Mumbai, 04th August 2026: Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India’s premier electricity exchange, recorded a monthly electricity traded volume of 13,527MUs in July 2026, an increase of 7.7% year-on-year. A total of 7.11 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates were traded during the month, though REC volumes declined 56.3% year-on-year.
According to government data, India’s energy consumption touched 170.70 BUs in July 2026, registering a year-on-year growth of 10.9%. This rise in power demand drove buy bids in the Day-Ahead Market up 42.5% year-on-year, resulting in an increase in prices. The average market clearing price in the Day-Ahead Market stood at Rs 4.99/unit, a 19.3% increase year-on-year. Similarly, the average market clearing price in the Real-Time Market stood at Rs 4.41/unit during July’26, an increase of 15.1% YoY.
ELECTRICITY MARKET: DAY- AHEAD, TERM- AHEAD & REAL-TIME MARKET
The Day-Ahead Market (DAM) including HP-DAM, achieved 5,087 MU volume in July’26 as compared to 5,510 MU volume in July’25, decline of 7.7% YoY.
The Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) volume increased to 5,631 MU in July’26, from 5,109 MU in July’25, registering an increase of 10.2% YoY.
Day Ahead Contingency and Term-Ahead Market (TAM) including HPTAM, comprising contingency, daily & weekly and monthly contracts up to 3 months, traded 1,774 MU in July’26 as compared to 917 MU volume in July’25, increase of 93.4 % YoY.
GREEN MARKET: GREEN DAY-AHEAD & GREEN TERM-AHEAD MARKET
IEX Green Market, comprising the Green Day-Ahead and Green Term-Ahead Market segments, achieved 1,035 MU volume during July’26 as compared to 1,025 MU in July’25, increase of 0.9% YoY. The weighted average price in Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM) for July’26 at Rs 3.75/ unit, declined 4.2% on a year-on-year basis.
RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE MARKET (REC MARKET)
A total of 7.11 lakh RECs were traded in July ’26, down 56.3% YoY. Trading sessions were held on 08th July’26 and 29th July’26, with clearing price of Rs 380/REC and Rs 376/REC, respectively. Sell bids declined by 77.8% YoY, leading to a rise in clearing prices during July’2026.
The next REC trading sessions at the Exchange are scheduled on 12th August’26 and 26th August’26.
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