New Delhi: Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said its green market, comprising the Green Day-Ahead and Green Term-Ahead Market segments, achieved 841 MU in April’26, up 7.5 percent from 782 MU a year earlier. The company added that “the weighted average price in Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM) for April’26 at Rs 3.79/unit, decreased 6.9 percent YoY.”
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The exchange also said the broader electricity market remained active through the month, with India’s energy consumption touching 154 BUs in April 2026, up 4 percent year-on-year, while electricity demand reached an all-time high of 256 GW amid “highly dynamic weather conditions.”
IEX said its monthly electricity traded volume stood at 12,341 MU in April’26, compared with the year-ago period, marking an increase of 16.6 percent year-on-year.
In the Day-Ahead Market, including HP-DAM, volume rose to 4,624 MU from 4,254 MU in April’25, an increase of 8.7 percent year-on-year. The exchange said strong demand pushed buy bids up 31 percent year-on-year, while sell bids rose 35 percent year-on-year.
The average market clearing price in DAM stood at Rs 5.26/unit, up 1 percent year-on-year. IEX said unseasonal rainfall in the first days of April moderated demand and kept DAM prices below Rs 3.5/unit on several days, giving discoms and C&I consumers an opportunity to procure power at competitive rates.
The Real-Time Market (RTM) posted the strongest growth in the month, with volume rising to 5,069 MU from 3,893 MU in April’25, an increase of 30.2 percent year-on-year. IEX said the RTM market clearing price averaged Rs 4.82/unit, up 5.4 percent year-on-year.
The exchange also reported its “highest ever single day volume of 250 MU in RTM” on April 30, 2026. It said prices touched near-zero levels across multiple time blocks during the month, driven by surplus renewable energy during solar hours.
IEX said 1.18 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates were traded in April, down 59.4 percent year-on-year. Trading sessions were held on April 8 and April 29, with clearing prices of Rs 339/REC and Rs 370/REC, respectively.
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The exchange said sell bids declined by nearly 87 percent year-on-year, while buy bids increased by 42 percent year-on-year, which led to a rise in clearing prices during April. The next REC trading sessions are scheduled for May 13 and May 27, 2026.
