⚡ NSE Launches Electricity Futures starting July 14: Implications for India's Power Markets
- Rabbit Research

- Jul 14
- 1 min read
On July 14, 2025,
India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched electricity futures contracts, with the announcement being made recently.

The contracts can be traded on the NSE and will only trade as futures contracts. Once in a contract, the contracts are for a notional amount of 1MW or (MW/h).
It's important to note that, while the electricity futures contracts are actively traded, they might only be considered as referencing contracts to the marketplace. Electricity futures contracts are a significant step in developing the country's power traders and market players,
which the country is beginning to take form to compete in a larger marketplace.
🔍 What are Electricity Futures?
Simply put, Electricity Futures contracts are agreements to buy or sell electricity in the future at a specific price. The contracts also allow market players (buyers and sellers) to: - Lock in prices early. - Manage price risk. - Hedge against changes in demand and supply. For example: A power distribution company (DISCOM) or an industrial consumer in summer may wish to protect themselves from price spikes,while improving margins for their customers during peak demand. 📅
What is included? Start Date: July 14 2025 Where: NSE & Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Type of Contract: MW/h - Monthly future contracts in ratio Who can trade? Utilities (CAN), DISCOMs, industrial consumers, traders, investors, etc. 🧠 Why it matters: Visibility of Pricing: The electricity market, until now has been limited to contracts between buyers and sellers.
The pricing has not been transparent and neither exposes the market influences behind pricing. Futures will allow the market to be more open in transparency. Manage Risk: Not only will futures allow for risk management of power prices fluctuating but it will have knock on effects of value-added services in the supply chain. with the possibility of contract clauses in between DISCOMs and their customers during peak pricing contracts can be built between the players.




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