Mumbai, March 5 -- According to government data published in February '26, the country's energy consumption reached 133 BUs, increase of 1.9% compared to the previous year. Despite the increase in energy consumption, prices on power exchanges were lower compared to previous year due to higher supply liquidity on the exchange platform. The market clearing Price in the Day Ahead Market at Rs 3.58/unit during February'26, declined 18.3% YoY. Similarly, price in the Real Time Market at Rs 3.59/unit during February'26, declined 18.7% YoY.

The Day-Ahead Market (DAM) achieved 6,588 MU volume in February'26 as compared 5,369 MU volume in February'25, increase of 22.7% YoY. The Real-Time Electricity Market (RTM) volume increased to 4,379 MU in Fe...