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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 1982that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to secure a prosperous,resilient, clean energy future for all. In collaboration with businesses, policymakers, funders,communities, and other partners, RMI drives investment to scale clean energy solutions, reduceenergy waste, and boost access to affordable clean energy in ways that enhance security,strengthen the economy, and improve people’s livelihoods. RMI is active in over 50 countries. All India Discoms Association (AIDA) is a not for profit collaboration platform representing awide spectrum of electricity distribution entities of India. Our members are state governmentowned Distribution Companies, private sector Discoms, Electricity Departments of UnionTerritories and Franchisees. AIDA serves as the unified voice of all electricity distribution entities in the country serving345 million electricity consumers. Our core objectives include fostering collaboration amongmembers, advocating for progressive policy and regulatory reforms, and driving holisticdevelopment across the power distribution sector. Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (FIDE) is a not-for-profit organisation thatfosters innovation and co-creation among ecosystem participants by building interoperableopen protocol specifications as a public good. It is the genesis author of the Beckn Protocolspecification, which is open-source and underpins open, decentralised commerce networkslike the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). FIDE’s latest venture, the Unified EnergyInterface (UEI), is also built upon the Beckn Protocol and supports digital transactions ofenergy services, such as peer-to-peer energy trading, demand flexibility, and EV charging. Authors andAcknowledgements Authors Ananya ChaureySonika ChoudharyRachel FieldArjun GuptaJagabanta NingthoujamSiddharth Singh, FIDEAnirban Sinha, FIDE Authors listed alphabetically. All authors from RMI unless otherwise noted. Contact indiainfo@rmi.org Citation Ananya Chaurey, Sonika Choudhary, Rachel Field, Arjun Gupta, Jagabanta Ningthoujam,Siddharth Singh, and Anirban Sinha,Envisioning a National Grid Flexibility Programme for India,RMI, March 2026,https://rmi.org/insight/envisioning-a-national-grid-flexibility-programme-for-india. Copyrights RMI values collaboration and aims to accelerate the energy transition through sharingknowledge and insights. We therefore allow interested parties to reference, share, and cite ourwork through the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. All images used are from iStock.com and AdobeStock.com unless otherwise noted. Acknowledgements We extend our special thanks to All India Discoms Association (AIDA), Foundation forInteroperability in Digital Economy (FIDE), and Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)for their partnership, collaboration, and support for this white paper. We are also grateful toSequoia Climate Foundation for its funding and guidance. In addition, we would like to acknowledge Pramod Kumar Singh, Sumedh Agarwal, and ParasBhattarai of AEEE; Mahesh Patankar of MP Ensystems; Ashish Jindal of SEForAll; and MarkDyson, Lauren Shwisberg, Athindra Venkatraman, and Alex Walmsley of RMI for providing theirvaluable input and feedback. Disclaimer The report may not be reproduced, redistributed, or passed on, directly or indirectly, toany other person or published, copied, in whole or in part, for any purpose. No guarantee,representation of warranty, express or implied, is made as to accuracy, completeness, orcorrectness of this report. Any and all the information and recommendations/opinions inthe report is subject to change without any prior notice. This report may not be taken insubstitution for the exercise of independent judgement by any recipient. Each recipient of thisreport should make such investigations as it deems necessary to arrive at an independentevaluation of the information, strategies, recommendations, and opinions specified inthis report (including the merits and risks involved) and should consult its own advisors todetermine the merits and risks of the same. RMI, its directors, employees, agents, consultants,or representatives shall not be liable or responsible to any person(s) for any and all claims,losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, damages etc., whether direct or indirect, that may arise fromor in connection with or relating to this report under any circumstances whatsoever. Table of Contents List of Abbreviations.....................................................................................................6 Executive Summary......................................................................................................9 Introduction and Purpose of Paper.......................................................................13 India’s experience with DF...................