The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has approved a mechanism to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) solar energy trading. The initiative will be implemented on a six-month pilot basis. The DERC added that the trading price on the P2P trading platform will be decided by consumers and prosumers.
Furthermore, the DERC specified that P2P energy trading can be carried out at intra-discom, intra-state, and inter-state levels, subject to certain regulatory conditions and approvals. Among the key conditions is the imposition of a transaction fee of Rs 0.42 per kWh, to be shared equally between electricity buyers and sellers. Additionally, the DERC has waived wheeling charges for P2P energy transactions, which are carried out within the licensed area of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The exemption also applies to transactions undertaken between intrastate discoms and interstate discoms, up to the territorial limits of the national capital territory of Delhi.
The transaction cap on P2P energy trades, which was earlier set at the capacity utilisation factor of the installed solar capacity, has been removed. Moreover, penalties imposed for under-injection and under-drawal of power have also been replaced for the duration of the pilot. The launch of the pilot comes as a response to the petitions filed by two discoms of Delhi, namely BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and TPDDL.
Earlier in July 2025, the Delhi Government notified the first amendment to its Delhi Solar Energy Policy 2023, raising the subsidy for residential rooftop solar installations.
