The focus of meeting was the collective review and strategic discussion on the two core foundational elements of the initiative: the draft IES Strategy Document (version 0.1) and the IES Architecture Document (version 0.1).

The Taskforce—comprising domain experts from technology, the power sector, and regulatory bodies—engaged in an in-depth roundtable discussion following the presentations of the documents. The objective of the dialogue was to capture high-level strategic guidance from all members.

The meeting was attended by Taskforce Chairman Dr Ram Sewak Sharma (Former DG of UIDAI, Former CEO, National Health Authority (NHA)); Chief Architect Pramod Verma (Co-founder, FIDE; former Chief Architect, Aadhaar); Vice Chair Pradeep Kumar Pujari (Distinguished Fellow, FSR Global; Former Chairman CERC, Former Secretary Power); and members including Ghanshyam Prasad (Chairperson, CEA); Alok Kumar (DG, AIDA); Jitendra Srivastava (CMD, REC Limited); S K Soonee (Former CMD, Grid India); Vikram Gandotra (President Elect, IEEMA); Swetha Ravi Kumar (Executive Director, FSR Global); Sujith Nair (CEO, FIDE); Prince Dhawan (ED, REC Limited); Raveesh Gupta (MD, PVVNL); Debjani Ghosh (Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog); and Shashank Mishra (Joint Secretary (Distribution), MoP), among others.

Jitendra Srivastava, CMD, REC Limited (Nodal Agency for IES), said, "Today's meeting is a pivotal milestone in our shared national ambition to create a unified, open, and future-ready digital backbone for India's entire energy sector. The IES Strategy and Architecture documents are vital frameworks that will be enriched by the collective wisdom and guidance of our esteemed Taskforce members. The inputs received will help consolidate the framework and shape the pathway toward refinement and the pilot phase."