Exchange 06 · Where power buyers and sellers find each other and take a mandate to a signed PPA.

Power Trading — Power buyer/seller discovery, bilateral PPA facilitation and transaction workflow support.

A steel plant that needs 5 MW of round-the-clock green power and a 20 MW solar project looking for a 25-year offtaker rarely find each other by chance. Power Trading gives both sides a structured mandate (megawatts, source, state, voltage, delivery point, term, time-of-day profile and tariff expectation), screens it for eligibility and introduces the two under NDA. The conversation then runs through indicative terms, credit review, open-access feasibility and PPA negotiation in one documented workspace. Trading, scheduling and settlement are done by the authorised parties, not by BARREL.

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Power Trading

Power buyer and seller discovery, bilateral PPA facilitation and transaction workflow support: from a screened mandate through indicative terms, credit review and open-access feasibility to PPA negotiation, with scheduling, transmission and settlement left to the parties authorised to do them.

What you can do

Post a power requirement: megawatts, profile, source, voltage, delivery point and term
Offer generation from an operating or planned plant, firm or variable
Signal long-term PPA interest to open-access and group-captive buyers
Place a short-term bilateral interest for uncontracted capacity or a seasonal need
Seek green power with renewable attributes for a corporate target
Request advisory: open-access eligibility, landed-cost screening or PPA term review

Matching of buyers and sellers on this exchange is built but switched off until BARREL completes the CERC registration for an OTC platform; until then BARREL's desk introduces parties by hand.

Who takes part

Generators and IPPs
Captive and open-access consumers
DISCOMs
Licensed traders
Aggregators
Authorised market participants

Listing and request types

Power requirement
Generation offer
Long-term PPA interest
Short-term bilateral interest
Green power interest
Advisory request

How it works.

01Eligibility and regulatory screening of the organisation and its role
02Buyer or seller mandate posted with structured fields
03Load or generation profile attached, block-wise where available
04Commercial matching by BARREL's desk
05Indicative terms exchanged under NDA
06Counterparty credit review
07Open-access and interconnection feasibility check
08Legal and regulatory review by each party's advisers
09PPA negotiation in the deal room
10Scheduling and market participation by authorised parties
11Metering, invoicing and settlement evidence recorded against the deal

Rules built in

A match on this exchange is an introduction, not a licence to trade electricity; exchange trading, scheduling, transmission, open access and settlement are carried out by authorised entities.
Lead generation and PPA facilitation are kept separate from regulated trading and market operation.
Every mandate records delivery point, scheduling blocks, load profile, open-access status and applicable charges as structured fields, so every listing is screened the same way.
There is no trade button; commercial proposals stay indicative until authorised parties approve and sign binding documents.
Load data, tariff expectations and the identity of the organisation behind a mandate are shared only after an NDA, and anything self-declared is labelled as such.

Sample listings.

Made-up examples of what a listing on this exchange looks like. The real listings need a signed-in account.

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SAMPLE

XL-26-0601 · Power requirement

5 MW round-the-clock green power for a steel plant

Raigad district, Maharashtra

Sample Energy Ventures Pvt Ltd (illustrative) seeks 5 MW of firm, round-the-clock green power for its steel plant under open access, for 10 to 15 years from April 2027, delivered at the plant's 33 kV metering point. The block-wise load profile and 12 months of bills are available under NDA.

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SAMPLE

XL-26-0602 · Long-term PPA interest

20 MW solar in Rajasthan, 25-year PPA sought

Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan

Illustrative Sun Power Co. offers 20 MW AC from a ground-mounted solar project under development, with land leased and connectivity applied for, to a C&I open-access buyer, group-captive participants or a licensed trader on a 25-year PPA. Commissioning expected in 2028.

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Questions prospects ask.

Who can post a mandate on Power Trading?: Registered and verified organisations with a real position in power: generators and IPPs with capacity to sell, consumers with a contracted demand of 100 kW or more who can take open-access supply, DISCOMs, licensed traders, aggregators and other authorised market participants. Every mandate passes an eligibility and regulatory screen before it goes live. An advisory request needs only a verified organisation.
How do I post a requirement or an offer, and what does the other side see?: Choose the listing type and fill the structured fields: megawatts, source, technology, state, voltage, delivery point, term, block or time-of-day profile, firm or variable, tariff expectation and open-access or banking status. Attach a load or generation profile if you have one. The public view shows the mandate at district level without your name. Your identity, profile data and tariff expectation reach a counterparty only after both sides sign an NDA.
What do the trust labels mean?: Self-declared: the information came from the listing owner and has not been checked. Documents checked: named documents, such as a sanctioned-load letter or a connectivity grant, were reviewed on the stated date. Reference checked: at least one earlier contract or counterparty reference was contacted. BARREL reviewed: the listing was checked for completeness and the checks shown in its record. None of these is a guarantee of supply, credit or regulatory approval.
What does it cost?: Browsing is free. Posting a mandate, receiving introductions and using the deal room sit on organisation plans, and advisory reports such as the open-access eligibility and landed-cost screen are priced per report. See Plans for current pricing.
Does BARREL buy, sell or trade the power itself?: No. BARREL finds and introduces counterparties, structures the information, hosts the indicative terms, the checks and the PPA negotiation, and keeps the record. Trading on a power exchange, scheduling, open-access applications, transmission and settlement are done by the parties and their authorised traders or agents. Automated matching is built but switched off until BARREL's own registration is complete; today the desk introduces parties by hand.

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