Second Meeting of India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce Held to Review Version 0.2 Strategy and Architecture Documents
Dated 2025-12-19

Deprecated: Return type of PHPHtmlParser\Dom\Node\Collection::offsetGet($offset) should either be compatible with ArrayAccess::offsetGet(mixed $offset): mixed, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/vendor/paquettg/php-html-parser/src/PHPHtmlParser/Dom/Node/Collection.php on line 133

Deprecated: stripos(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/index.php on line 25

Deprecated: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/index.php on line 28

Warning: Undefined array key -1 in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/index.php on line 31

Warning: Undefined array key -1 in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/index.php on line 35

Warning: Undefined variable $strUploadsBaseDir in /home/saleupp/public_html/rec-scraper/index.php on line 40

New Delhi, December 19, 2025: The second meeting of the India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce was held today, with participation from Taskforce members as well as representatives from the Ministry of Power, regulators, industry, academia, and other key stakeholders.

The meeting reviewed the Version 0.2 drafts of the IES Strategy and Architecture documents, which have been developed based on the guidance provided during the inaugural meeting convened by the Ministry of Power. At the previous meeting, the Taskforce had aligned on the vision of IES as India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the power sector, with a strong emphasis on modularity, interoperability, standards-led design, and real-world implement ability.

Version 0.2 of the Strategy document strengthens the focus on execution by proposing the development of IES through complete “use case packages.” It introduces a structured rubric for prioritising early use cases, maps existing national digital platforms relevant to the power sector, and outlines a strengthened data governance framework, including the rationale for a National Power Sector Data Policy.

The meeting was attended by Taskforce Chairman Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma (Former Director General, UIDAI; Former CEO, National Health Authority; Former Chairman, TRAI); Sh. Pradeep Kumar Pujari  (Vice Chair, Distinguished Fellow, FSR Global, Former Chairman CERC, Former Secretary Power); Sh. Pramod Verma (Co-founder, FIDE; former Chief Architect, Aadhaar); Shri Alok Kumar (DG, AIDA); Shri Jitendra Srivastava (CMD, REC Limited); Shri Abhishek Ranjan (CEO, BRPL);  Shri Vikram Gandotra (President-Elect, IEEMA); Shri Vikram Dhaka (Representative, MNRE); Shri Swetha Ravi Kumar (Executive Director, FSR Global); Dr. Rahul Tongia (Senior Fellow, CSEP); Shri Reji Pillai (President, ISGF); and Shri Pranav Tayal (Director, Ministry of Power). Other dignitaries also joined the meeting via video conference.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Jitendra Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, REC Limited, said, “The India Energy Stack represents a transformational step towards building a unified, trusted, and future-ready digital foundation for India’s power sector. Version 0.2 reflects the Taskforce’s collective wisdom and a strong shift from concept to execution. As the Nodal Agency, REC is committed to working closely with the Ministry of Power and all stakeholders to translate this vision into implementable standards and scalable solutions that deliver tangible value on the ground.”

The Architecture document Version 0.2 sharpens the focus on the trust and security fabric of IES. Key elements include digital identity, verifiable credentials, secure APIs, auditability, and policy-as-code to ensure consistent rule enforcement. These are supported by sandboxes, reference implementations, and defined conformance pathways to accelerate ecosystem adoption. As part of the accelerator programme to demonstrate practical implementation, pilot DISCOMs have been requested to adopt and implement inter-state peer-to-peer (P2P) power trading using the defined APIs and specifications.

The India Energy Stack (IES) project is scheduled to be completed by July 2026.

About REC LIMITED

REC is a 'Maharatna' company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, Government of India, and is registered with RBI as Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), Public Financial Institution (PFI) and Infrastructure Financing Company (IFC). REC is financing the entire Power-Infrastructure sector comprising Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Renewable Energy and new technologies like Electric Vehicles, Battery Storage, Pump Storage projects, Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia projects etc. More recently REC Limited has also diversified into the Non-Power Infrastructure sector comprising Roads & Expressways, Metro Rail, Airports, IT Communication, Social and Commercial Infrastructure (Educational Institution, Hospitals), Ports and Electro-Mechanical (E&M) works in respect of various other sectors like Steel, Refinery, etc.

REC Limited provides loans of various maturities to State, Central and Private Companies for creation of infrastructure assets in the country. REC Limited continues to play a key strategic role in the flagship schemes of the Government for the power sector and has been nodal agency for Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGAYA), Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), National Electricity Fund (NEF) Scheme which resulted in strengthening of last mile distribution system, 100% village electrification and household electrification in the country. REC has been designated as the nodal agency for certain States and Union Territories under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Additionally, the Central Government has entrusted REC with the responsibility of implementing the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.