RE: RE-RATE 19P17 Oct 2023 11:40
In August 2023, the India experienced its lowest August rainfall since 1901, resulting in hot weather conditions. This, in turn, led to an unprecedented surge in electricity demand for the month. According to data published by Grid-India, the country's electricity consumption was recorded at 152 BU in August 2023, an increase of 16% year-on-year. Notably, on August 31, 2023, the country witnessed an all-time high peak demand of 236 GW along with the highest ever single day energy consumption of 5126 MU. Due to the combination of higher demand and supply constraints, prices on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) during the month reached Rs. 6.89/unit, marking a 33% year-on-year increase. ELECTRICITY MARKET: DAY- AHEAD, TERM- AHEAD & REAL-TIME MARKET The Day-Ahead Market (DAM) volume increased to 3,810 MU in August ’23, from 3,551 MU in August '22, growing 7.3% YoY. The average market clearing price was Rs. 6.89/ unit during the month, up by 33% over the corresponding month last year. The Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) achieved 2,738 MU in August ‘23, registering an increase of 21% YoY. It is noteworthy to mention that IEX achieved the highest ever single day volume of 135.28 MUs in RTM on August 24, 2023. The RTM segment enables distribution utilities and industries with greater flexibility and efficient optimisation of portfolios by balancing their power demand-supply on a real-time basis. The Term-Ahead Market (TAM) and the Day Ahead Contingency Market (DAC), comprising intra-day, contingency, daily & weekly contracts, and contracts up to 3 months, traded 1,673 MU during August ‘23, higher by 131.5% on YoY basis.
Trading in OPG to resume within the next 2weeks.
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