Indian Energy Exchange to launch High Price Day Ahead Market segment
Indian Energy Exchange has planned to launch the High Price Day Ahead Market segment by mid March, which will facilitate electricity generating firms to sell power at a price as high as Rs 50 per unit. Earlier this month, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed three categories of power generators to participate in the HP-DAM market -- gas-based generating stations using imported RLNG and naphtha, thermal plants using only imported coal, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) -- on the petition of IEX (Indian Energy Exchange). "IEX has received approval from CERC to launch the High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) in the integrated day ahead market (I-DAM) segment. We expect to launch the segment by the mid of March 2023," Rohit Bajaj, Head-Business Development, Regulatory Affairs and Strategy, IEX, told PTI. The relaxation in norms by the CERC will provide relief to three categories of power generating companies (gencos) -- those running their plants on...26-02-2023
