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CERC approves proposal to start new market segment for 'expensive' power

The approval from the CERC, given to the country's largest spot power market, is for electricity derived from costlier sources of imported coal and gas, as well as battery storage

Plenty of scope to generate and sell carbon credits in India: IEX CMD

In a Q&A, Satyanarayan Goel, CMD of the exchange, dwells on the current and future power distribution scenario in India and his plans to set up an International Carbon Exchange

IEX gets shareholders' nod to buy back shares worth up to Rs 98 crore

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has got shareholders' approval through postal ballot to buy back shares worth up to Rs 98 crore. The proposal to buy back shares worth up to Rs 98 crore approved by requisite majority through postal ballot, showed a BSE filing. The board of directors in its meeting on November 25 had approved the cash offer for buyback of equity shares of face value of Rs 1 each at a maximum price of Rs 200 per share for an aggregate amount up to Rs 98 crore. The IEX had listed a special resolution -- approval for the buyback of equity shares in the postal ballot notice. The indicative maximum number of equity shares at the buyback price would be 49,00,000. The buyback is being undertaken after taking into account the operational and strategic cash requirements of the company in medium term and for returning surplus funds to the members in an effective and efficient manner, it explained.

Sensex, Nifty end flat; Broader market outperforms, Titan gains 3%

CLOSING BELL: Auto majors - Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra were the other prominent gainers among the Sensex 30, while Bharti Airtel and Tata Steel declined around a per cent each

IEX forms subsidiary to explore business opportunities in carbon market

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) on Tuesday announced setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary, International Carbon Exchange Private Ltd (ICX), to explore business opportunity in the voluntary carbon market. The ICX will enable participants to buy and sell voluntary carbon credits at competitive prices through its transparent & reliable platform and facilitate reduction of global GHG (green house gases) emission by 45 per cent by 2030 to get on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, an IEX statement said. The new company will facilitate corporates to meet their climate commitments goals. The Exchange platform will provide a robust market signal for attracting further investments in the sustainable projects and help corporates to allocate capex towards energy transition in most optimum manner, it added. As per industry estimates, the annual demand for voluntary carbon credit globally is expected to reach around 1.5 Gigatons, with India contributing around 200 million tonnes by ...

How IEX became a carbon-neutral energy trading platform

Energy trading platform Indian Energy Exchange recently announced that it was the first carbon-neutral power exchange in the country. It used market-based tradable instruments. What does that mean?

IEX says it has become India's first carbon-neutral power exchange

IEX says it is committed to contributing towards fulfilling India's net zero emissions target by creating an ecosystem for the reduction of emissions

Sensex ends at record closing, rises 211 pts; Nifty holds 18,550; RIL up 3%

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex hit a fresh life-time high at 62,701, and the Nifty 50 registered a fresh summit at 18,614 on Monday

IEX falls 2% as board approves Rs 98 crore share buyback via open market

The board approved buyback of equity shares of the company at a price not exceeding Rs 200 per share and not exceeding Rs 98 crore through the open market

IEX's total trade volume dips 13% to 7,972 million units in October

The total trade volume of Indian Energy Exchange dipped 13 per cent to 7,972 million units (MU) in October compared to a year ago. The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) achieved 7,972 MU volume in October 2022, including Green Power trade of 403 MU, and 3.58 lac RECs (equivalent to 358 MU), an IEX statement said. "The total volume on the Exchange in October'22 was lower by 13 per cent on YoY (year-on-year) basis due to high volume base of last year, and lower by 2 per cent on MoM (month-on-month) basis due to reduced REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) trading," it stated. Improved supply of domestic coal led to easing of supply side constraints, resulting in decline of prices on the IEX, it explained. The average clearing price in the Day-ahead market was Rs 3.83 in October, which was lower by 32 per cent on MoM (month-on-month) basis and 52 per cent on YoY (year-on-year) basis. Going forward, further correction in prices due to improvement in coal availability and reduction in demand

IEX slips 5%, hits 52-week low on disappointing September quarter results

The company said the volumes were impacted due to supply side constraints, led by high prices of e- auction coal, imported coal and gas

IEX trade volume dips over 11% to 23.1 billion units from July to September

The total trade volume of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) dipped over 11 per cent to 23.1 billion units in the July-September quarter, compared to the year-ago period, due to supply-side constraints. The total trade volume of IEX was 26 billion units (BU) in July-September 2021, a company statement showed. It said, "during the quarter, the Exchange traded 23.1 BU electricity volume versus 23.4 BU in Q1 FY'23. The volume comprised 19.7 BU in the conventional power market, 1.5 BU in the Green Market segment and 19.14 lakh Certificates in the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Market which is equivalent to 1.9 BU." During the quarter, the volumes declined by 11 per cent YoY (year-on-year), as compared to Q2FY'22, it stated. However, it said that during H1FY23 (April-September 2022) the volumes declined marginally by 2 per cent YoY. The volumes were impacted due to supply-side constraints, led by high prices of e-auction coal, imported coal and gas. The average Day Ahead Market prices

IEX net rises 11% to Rs 69 cr in June quarter on back of higher revenues

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) on Monday posted over 11 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 69.12 crore in the June quarter compared to the year-ago period on the back of higher revenues. The consolidated net profit of the company was Rs 62.10 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2021, a BSE filing said. Total income of the company increased to Rs 113.39 crore in the quarter from Rs 102.87 crore in the same period a year ago. The board of directors of the company has recommended a final dividend of Re 1 per equity share having face value of Re 1 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2022, the filing said. The company has fixed August 12, 2022 as the Record Date for the purpose of determining the entitlement of the shareholders for the final dividend for 2021-22.

Hindustan Power Exchange backed by BSE, PTC to commence operations

The other two exchanges in the country are Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange of India ltd (PXIL), of which IEX holds a 98 per cent almost monopoly on the total traded power in country

Indian Energy Exchange's trade volume jumps 38% in FY22

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) clocked a 38 per cent growth in trade volume at 1,02,035 million units in financial year 2021-22

Power trade volume rises 37% to 27.6 BU at IEX in December quarter

Power trade volume at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) rose 37 per cent year-on-year to 27.6 billion units (BU) in the December quarter, mainly due to higher electricity consumption. "During the quarter (October-December), volumes on the Exchange grew by 37 per cent YoY (year-on-year) with 27.6 BU volumes traded versus 20.1 BU in Q3 FY21. The growth in volumes was driven by a substantial increase in electricity consumption as well as the resurgence of trading in RECs and ESCERTs," an IEX statement said. According to the statement, the real-time market continues to be one of the fastest-growing electricity market segments on the exchange, achieving a growth of 70 per cent y-o-y, with 4.8 BU of volumes traded during the quarter. The green market, including the day ahead and term ahead market, cumulatively traded 1.2 BU during the quarter and contributed 5 per cent to overall electricity volumes. On the REC (renewable energy certificate) front, a total of 38.28 lakh certificates and 2.86

IEX Q3 net profit rises 39% to Rs 80 crore on higher revenues

Indian Energy Exchange posted nearly 39 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 80.73 crore in the December quarter mainly on the back of higher revenues.

Indian Energy Exchange trade volume rises 24% to 9,035 mn units in December

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has registered a 24 per cent growth in trade volume to 9,035 million units (MU) in December across all market segments.

IEX power trade volume grows nearly 54% to 9,477 MU in November

IEX commenced trade in the Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) under Perform, Achieve and Trade Cycle-II on October 26, 2021

IEX seeks shareholders nod to issue bonus shares via postal ballot notice

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) will seek shareholders' approval to issue bonus shares through postal ballot notice