According to a report prepared by the Market Monitoring Cell (MMC) of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for the month of August 2010, out of the total 67,174.98 million units (MU) of energy generated, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total of 7,969.62 MUs, or 11.86%, were transacted in the short-term. - Such transactions consist of 4,169.90 MUs (6.2%) of the total electricity generation through bilateral mechanisms-- that is through licensed traders, term-ahead contracts on power exchanges and directly between the distribution companies-- 2,398.99 MUs (3.6%) through unscheduled interchange (UI) and 1,400.7 MUs (2.1%) through the two power exchanges, namely Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL).
- Both the exchanges faced congestion during the month. In IEX, congestion occurred about 8.06% of the hourly time blocks, whereas PXIL experienced congestion in 16.26% of the hourly time blocks.
- Congestion was most prevalent during 0.00-6.00 hours, at both exchanges.
- About 6.9% of the actual cleared volume in IEX and about 2.7% of the volume in PXIL could not be cleared due to congestion.
- Significantly, during the month, 23 regional entities were involved in the sale of electricity through various short-term transactions, while a total of 14 states made short-term purchases of power.
- The top five sellers of short-term electricity during the month were Gujarat (1,196.05 MUs), Himachal Pradesh (571.50 MUs), Jindal Power (494.74 MUs), Madhya Pradesh (465.63 MUs) and Chhattisgarh (465.63 MUs), while the top five purchasing entities were Punjab (1,400.64 MUs), Uttar Pradesh (857.85 MUs), Haryana (718.10 MUs), Maharashtra (650.98 MUs) and Tamil Nadu (489.77 MUs).
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