Energy consumption increased 19% with 126 BU in March compared to the preceding month. In March 2022, the peak power demand saw a marginal (3%) uptick MoM with 199.29 GW. Green Market: Day-Ahead and Term-Ahead IEX Green Market comprising the day-ahead and term-ahead segments, traded 392 MU volume during March. The GDAM traded 205 MU of energy during the month with the weighted average price of ₹6.70 (~$0.089)/kWh. In March 2022, 173 participants took part in the trading. GDAM traded 921 MU since its inception in October 2021. The GDAM was introduced to provide additional sales avenues to existing renewable power projects that face payment risk with the distribution companies under the existing power purchase agreements or have surplus energy. The GTAM traded 187 MU during the month with 40 participants. IEX said the average monthly price of solar energy stood at ₹5.64 (~$0.075)/kWh and non-solar energy at ₹5.08 (~$0.067)/kWh during the month.