{
  "id": 12325107,
  "title": "IEX logs 10.4% growth in electricity trade volume to 12.2 billion units in Sept",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/iex-logs-10-4-growth-in-electricity-trade-volume-to-12-2-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:43:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/iex-logs-104-growth-in-electricity-trade-volume-to-122-billion-units-in-sept/article71550216.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) reported a 10.4 percent surge in electricity trade volume to 12.2 billion units (BU) in September, compared to the previous year. The second quarter of FY27 saw a 12.7 percent year-on-year increase, with 39,685 million units (MU) traded. The average market clearing price in the day-ahead market rose to ₹5.7/unit from ₹5.2/unit, while the real-time market price increased to ₹5.2/unit. In September, IEX's electricity traded volume grew by 10.4 percent year-on-year to 12,220 MU. India's power demand remained robust, with peak demand peaking at 269 GW on September 10, 2026. Strong demand led to a 281 percent increase in buy bids in the day-ahead market, causing higher market prices. Average market clearing prices in both day-ahead and real-time markets experienced significant year-on-year growth, reaching ₹7.3/unit and ₹6.9/unit, respectively.",
  "summary": "During the second quarter of FY27, IEX achieved electricity traded volume of 39,685 MU, marking a 12.7% year-on-year increase",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}