IEX spot power market saw highest ever monthly trade of 4,100 MUs in May 2017, an increase of about 10% from 3,717 MUs traded in April. On a daily average basis, over 132 MUs were traded, up from 124 MUs in the previous month and increase of 6.4%. 1,010 participants traded in the spot market on an average daily basis. The highest participation was on 12 May, 2017 when 1,090 participants traded on the Exchange.
The average Market Clearing Price (MCP) for the month was Rs 2.92 per unit, about 5.3 % increase over Rs 2.77 per unit discovered in April 2017. The Area Clearing Price (ACP), the price at which settlement takes place, varied from Rs 2.90 per unit to Rs 2.96 per unit across the bid areas. The market had enough liquidity with average daily sell bids were 200 MUs exceeding the average daily buy bids of 164 MUs.
The inter-state transmission congestion eased considerably compared to last month. Overall, about 16 MUs were lost in May, about 0.5MUs on a daily average basis, while in April, 68 MUs were lost -almost four times as much in this month. The congestion was mainly on account of constraints in southern imports which was congested 11.1% of the time, while northern import remained congestion free.
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