Digital power push: Centre sets up task force to build India Energy Stack, aims seamless data access for utilities and consumers
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The Ministry of Power on Saturday announced the formation of a task force to develop the India Energy Stack (IES)—a unified digital public infrastructure aimed at transforming India's power sector with secure, standardised, and interoperable systems.
Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the IES will be instrumental in integrating renewable energy, boosting DISCOM efficiency, and ensuring transparent, future-ready power services, PTI quoted.
'There is an urgent need for developing robust DPI in the power sector to manage the country's rising demand, ensure grid stability, and empower consumers. What Aadhaar did for identity and UPI achieved for digital payments, the India Energy Stack will accomplish for the power sector—unlocking seamless, secure, and consumer-centric energy services for every citizen,' he said in an official statement.
The ministry said the IES is part of its broader strategy to address the sector's fragmented digital systems as India moves towards a $5 trillion economy and net-zero targets. The IES will offer unique IDs for consumers, assets, and transactions; enable real-time, consent-based data sharing; and support open APIs for system integration, innovation, and market access, the agency reported.
To operationalise this vision, a 12-month proof-of-concept (PoC) will be rolled out to pilot real-world use cases in collaboration with selected utilities. This includes the Utility Intelligence Platform (UIP)—an analytics-driven, modular tool based on IES—meant to help utilities, policymakers, and consumers with real-time insights and smarter energy management.
A dedicated task force comprising experts from the technology, power, and regulatory domains has been constituted to guide development, pilot implementation, and national scale-up of the stack.
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