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Indian Energy Exchange - Power Market Update for May 2026
Posted On : 2026-06-03 22:11:21( TIMEZONE : IST )
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India's premier electricity exchange, recorded a monthly electricity traded volume of 12,983 MUs in May 2026, a robust 18.6% increase year-on-year. A total of 6.10 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates were traded during the month, though REC volumes declined 65% year-on-year.
India's energy consumption touched 164.98 BUs in May 2026, registering a year-on-year growth of 11.5%. During the month, India's peak power demand surged to an all-time high of 270.82 GW. In the Day-Ahead Market, strong demand drove buy bids up 77% year-on-year, while sell bids rose by 30% YoY. Due to the significant increase in power demand, the average market clearing price in DAM was Rs. 4.88/unit, 18.3% increase year-on-year. The average RTM market clearing price stood was Rs. 4.16/unit, up 21.2% year-on-year.
The Day-Ahead Market (DAM) including HP-DAM, achieved 4,417 MU volume in May'26 as compared to 3,535 MU volume in May'25, increase of 24.9% YoY.
The Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) volume increased to 5,529 MU in May'26, from 4,770 MU in May'25, registering an increase of 15.9% YoY.
Day Ahead Contingency and Term-Ahead Market (TAM) including HPTAM, comprising contingency, daily & weekly and monthly contracts up to 3 months, traded 2,004 MU in May '26 as compared to 1,726 MU volume in May'25, increase of 16.1 % YoY.
IEX Green Market, comprising the Green Day-Ahead and Green Term-Ahead Market segments, achieved 1,034 MU volume during May'26 as compared to 915 MU in May'25, increase of 13% YoY. The weighted average price in Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM) for May'26 was at Rs 3.60/ unit, remaining largely flat on a year-on-year basis.
A total of 6.10 lakh RECs were traded in May '26, down 65% YoY. Trading sessions were held on 13th May'26 and 29th May'26, with clearing price of Rs 400/REC. Sell bids declined by 85.3% YoY, leading to a rise in clearing prices during May2026.
The next REC trading sessions at the Exchange are scheduled on 10th June'26 and 24th June'26.
Shares of Indian Energy Exchange Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 123.20 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 125.20. The total number of shares traded during the day was 187188 in over 2605 trades.
The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 126.05 and intraday low of 122.50. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 23067012.00.
