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Energy trading platform IEX on Thursday said it has logged the highest-ever trade volume of 110 billion units (BU) in the fiscal year 2023-24, registering a growth of nearly 14 per cent year-on-year. The total trade volume has crossed the 100 BU-mark for the first time in FY24, the exchange said. IEX (Indian Energy Exchange) achieved 110 BU total trade volume in FY24, registering an increase of 13.8 per cent on a Y-o-Y basis, according to a statement. Giving segment-wise break-up, it said that 75.39 lakh RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates), equivalent to 7,539 million units, were traded during FY24, registering an increase of 26 per cent year-on-year. The government undertook several measures which led to a better supply scenario in the country, as a result of which the sell side liquidity improved on the exchange, it said. During the year, the sell liquidity on the exchange increased by 16.9 per cent Y-o-Y, which led to a decline in the DAM (day ahead market) prices by 12 per ce
The Indian Energy Exchange's (IEX) total trade volume rose 19 per cent year-on-year to 8,522 million units (MU) in July. The power exchange had achieved 7,151 MU trade volume in July 2022. "IEX achieved 8,522 MU overall volume in July 2023, including green market trade of 275 MU, 6.24 Lakh RECs (equivalent to 624 MU) and 70,222 ESCerts (equivalent to 70 MU)," an IEX statement said The supply scenario continued to ease during the month due to robust coal production, reduction in prices of e-auction coal and imported fuel. In the coming months, higher liquidity is expected to result in more competitive prices on the exchanges, giving further optimisation opportunities to discoms and Open Access consumers. The Day-Ahead Market (DAM) volume increased to 3,976 MU in July 2023, from 3,547 MU in July 2022, growing 12 per cent YoY on IEX. The average market clearing price was Rs 4.55 per unit during the month, lower by 16 per cent over the corresponding month last year. The Real-Time ...
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