Launch of P2P Trading of Rooftop Solar Power on Blockchain for Pilot Project in Lucknow, UP, India скачать в хорошем качестве

Launch of P2P Trading of Rooftop Solar Power on Blockchain for Pilot Project in Lucknow, UP, India

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading in India and South Asia in a project led by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) with Australian technology company Power Ledger. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and its subsidiary Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) will host the first of its kind pilot project involving peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of energy generated from solar rooftop systems installed on buildings in Lucknow. The project is being implemented by ISGF using Power Ledger’s energy trading software. Abjayon Inc,a system integrator has helped integrate the blockchain platform with UPPCL’s billing system. The P2P trading platform has launched with 12 participants comprising nine customers with rooftop solar (prosumers) and three customers without rooftop solar (net buyers), identified in consultation with MVVNL. The customers have been provided training through online training sessions by ISGF on various functionalities of the blockchain platform and the procedure that needs to be followed to participate in the trading activities. This being a pilot project, the participants will engage in mock trading (no money transactions) for the next 3 months. During this period, ISGF will try different trading logics and the test scenario is win-win for all stakeholders including the utility. The results and recommendations of the pilot project will be submitted to UPPCL and UPERC for consideration for framing regulations to promote P2P trading of rooftop solar power amongst prosumers and consumers in the state.