IEX volume soars 17% to all-time high last fiscal

INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE (IEX) reported its highest-ever electricity traded volume of 141 billion units (BU) in FY26, rising 17% year-on-year (yo-y), even as power prices declined sharply due to a surge in supply—marking a pivotal shift in India’s short-term power markets.

- SAURAV ANAND

“IEX achieved highest ever electricity traded volume of 141 BU in FY’26, registering an increase of 17% on yo-y basis,’ the exchange said, adding that it also logged its highest-ever yearly trade of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), with 18.72 million RECs traded, up 5% from the previous year.