The electricity market at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has achieved an all-time high volume of 8248.52 MU in the month of March-21 surpassing all the previous milestones. The robust volumes led to a 92% YoY growth in electricity market during the month. According to the power demand data published by the National Load Dispatch Center, the national peak power demand touched 186 GW seeing a 9% YoY growth while the power consumption grew 23% YoY. The market faced transmission congestion on the inter-state transmission network due to which 24MU was lost during the month, representing 0.03% of total traded volume.
IEX is India’s first and no 1 electricity exchange. It is a transparent, neutral, demutualised, nationwide, automated, online electricity trading platform. It enables efficient price discovery and price risk management for participants of the electricity market including industries eligible for open access through anonymous platform.
