IEX Trade Volumes Soar 18.6% in May to 12,983 MU

New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) on Wednesday reported an 18.6 per cent year-on-year increase in electricity trade volumes to 12,983 million units in May.

The electricity trade volume in May 2025 was 10,946 million units.

During May, IEX traded 6.10 lakh of renewable energy certificate, posting a year-on-year decline of 65 per cent.

The electricity day-ahead market (DAM) achieved 4,417 MU volume in May as compared to 3,535 MU volume in May 2025, registering an increase of 24.9 per cent.

Due to the significant increase in power demand, the average market-clearing price in DAM was Rs 4.88 a unit, an 18.3 per cent increase from the year-ago period.


The Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) volume increased to 5,529 MU in May 2026, from 4,770 MU in May last, registering a 15.9 per cent increase.

The average RTM market clearing price was Rs 4.16/unit, up 21.2 per cent year-on-year.

IEX Green Market, comprising the green day-ahead market (G-DAM) and green term-ahead market segments, achieved 1,034 MU volume during May as compared to 915 MU in May 2025, registering an increase of 13 per cent YoY.

The weighted average price in G-DAM for May was at Rs 3.60/unit, remaining largely flat on a year-on-year basis.

IEX is India's premier electricity exchange providing a nationwide, automated trading platform for physical delivery of electricity, renewable power, renewable energy certificates and energy saving certificates.