IEX logs record 12,664 MU power trade in July, RTM volumes up 53%

New Delhi: The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded its highest-ever monthly electricity traded volume of 12,664 million units (MU) in July 2025, including the Term-Ahead Renewable Attribute Segment (TRAS), reflecting a 25.5 per cent increase year-on-year.According to government data released in July, India’s energy consumption rose to 153.6 billion units (BUs), marking a 2.6 per cent increase over the same period last year.Despite higher demand, prices across exchange platforms declined due to improved supply-side liquidity. The market clearing price in the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) was Rs 4.18 per unit, down 16 per cent year-on-year. In the Real-Time Market (RTM), prices fell 23 per cent to Rs 3.83 per unit.These rates allowed distribution companies and commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers to replace higher-cost power with purchases through the exchanges.The DAM, including High-Price DAM (HPDAM), recorded a volume of 5,510 MU, up 9 per cent from 5,056 MU in July 2024.The RTM registered its highest-ever monthly volume at 5,109 MU, a 53 per cent increase from 3,334 MU a year earlier.The Day-Ahead Contingency and Term-Ahead Market (TAM), comprising HPTAM, contingency, daily, weekly, and monthly contracts up to three months, traded 917 MU, compared to 714 MU in July 2024, registering a 28 per cent year-on-year growth.In the Green Market segment, which includes the Green Day-Ahead and Green Term-Ahead Markets, IEX recorded 1,025 MU volume during July 2025, up from 990 MU in the same month last year, a 4 per cent increase. The weighted average price in the Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM) was Rs 3.91 per unit.In the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Market, 16.26 lakh RECs were traded in the sessions held on July 9 and July 30, at a clearing price of Rs 360 per REC. The traded volume declined 48 per cent year-on-year.

The next REC trading sessions at the exchange are scheduled for August 13 and August 27, 2025.>