Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Trading of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## TRADING OF ELECTRICITY

1937. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of electricity trading done in power exchanges;
- (b) whether short term procurement of power is also done through power exchanges; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : Trading in Power Exchange is done in different ways like in Day Ahead Market and Term Ahead Market for which the contracts for delivery of electricity are upto 11 days. In Intra Day Market, participants are allowed to trade electricity for specified hours of the same day.

The  details  related  to  volume  of  electricity  transacted  through traders and power exchanges are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1937 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2016.

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Volume of electricity transacted through traders and power exchanges are as given below

| Year                                                                                                                                                      | Electricity Transacted through Traders (BUs)                                                                                                              | Electricity Transacted through IEX (BUs)                                                                                                                  | Electricity Transacted through IEX (BUs)                                                                                                                  | Electricity Transacted through PXIL (BUs)                                                                                                                 | Electricity Transacted through PXIL (BUs)                                                                                                                 | Electricity Transacted through IEX and PXIL (BUs)                                                                                                         | Total (BUs) (Traders + Power Exchange)                                                                                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                           | Day Ahead Market                                                                                                                                          | Term Ahead Market                                                                                                                                         | Day Ahead Market                                                                                                                                          | Term Ahead Market                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2008-09                                                                                                                                                   | 21.92                                                                                                                                                     | 2.62                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           | 0.15                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                           | 2.77                                                                                                                                                      | 24.69                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2009-10                                                                                                                                                   | 26.72                                                                                                                                                     | 6.17                                                                                                                                                      | 0.095                                                                                                                                                     | 0.92                                                                                                                                                      | 0.003                                                                                                                                                     | 7.19                                                                                                                                                      | 33.91                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2010-11                                                                                                                                                   | 27.70                                                                                                                                                     | 11.80                                                                                                                                                     | 0.91                                                                                                                                                      | 1.74                                                                                                                                                      | 1.07                                                                                                                                                      | 15.52                                                                                                                                                     | 43.22                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2011-12                                                                                                                                                   | 35.84                                                                                                                                                     | 13.79                                                                                                                                                     | 0.62                                                                                                                                                      | 1.03                                                                                                                                                      | 0.11                                                                                                                                                      | 15.54                                                                                                                                                     | 51.38                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2012-13                                                                                                                                                   | 36.12                                                                                                                                                     | 22.35                                                                                                                                                     | 0.48                                                                                                                                                      | 0.68                                                                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                                                                      | 23.54                                                                                                                                                     | 59.66                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2013-14                                                                                                                                                   | 35.11                                                                                                                                                     | 28.92                                                                                                                                                     | 0.34                                                                                                                                                      | 1.11                                                                                                                                                      | 0.30                                                                                                                                                      | 30.67                                                                                                                                                     | 65.78                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2014-15                                                                                                                                                   | 34.56                                                                                                                                                     | 28.12                                                                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                                                                      | 0.34                                                                                                                                                      | 0.72                                                                                                                                                      | 29.40                                                                                                                                                     | 63.96                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2015-16                                                                                                                                                   | 35.43                                                                                                                                                     | 33.96                                                                                                                                                     | 0.33                                                                                                                                                      | 0.14                                                                                                                                                      | 0.58                                                                                                                                                      | 35.01                                                                                                                                                     | 70.43                                                                                                                                                     |
| Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. | Note1: The volume of electricity transacted through traders in 2008-09 (April to July 2008) includes cross border trading and intra-state trading volume. |

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