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Indian Energy Ex
Our verdict on Indian Energy Ex isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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Management has successfully implemented the business continuity protocols as targeted, achieving a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 5 minutes and a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of near zero. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“Microservices Architecture implementation for our Exchange Platform”
Management confirmed the implementation of robust business continuity with the specified RTO and RPO targets. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“Robust Business Continuity implementation with RTO (Recovery Time Objective) of 5 minutes and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of near Zero”
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How durable is the business?
The Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) subsidiary showed significant growth in profitability and volume, with PAT increasing by 34.3% for the year. (1 expanding)
“The profit after tax for IGX in FY '25 increased 34.3% to INR30.9 crores from INR23 crores in FY '24.”
Consolidated revenue grew 19.3% for the full year, driven by record electricity volumes of 121 billion units (up 18.7%). Q4 specifically saw an 18% volume growth. (3 expanding)
“For FY '25, consolidated revenue stood at INR657.4 crores, an increase of 19.3% on year-on-year basis.”
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Where does growth come from?
The Real-Time Market (RTM) is demonstrating a clear upward trajectory, with volumes reaching nearly 15 billion units in Q2 FY26, growing 39% YoY. It has now surpassed the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) for the first time, indicating a structural shift in market preference. (1 accelerating across 1 signal)
“IGX share in the overall gas consumption expected to increase from present 3% to 4-5% by 2030 (~250 Mn MMBTU; CAGR: ~36%)”
IEX is investing in technology capacity, specifically moving to a microservices architecture and adopting AI to improve platform performance and security.
“Microservices Architecture implementation for our Exchange Platform. Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions for Application Development and for Technology Infrastructure and Security Monitoring”
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What could break the thesis?
The risk is intensifying as transaction fees now account for 79% of standalone revenues in FY25, up from 78% in FY24, showing increased reliance on trading volumes. (5 intensifying, 2 high-severity)
“Breakup of standalone revenues (%) ... Transaction Fees 76%”
The risk remains STABLE as there has been no further update from the regulator (CERC) regarding the implementation of market coupling. (2 stable, 1 high-severity)
“CERC issued an order on implementing market coupling on 23rd July, in which the regulator decided to initiate the process of implementation of market coupling of Day Ahead Market. According to the order, this was to be done by January 2026.”
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