Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)

REC Trading – April 2014 – Solar trading hits new lows

The REC trading session for the month – April 2014 concluded on Wednesday. The end of the financial year saw a spike in trading in March 2014 but following this, the momentum has not kept up. The traded volume of both solar and non-solar RECs tanked significantly at both the energy exchanges. The traded volume […]

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REC Trading – March 2014 – FY end boosts trade volumes

The REC trading session for the month – March 2014 concluded yesterday. Since March marks the end of the financial year, there has been a significant spike in volume traded in the month. The solar REC trade volume saw a growth of 33% compared to the numbers seen last month while the non-Solar RECs’ traded

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REC Trading – February 2014 – Solar trading increases by about 31%

The REC trading session for the month – February 2014 concluded today. The solar REC trade volume which had dropped significantly in the last month’s trading session has rallied this month with an increase of about 31% in traded volume compared to January 2014. Non-Solar RECs’ traded volume also showed modest growth with the traded

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REC Trading for January 2014 – Solar drops by 19%; Non-solar drops by 11%

After growing marginally in December 2013, the solar REC trading dropped to its lowest levels in 5 months. Non-solar REC trade also dropped after increasing continuously for 4 months. Since the number of RECs traded were less than the number of RECs issued, the inventory of both solar and non-solar RECs continued to grow. Both

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REC Trading December 2013 – Non-Solar trade increases by 31%; Solar trade increases marginally

In the last trading session for the Quarter 3 of 2013-14, non-solar RECs trade showed remarkable resilience and continued its growth from the previous month. The non-solar REC inventory remained almost constant, reflecting a supply vs demand match during this trading session. However, Solar REC trade remained fairly constant from the previous month, and the

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REC Trading November 2013 – Solar REC trade drops; Non-Solar REC trade doubles

In the REC trading for the month of November 2013, the trade volume of non-solar doubled from the previous month and touched an all time high this year.However, Solar REC sales dropped by 22% from October 2013. Both non-solar and solar RECs were traded at their floor prices(Rs. 1500/REC and Rs. 9300/REC respectively) in both

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REC Trading October 2013 – Non-solar REC trade triples; Solar REC posts 28.4% growth

The REC trading for the month of October that took place on 30th October 2013. The trading of both non-solar and solar RECs showed marked improvement from previous month. The details of the trading are as follows Non-Solar The sale of non-solar REC increased by 3 times from the previous month, but it was still

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REC Trading – September 2013 – Solar Gains

REC trading for the month of September 2013 concluded on Wednesday. The trading statistics indicate that there has been a gain in the volume of solar RECs traded in the month while the abysmal trend associated with the non-solar REC segment continues with the supply-demand gap widening every month. Non-Solar RECs Following the hammering that

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