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Chandigarh: In a decisive step toward enhancing transparency, data access, and analytical capabilities in India’s power derivatives market, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the launch of two powerful new features on its official website for participants trading in Electricity Futures (ELECMBL) contracts. These enhancements aim to equip market participants with historical and real-time insights to strengthen decision-making, risk management, and hedging strategies in the Commodity Derivatives Segment.
The new enhancements include:
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Historical Monthly Due Date Rate (DDR) Data for Electricity Futures, and
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Daily Spot Market Statistics under the Contract Information Page.
These tools are expected to contribute significantly to improving market confidence and participation in electricity futures—an evolving asset class poised to play a critical role in India’s energy transition and power market reforms.
1. Historical Monthly DDR Data Now Available
For the first time, market participants can access historical DDR values for the same calendar month across the previous three years, offering a clearer picture of past price behaviors. For instance, traders analyzing the August 2025 Electricity Futures contract can now study the DDR values from August 2022, 2023, and 2024, providing a context-rich foundation for assessing forward pricing.
This data can be accessed via the NSE link:
https://www.nseindia.com/historical/historical-reports-historical-monthly-ddr-electricity-futures
Benefits of Historical DDR Data:
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Enhanced Price Forecasting: Understanding historical settlement trends allows for better anticipation of market movements.
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Hedging Strategy Support: Industrial and financial hedgers can benchmark historical volatility and pricing trends to optimize risk mitigation strategies.
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Market Behavior Analysis: Spotting patterns in pricing influenced by seasonality, demand spikes, or policy changes helps in building smarter trading models.
This development marks a step forward in making electricity futures trading more data-driven, aligning it with best practices followed in mature commodity markets globally.
2. Daily Spot Market Statistics Added to Contract Pages
In another significant rollout, NSE has upgraded the Contract Information Page for Electricity Futures by embedding Daily Spot Market Statistics, expanding the visibility into daily market fundamentals. The new section will now display:
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Daily Market Clearing Volume of all three Day-Ahead Market (DAM) segments:
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Green DAM
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Conventional DAM
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High Price DAM
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Moving Average of Daily DDR (MAVG-DDR)
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DDR for the Same Month Over the Past Three Years
This real-time statistical support enhances the ability of traders and power consumers to assess intraday and short-term price dynamics in the electricity ecosystem.
The page can be accessed here:
https://www.nseindia.com/products-services/electricity-futures
Complementing the Spot Market Insights Dashboard
These features will work in tandem with NSE’s Spot Market Insights dashboard, which was launched recently. The dashboard offers a holistic view of the Indian power system and electricity trade dynamics, including:
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Grid Demand Forecasts from Grid-India
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Source-wise Electricity Generation Mix (renewables vs. conventional)
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Real-time Interregional Power Flows
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Tertiary Reserves (TRAS) Data
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Weather-linked Demand-Supply Projections
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Short-term Market Transaction Summaries
Together, these data feeds represent a robust foundation for forecasting, trading, and operational planning in India’s electricity market.
Driving Transparency and Maturity in India’s Electricity Derivatives Market
With growing industrial electrification, rising renewable integration, and increasing volatility in power prices due to climatic events, India’s electricity market is demanding more sophisticated risk management instruments. Electricity futures, introduced by NSE in 2021, have steadily gained traction among large power consumers, generators, and trading firms.
By releasing DDR history and real-time DAM statistics, NSE is reinforcing its role as a trusted infrastructure provider and facilitator of transparent, data-rich markets. These enhancements aim to:
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Democratize access to high-quality market data
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Encourage broader participation, especially from informed retail and institutional investors
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Support the policy objective of a vibrant and efficient electricity market in India
Speaking on the development, an NSE spokesperson said, “These tools reflect our commitment to creating a well-informed marketplace that empowers participants with reliable insights. As electricity derivatives gain maturity in India, real-time and historical data will be the cornerstone of trust and trading efficiency.”
Looking Ahead
India’s electricity derivatives market is still in its nascent stages, but with strategic reforms by regulatory bodies like CERC, the involvement of exchanges like NSE, and rising industry interest, it is likely to evolve into a mainstream risk management avenue. These latest tools and datasets are crucial in that journey.
As data becomes the new currency of trading, NSE’s latest digital rollouts are likely to attract a new cohort of sophisticated users who value analytics, historical perspectives, and transparent price discovery.
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