The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has approved an extension of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited’s (TPDDL) green energy trading pilot project until March 31, 2027. The extension allows the initiative to continue facilitating peer-to-peer (P2P) green energy transactions between electricity producers and consumers across different distribution licensees. The commission issued its decision while hearing Petition No. 38 of 2026.
The order was passed by DERC Chairperson S.C.L. Das and Member (Legal) Ajay Kumar Jain. TPDDL had initially received approval for the pilot project on February 11, 2026, for a period of six months. The original approval expired on August 10, 2026. The company subsequently approached the commission to extend the project and ensure its continued operation.
The petition was filed under the Electricity Act, 2003, and the applicable regulations governing net metering and peer-to-peer energy transactions. The initiative aims to enable consumers and prosumers to participate in green energy trading through an integrated digital platform. Prosumers are electricity users who also generate power, allowing them to trade surplus electricity with other consumers.
TPDDL is implementing the project in collaboration with Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL), a distribution company operating in Uttar Pradesh. PVVNL has also received approval from the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) under Petition No. 2345 of 2026 to facilitate intra-state and inter-state P2P energy transactions. The collaboration supports the development of a trading framework that allows electricity transactions across distribution company boundaries.
According to the details submitted to DERC, the integrated trading platform has registered 56 participants, including 15 prosumers and 41 consumers. The platform has recorded 514 trades, through which 419 units of electricity were transacted across the participating distribution companies. These results demonstrate the operational progress of the pilot and its potential to provide additional options for consumers and renewable energy producers.
TPDDL sought the extension following a communication from Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), the nodal agency appointed by the Ministry of Power to oversee the initiative. In a letter dated July 10, 2026, REC requested the company to obtain regulatory permission for the pilot’s continued operation. REC noted that the project had demonstrated the feasibility of inter-state P2P green energy trading and offered participants greater market access and flexibility.
Along with the extension, TPDDL requested approval for its financial settlement mechanism and continuation of existing exemptions from wheeling, banking, cross-subsidy and related charges applicable to P2P transactions. Under the proposed arrangement, the existing distribution company billing system adjusts electricity units, while monetary settlements are processed through the dedicated trading platform.
DERC approved the extension and confirmed that all dispensations, mechanisms, terms and conditions specified in its February 11, 2026, order would remain in force until March 31, 2027. The commission subsequently disposed of the petition, allowing the pilot project to continue under the existing regulatory framework.
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