IEX reported trade of 3,364 million units (MUs) in March 17, at spot power market, an increase of about 15% from 2,927 MUs traded in February. On a daily average basis, over 109 MUs were traded, up from 105 MUs in the previous month. The market saw average daily purchase bids of 139, 10% increase over February, while the sell bids were 200 MUs. 1,176 participants traded in the spot market on an average daily basis. The highest participation was on March 18, 2017 when 1,267 participants traded on the Exchange.
The market however continued to see low price during the month. The average Market Clearing Price (MCP) for the month was Rs 2.56 per unit, almost at par with price of Rs 2.54 per unit in February. The average Area Clearing Price (ACP), the price at which settlement takes place, varied from Rs 1.53 per unit to Rs 4.47 per unit across the bid areas.
The import of power to Southern region was congested throughout the month; consequently almost 5 MUs were curtailed on daily average basis, almost 5 times of daily average curtailment of 1MU in February’17. The Northern import was congested by 26% and Southern import was congested by 50%. Overall, about 154 MUs were curtailed due to Inter-State Transmission congestion.
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