Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Nandan Nilekani to Lead Task Force on Power Sector Digitization
Nandan Nilekani, who helped create Aadhaar and UPI, is expected to lead a group to digitize India's power sector.
The goal is to make energy cheaper by up to a quarter.
He imagines a future where everyone can produce and trade energy, like they do with money on UPI.
This involves using technology to make the energy system more efficient, with homes potentially generating their own solar power and storing energy in EV batteries.
He believes that the existing digital tools can help make this transformation happen quickly, like the fast digitization after demonetization.
Nandan Nilekani is likely to lead a task force on digitizing India's power sector.
The task force will be supported by funds from the electricity ministry's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
The initiative aims to reduce power generation, transmission, and distribution costs by up to 25%.
Nilekani envisions a future where every home can produce, sell, and buy energy, similar to UPI.
He emphasizes the need to use existing digital infrastructure to develop new solutions in the energy sector.
- Who
- Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder, along with support from the Indian electricity ministry.
- What
- Nandan Nilekani will likely lead a task force focused on digitizing India's power sector.
- When
- The initiative is in development; the timeline for digitization is expected within the next few months.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To reduce costs in power generation, transmission, and distribution; and create a digital energy grid.
- Leader
- Nandan Nilekani
- Focus
- Digitization of power sector
- Funding Source
- Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)
- Cost Reduction Goal
- Up to 25%
- Digital Energy Grid (DEG) concept
- Energy as the next UPI