CERC Directs Power Exchanges To Tweak Contract Terms, Timings Updated On Tue, Apr 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, the key regulator under which all power trading at exchanges happens in the country, has issued a suo-motu order that it states will make the markets more efficient, stable and transparent. Background The country’s three power exchanges, namely, IEX, PXIL and HPX enable trading in a variety of contract instruments, […] Read more
CERC Provides Final(?) Six-Month Extension To Power Exchanges For Payment Regulations Updated On Wed, Aug 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a ruling on August 12, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the nodal agency to regulate power exchanges in the country, has directed all three Power Exchanges to align their Clearing and Settlement Systems to the provisions of the PSS Act, 2007, within a period of six months w.e.f. 15.08.2024. The commission exercised its […] Read more
CERC Grants HPX Additional Time To Appoint MD, Independent Director Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest judgment, asked the Hindustan Power Exchange Limited (HPX) to appoint a Managing Director and an Independent Director by the end of March 31, 2024. The order was passed to ensure CERC’s Power Market Regulations (PMR) 2021 compliance. The order came to the fore when the power exchange company […] Read more
HPX crosses 5 Billion Units Of Trade In 11 Months Post Launch Updated On Thu, Jun 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s third power exchange, Hindustan Power Exchange Ltd. (HPX), has successfully crossed the milestone of 5 Billion Units of power traded within 11 months of its launch. HPX was able to cross this landmark with a rapid increase in trade volume across Contingency and Long Duration Contracts (LDC) segments. The strong growth in members/client base […] Read more
Green Energy Trading Continues Fall on IEX In February Updated On Mon, Mar 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its February power trading release, the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has disclosed that it enabled trading for 341 million units (MU) of renewable energy in February 2023, a 2% decrease month-over-month (MoM) (347 MU) over the previous month and a 25% year-over-year (YoY) decrease. The average daily trading volume on the exchange increased by 5% […] Read more
HPX Concludes 1st e-Reverse Auction Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Hindustan Power Exchange Ltd. (HPX), India’s third power exchange that counts PTC India Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange, and ICICI Bank among its key backers has successfully concluded its 1st e-Reverse Auction (e-RA) based long duration contract for Indian Railways on February 12. The exchange simultaneously logged its highest single day volume of 36.18MUs. The first […] Read more
POSOCO Asks Power Exchanges To Bar 27 DISCOMs From Trading Until They Clear Dues Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to sources, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) has asked three power exchanges – IEX, PXIL, and HPX – to restrict electricity trading by 27 discoms in 13 states that owe gencos money. POSOCO has issued a directive to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Power Exchange of India (PXIL), and Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX) […] Read more
HPX Launches More Trading Segments, Including Green Day Ahead Market Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX), India’s third and newest power exchange promoted by PTC India Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange, and ICICI Bank, today launched Day Ahead Market (DAM), Green Day Ahead Market (G-DAM) & Real Time Market (RTM). With the launch of these segments HPX will enhance its portfolio to six segments, thereby further strengthening its […] Read more
HPX Crosses 100 MUs Of Traded Power In Month 1 Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The newly launched Hindustan Power Exchange Ltd. (HPX), that commenced operations on July 6, has made a bright start with the exchange claiming a 37% market share of the ‘contingency trading’ market within a fortnite of its launch. Promoted by PTC India Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange, and ICICI Bank, it crossed the100 MUs mark on […] Read more
