Characteristics of hourly DAM contracts
  Day-Ahead Market hourly contract specifications:-
 
  Product definition   24 separate hour periods throughout the following delivery day (D).
  Trading system   IEX (Leased Line)
  When to place orders   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM of previous day (D-1)
  Fixing times   15:00 hrs of D-1 (dispute settlement period: 30 min.)
  Minimum volume   1 MW (Minimum allowable quantity for buy/sell in the standing clearance, it should not be less than this quantity)
  Minimum volume step   0.1 MW
  Minimum quotation step   Rs. 1 per MWh
  Quotation method   Closed auction (Market Clearing Price and Market Clearing Volume calculation) by linear interpolation
  Order wording   Trader's ID, instrument, quantity/price combination
  Delivery point   Periphery of Regional Transmission System in which the grid-connected exchange entity, is located.
  Settlement   Daily settlement at ACP* Volume traded. Final settlement adjusted for any force majeure deviations.
  Transmission charges  
a) Regional Transmission System:
As Per Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in inter-State Transmission) Regulations, 2008.
b) State Transmission System:
As per the concerned State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s Regulations/ CERC (Open access) Regulations, 2008.
  Transmission losses   Payable in kind from delivery point to its grid connection point.