{"id":7572,"date":"2019-11-30T03:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T21:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=7572"},"modified":"2019-11-30T03:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T21:45:08","slug":"uttar-pradesh-to-become-first-state-to-launch-blockchain-enabled-solar-power-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=7572","title":{"rendered":"Uttar Pradesh to become first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page1\">\n<h2 id=\"title1\" class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Uttar Pradesh to become first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading<\/h2>\n<div id=\"content1\" class=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"readability-page-1\" class=\"page\">\n<div id=\"group_0\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"news_hd_72291409\">\n<div>\n<p>The UP government has introduced blockchain technology for its rooftop solar power segment and is the first state that has amended its regulatory framework to enable P2P energy trading in India<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"news_dtl_72291409\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/photo\/72291401.cms\" alt=\"Uttar Pradesh to become first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading\" data-src=\"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/photo\/72291401.cms\" data-init_src=\"https:\/\/st.etb2bimg.com\/Themes\/Release\/images\/responsive\/etenergyworld-default.jpg\" \/>New Delhi:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/uttar+pradesh\">Uttar Pradesh<\/a>\u00a0is set to become the first state in India to launch blockchain-enabled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/solar+power\">solar power<\/a>\u00a0trading.<\/p>\n<p>Two state-owned entities \u2013 Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) and Uttar Pradesh New and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/renewable\">Renewable<\/a>\u00a0Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) \u2013 will host the first pilot project involving energy generated from solar rooftop projects installed on state government buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot project is being implemented by Australian company PowerLedger in partnership with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), a public private partnership initiative of the power ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Phase-I of the pilot project will focus on a few government buildings in Lucknow and is expected to be completed by March 2020. The results will be evaluated to formulate appropriate regulations to further promote Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading of solar energy in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pilot project will demonstrate the feasibility of energy trading through blockchain from rooftops with solar power to neighbouring households and buildings. Power Ledger\u2019s platform integrates with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/smart+meter\">smart meter<\/a>\u00a0systems to enable households to set prices, track energy trading in real time and enable the settlement of surplus solar transactions,\u201d ISGF Executive Director Reena Suri said.<\/p>\n<p>The Union government has set a target of installing 40 Gigawatt of rooftop solar power generation capacity across the country by 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uttar Pradesh to become first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading The UP government has introduced blockchain technology for its rooftop solar power segment and is the first state that has amended its regulatory framework to enable P2P energy trading in India New Delhi:\u00a0Uttar Pradesh\u00a0is set to become the first state in India to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7573,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7572\/revisions\/7573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}