New Delhi: The India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce reviewed its Final Report in New Delhi on October 29, 2026, outlining a roadmap to scale digital public infrastructure across India’s power sector. Led by the Ministry of Power, with REC Limited as the nodal agency and FSR Global as the knowledge partner, the initiative aims to enable secure data exchange, interoperability and standardised digital services for utilities, regulators, market participants and consumers.
The report brings together the strategy, architecture, governance framework and national rollout pathway for India Energy Stack. It consolidates the design, development and pilot implementation work undertaken since the Ministry of Power constituted the Taskforce in June 2025.
India Energy Stack Taskforce Reviews Final Report
REC Limited Chairman and Managing Director Jitendra Srivastava delivered the welcome address during the meeting. REC Limited Executive Director Prince Dhawan and FSR Global Executive Director Swetha Ravi Kumar presented the Final Report.
Taskforce Chairperson Dr Ram Sewak Sharma outlined the way forward, while Ministry of Power Joint Secretary Shashank Misra delivered the concluding remarks.
The report sets out a framework for scaling India Energy Stack as digital public infrastructure for the electricity sector, with a focus on open standards, secure data exchange and interoperability across existing systems.
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India Energy Stack to Enable Secure Data Exchange
India Energy Stack is designed around open standards and protocols that allow utilities, system operators, regulators, market participants, innovators and consumers to exchange data securely while continuing to use their existing systems.
Its core framework, “Register, Discover and Exchange,” provides a common approach to digital interactions across the electricity ecosystem.
The framework comprises three key functions:
- Register: Establishes verifiable digital identities and lists participating entities in a shared directory.
- Discover: Enables systems to identify and verify one another and determine the information or services available for exchange.
- Exchange: Facilitates data transfers through common schemas and taxonomies, with verifiable digital credentials supporting authentication wherever required.
The framework aims to reduce fragmented digital arrangements and make digital services more interoperable across India’s power sector.
Six Utilities Across Five States Participate in Pilot Projects
The initiative has been tested through pilot projects involving six utilities across five states. The participating utilities are:
- Tata Power Mumbai
- APEPDCL
- DGVCL
- PVVNL
- BRPL
- TPDDL
The pilots have tested the implementation of India Energy Stack and the delivery of digital energy services. Peer-to-peer energy transactions have also been demonstrated with participating utilities.
In addition, a procurement framework has been prepared to support the next phase of implementation.
DigiLocker Integration Enables Digital Energy Credentials
As part of the initiative, consumers have begun accessing verifiable digital energy credentials through DigiLocker, in partnership with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
The credentials include:
- Consumer Energy Passport: A digital energy credential designed to support verified consumer-related information.
- Consumer Meter Digest: A digital credential relating to consumer meter information.
The integration is intended to support access to verifiable digital energy information and enable more standardised digital interactions within the power sector.
Open Specifications to Support Interoperability
India Energy Stack specifications and schemas have been published openly as a public good. This approach allows stakeholders to adopt existing standards and contribute additional schemas as the requirements of the electricity sector evolve.
Open specifications are intended to support interoperability between different systems, reduce duplication and enable stakeholders to build digital services using common technical standards.
Stakeholders can access the contribution framework through REC Limited’s India Energy Stack portal.
Priority Use Cases for the Next Phase
The next phase of India Energy Stack will focus on implementing priority use cases across power-sector operations, regulatory processes and data exchange.
Key use cases include:
- Submission of generator schedules to State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs).
- Single-window scheduling of bilateral electricity transactions.
- Verifiable No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for Open Access.
- Standardised Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) filings by distribution companies to State Electricity Regulatory Commissions.
- Data exchange within distribution company (DISCOM) systems.
- Verification of generator bills.
- Standardisation of statutory reporting formats required by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), converting them into machine-readable India Energy Stack schemas.
These use cases are intended to improve standardisation and facilitate more efficient digital interactions between utilities, regulators and other power-sector stakeholders.
Taskforce Recommends IES Readiness and Governance Framework
The Taskforce has recommended that power-sector stakeholders prepare to adopt India Energy Stack and that an institutional mechanism be established to oversee specifications and conformance certification.
The proposed mechanism is intended to support consistent implementation, maintain common standards and ensure that digital services remain interoperable as adoption expands across the sector.
The Ministry of Power will provide guidance, REC Limited will continue as the nodal agency, and FSR Global will serve as the knowledge partner.
About India Energy Stack
India Energy Stack is a digital public infrastructure initiative for India’s electricity sector. It aims to establish common digital foundations through open standards, secure data exchange, verifiable credentials and interoperable services. Its broader rollout will depend on stakeholder adoption, effective governance and consistent implementation across utilities and regulatory institutions.
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