REC Trading and Issues REC Trading and Issues www.iexindia.com Rajesh K. Mediratta Sr. VP IEX -BD Rajesh K. Mediratta Sr. VP IEX -BD REaction 26 th July 2012, Chennai
REC Trading and Issues REC Trading and Issues
www.iexindia.com
Rajesh K. Mediratta Sr. VP IEX -BD Rajesh K. Mediratta Sr. VP IEX -BD
REaction 26th July 2012,
Chennai
Renewable Energy Certificate
Un‐bundled Green Power
Seller (RE power) REC(Green Attributes)
Electricity
REC(Green Attributes) Buyer (RPO Compliance)
Electricity
Bundled Green Power
Seller (RE power) Buyer (RPO Compliance)
Issues •Schedulability •Uncertainty •Transmission Loss & Charge
Summary of State REC Regulations
• REC Regulations – All States except Delhi ,Sikkim and WB
• RPO Regulations – All States except Delhi and Sikkim
• RPO for OA /CPPs – All States except Delhi, WB and Sikkim
• State Agency Regulations – All States except WB and Sikkim
Sale of un‐bundled green attributes
Procedure for ACCREDITION (Through State nodal Agency)
Procedure for REGISTRATION (Through Central Agency NLDC)
Procedure for ISSUANCE (Through Central Agency NLDC)
Procedure for TRADING & REDEMPTION(Through PXs)
1 REC is equivalent to1 MWh
RECs Floor/Forbearance Price
2012‐2017 Floor Price Forbearance Price
Solar 9300/REC 13400/REC
Non Solar 1500/REC 3300/REC
Trading at IEX
Trading Day Last Wednesday of every Month
Market Clearing Closed Double sided auction
Trading Time 1300‐1500 Hrs
By 1530 Hrs Verification by Central agency for Valid REC by cleared seller at IEX
By 1600 Hrs Central agency confirms REC
By 1630 Hrs IEX finalizes trade
By 1700 Hrs Buyer & Sellers informed to Central Agency
By 1800 Hrs Invoice raised (proof of REC trade)
State wise REC Capacity
41 41
47 47 46 46
11.5 8.5
678 670
Accrediation 3232 MW
Registration 2909 MW
95
73
404
321
21
21
115
103
17
17
759
683
815
788
24 24
As on 25th July’12
12 0
16 0
127 68
State wise ‐Number of Projects
8 8
6 6 2 2
4 3
53 52
Accrediation
621
Registration
536
19
13
48
39
1
1
12
10
2
2
286
253
163
142
1 1
As on 25th July’12
2 0
12 4
2 0
1 years of Adequate Liquidity in REC 400+ Participation in a single trading session
(March’12) 900+ pprojects/entities Cleared Volume = 13,90,065 RECs Average Monthly Volume = 86,879 REC Record 2,23,500 REC traded in a single trading
session
IEX ‐ 96%
Market Share
Registered Participants 967
Obligated Entity 685DISCOMs 16
OA consumers 632 Captive Consumer 37
Voluntary 5Eligible Entity (Sellers) 277
Highest participation in an Auction(Mar‘12) 415
Participation Details
Market Issues 1/4
How to avoid over‐supply or over‐demand market conditions ?
• Floor price fixation
• RPO Trajectory
• Penalty Enforcement
• Minimum Guaranteed price … may be 50‐70% of floor price through Clean
Energy Fund
How to give at least 10‐year certainty… financing issues
• Post 2017 Scenario :
• Floor price visibility
• Vintage Based Multiplier (VBM) proposed for solar REC so that solar power
project commissioned today will get more RECs in future when the future
floor prices get reduced.
Market Issues 2/4
Creating Demand in Compliance Market … RPO Awareness
Lot of Fiscal and other incentives to Sellers. Should we not spend some
funds on creating demand?
MNRE may launch periodic notices informing Obligated Entities of their
obligations.
SNAs may publish on website
• Compliance requirement… giving formats on its website
• List of obligated entities
• Compliance Status of Obligated Entities
SNAs from Chhattisgarh, Mah, TN, Orissa, UP etc have already issued
letters to obligated entities.
Market Issues 3/4
Creating Demand in Voluntary Markets… Green‐e
Pushing awareness among Corporate, Individuals and NGOs of Voluntary
Purchases
• In US, Voluntary Markets are estimated to be as large as Compliance
Market
• MNRE may launch a scheme for certifying the ‘Green Companies ‘ who
sets of their total carbon emissions through purchase of Renewable Power
or RECs
IEX Market Segments Delivery‐based Contracts
Day‐Ahead Market since June,08
Closed , Double‐sided Auction 10‐12 am bidding Each 15‐min block , 0.5 MW min NOC reqd
Term‐Ahead Market since Sep,09
Day‐Ahead Contingency – Another window 3‐5pm
Intra‐Day ‐ for rolling evening peak hours Daily‐ for rolling seven days (delivery starting after 4 days) Weekly‐ for Next 2 weeks
Renewable Energy Certificates since Feb,11
Green Attributes as Certificates Sellers : RE generators not under feed in tariffs Buyers: Obligated entities 1MWh equivalent to 1 REC
Way forward… Energy Saving Certificates
IEX Electricity Market
• 43 Discoms from 26 States and 4 Union Territories • 1300+ Participants • 1121 Open access consumers • 700+ participants on single day • Cleared Volume > 38 Billion Units • Average Daily Volume (for FY 11‐12) >37,000MWh • DAM Volume Record : > 67 Mus • 155 private generators
95%
5%
IEX Electricity Market share (FY12‐13)
IEX PXI