India Energy Stack: Powering the Digital Grid of the Future
India’s electricity exchanges which were once plain trading platforms are fast becoming engines of market reform. Short-term power markets, including all channels such as power exchanges, bilateral trades, direct contracts, and DSM, accounted for about 12.5% of India’s total electricity
India Scraps Central Renewable Energy Pricing Pools: A Push for Market-Linked Power Deals
Overview of Policy Change On 1 August 2025 the Ministry of Power officially discontinued the Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff (URET) mechanism. This decision ended both the Solar Power Central Pool and the Solar Wind Hybrid Central Pool. The formal notification is
Policy Brief – Bihar Renewable Energy Policy 2025
Executive Summary The Bihar Renewable Energy Policy 2025 introduces aggressive targets for solar wind and distributed generation backed by a toolkit of financial incentives and implementation mechanisms. While the policy reflects the state's intent to transition to a cleaner grid its
Carbon Market Draft Rules: India’s Compliance Era Begins
India has taken a landmark step towards formalising its carbon market framework by notifying the Draft Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Rules, 2024. Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), these rules have put forth legally
Analysis of RECs trading – June 29, 2022 session
RECs trading took place today on both the power exchanges. During the June trade session, RECs worth Rs 98 crores were transacted. Non-Solar: Non-Solar RECs traded at the price of INR 1,000/REC (floor price) at both the exchanges. A total of 6,30,822
Analysis of RECs trading – May 25, 2022 session
RECs trading took place today on both the power exchanges. During the May trade session, RECs worth Rs 57 crores were transacted. Non-Solar: Non-Solar RECs traded at the price of INR 1,000/REC (floor price) at both the exchanges. A total of 252,589
CERC Makes Drastic Changes in the REC Mechanism
In a recent notification, CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission) published new REC regulations. These regulations differ in many significant ways from the existing REC regulations. A brief summary is provided below: It is important to note that these regulations, though final, are
Analysis of RECs trading – April 27, 2022 session
RECs trading took place today on both the power exchanges. During the April trade session, RECs worth Rs 55.40 crores were transacted. Non-Solar: Non-Solar RECs traded at the price of INR 1,000/REC (floor price) at both the exchanges. A total of 331,284
Analysis of REC Trading – March 30, 2022 session
RECs trading took place today on both the power exchanges. During the March trade session, RECs worth Rs 97 crores were transacted. Non-Solar: Non-Solar RECs traded at the price of INR 1,000/REC (floor price) at both the exchanges. A total of 342,067
Analysis of RECs trading – Feb 23, 2022 session
RECs trading took place today on both the exchange platforms (ie. IEX & PXIL). During the February trade session, RECs worth Rs 102 crores were transacted. Non-Solar: Non-Solar RECs traded at the price of INR 1,000/REC at IEX (floor price) INR and