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IEX Q2 Electricity Trading Rises 12.7% to 39,685 MU
The Indian Energy Exchange reported how much electricity people traded through its markets.
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2027, the total was 39,685 million units, 12.7% more than a year earlier.
For the first half of the year, the total was 77.2 billion units.
September trading reached 12.2 billion units.
The Real-Time Market had a record day on September 26, when 315 million units were traded.
Average prices were higher than a year earlier in both the Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets.
The exchange also said India used more energy during the quarter and in September.
Green Market and renewable certificate trading volumes were lower than a year earlier.
Indian Energy Exchange reported Q2 FY27 traded electricity volume of 39,685 MU, up 12.7% year on year.
H1 FY27 volume reached 77.2 BU, up 14.2%; September volume was 12.2 BU, up 10.4%.
The Real-Time Market recorded 5.3 BU in September and a single-day record of 315 MU on September 26.
Q2 average clearing prices rose 46% in the Day-Ahead Market to ₹5.7 per unit and 49% in the Real-Time Market to ₹5.2.
Q2 Green Market volume fell 5.8% to 2,863 MU; Renewable Energy Certificate trading fell 65.5% to 15.27 lakh.
- Who
- Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
- What
- Reported Q2 FY27 electricity trading volume of 39,685 MU, up 12.7% year on year, alongside figures for other markets and periods.
- Where
- India.
- When
- Announced October 6, 2026; figures cover Q2 FY27, H1 FY27, and September 2026.
- Why
- The articles report IEX trading volumes, market prices, and energy-consumption figures; they do not give a single cause for the overall quarterly increase.
Growth
Declines
Trading volumes across market segments
Growth
Overall Q2 electricity trading grew 12.7%; the Real-Time Market rose 10.5%, and Day-Ahead Contingency and Term-Ahead trading rose 101.5%.
Declines
Green Market volume declined 5.8% in Q2, while Renewable Energy Certificate trading declined 65.5%.
Key facts
- Q2 FY27 total traded volume
- 39,685 MU, up 12.7% year on year
- H1 FY27 total traded volume
- 77.2 BU, up 14.2% year on year
- September 2026 traded volume
- 12.2 BU, up 10.4% year on year
- September RTM record
- 315 MU on September 26, 2026
- Q2 DAM average clearing price
- ₹5.7 per unit, up 46% year on year
- Q2 RTM average clearing price
- ₹5.2 per unit, up 49% year on year
- Q2 Green Market volume
- 2,863 MU, down 5.8% year on year
- Q2 Renewable Energy Certificates traded
- 15.27 lakh, down 65.5% year on year
Sources
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