REC showcases first live demonstration of peer-to-peer energy trading pilot at India AI Impact Summit 2026
P2P demo presented to hon’ble power minister at REC pavilion
REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, today 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, held at Bharat Mandapam.
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 decentralised, consumer-centric digital power ecosystem.
The highlight of the session was a first-of-its-kind live demonstration of a P2P decentralised 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 `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. 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 decentralised power market.
The live demonstration took place in the presence of Dr Ram Sewak Sharma, Chair, India Energy Stack; Shri Jitendra Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, REC Limited; Ashish Kumar Goel, Chairman, UPPCL; Alok Kumar, Director General, AIDA; Reji Pillai, President, ISGF; Shashank Misra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power; Prince Dhawan, Executive Director, REC; and Smt Swetha Ravi Kumar, Executive Director, FSR Global.
Demo presented to hon’ble power minister on 18 February 2026 Union Minister for Power, Shri Manohar Lal visited REC pavilion on 18 Feb 2026 where he was presented a live demonstration of a P2P decentralised 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.
Demo presented to hon’ble Prime Minister on 16 February 2026 Earlier, on 16 February 2026, a demo of peer-to-peer energy trading was also presented to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri 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.
About 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.
REC Limited is the nodal agency for the India Energy Stack on behalf of the Ministry of Power. FSR Global serves as the knowledge partner for the initiative, with support from the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), which has played a key role in advancing smart grid innovation and providing technical inputs for scaling digital energy solutions across India.
Additionally, Networks for Humanity (NFH) is contributing to the development of a trust-based digital transaction framework to ensure secure, verifiable, and scalable peer-to-peer energy networks.
