Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is expected to lead a new task force focused on digitising and decentralising India’s power sector, according to officials familiar with the matter.
If formalised, this will mark the second time the government has sought Nilekani’s expertise to shape reforms in the power domain.
The proposed task force will operate under the Ministry of Power and be funded through the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). A key goal of the initiative is to bring down generation, transmission, and distribution costs by up to 25%, an official said.
In March, Nilekani had hinted at the transformation ahead for the energy sector, posting on X: ” Energy is the next UPI ! Millions of small producers will participate in the Digital Energy Grid (DEG)”.
Earlier in February, the Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a whitepaper on the Digital Energy Grid. Nilekani co-authored the foreword of this report, which outlined a vision of decentralised energy production and trading, reported ET.