Indian Energy Exchange announced that spurred by the increasing demand for electricity across the various States, the electricity market achieved an all-time high volume of 8248.52 MU in the month of March'21 surpassing all the previous milestones. The robust volumes led to a 92% YoY growth in electricity market during the month. According to the power demand data published by the National Load Dispatch Center, the national peak power demand touched 186 GW seeing a 9% YoY growth while the power consumption grew 23% YoY. The market faced transmission congestion on the inter-state transmission network due to which 24MU was lost during the month, representing 0.03% of total traded volume.