earlier, on February 16, 2026, a demo of peer‑to‑peer energy trading was also presented to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during his visit to the MeitY Pavilion. The demonstration was conducted by Shri Shashank Misra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, and Shri Prince Dhawan, Executive Director, REC Limited, along with one of the first beneficiaries of the P2P energy trading pilot.
India Energy Stack
The India Energy Stack (IES) is an interoperable digital framework of open standards and protocols that enables secure, low-cost data and service exchange across the power sector, similar to how UPI transformed India’s digital payments ecosystem.
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