AI summit sees rollout of P2P power trading

NEW DELHI: A farmer in Uttar Pradesh sold solar power directly to a Delhi shopkeeper on Wednesday, marking the rollout of India’s peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading programme at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam.During a session at the Summit, the farmer from Meerut used a secure, blockchain-enabled platform to sell surplus solar-generated electricity to a garment shop owner in the capital. He sold six units of solar power and earned Rs 30.Officials said demonstrations of the P2P energy trading system were conducted during the Summit. Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also visited the REC Pavilion and interacted with technology service providers. REC officials added that a demonstration of P2P energy trading had earlier been presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 16 during his visit to the MeitY Pavilion.The P2P energy trading initiative under the India Energy Stack (IES) enables prosumers — households, businesses and farmers who generate renewable energy — to trade their surplus power directly with other consumers through trusted digital protocols, laying the foundation for a more participative and decentralised power market. The transactions are facilitated through a trust-based digital framework to ensure a secure, verifiable and scalable P2P energy network.“This historic transaction demonstrated the real-world application of the India Energy Stack, a digital public infrastructure designed to empower citizens as active ‘energy agents’ rather than passive recipients of electricity,” REC, which has developed the India Energy Stack, said.Initially, consumers in south, southwest, west, north and northwest Delhi, and parts of western Uttar Pradesh, will be able to trade electricity as the facility will be rolled out by three distribution companies — BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited. Eventually, all discoms are expected to offer the facility.Sources said Kazam Buzz, PowerXchange and Vidyut AI are among the technology service providers that have launched their application platforms for energy trading in these three discom areas.Akshay Shekhar, co-founder and CEO of Kazam Buzz, said a registered consumer of a participating power distribution utility will have to log in via the discom portal using their electricity connection number and meter ID, along with mobile OTP authentication. Once verified and approved, they gain access to the trading interface.“Sellers can list surplus solar generation for the following day, while buyers can view the available units and purchase them in advance. The platform automates matching, billing and settlement in coordination with the discom, ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance,” Shekhar said.Jeetendera Choudhary, managing director of PowerXchange Innovations, said the app is simple and user-friendly, with an AI voice agent feature to facilitate energy trading. He said the live trading during the demonstration took place on the PowerXchange platform.While prosumers will get an opportunity to monetise excess solar generation and earn additional income, consumers will benefit from access to greener electricity, often at competitive prices.