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Friday, June 15, 2012

Power Exchange ties up with Korean counterpart

Mumbai: Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Power Exchange (KPX) to work together in overseas markets. PXIL is a joint venture of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX).

“We are hopeful that this association will help our objective of transforming the Indian electricity market. This MoU will bring in a global perspective which will help us to create a benchmark in the areas of operations and product offerings, said Ms Rupa Devi Singh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, PXIL.

The priority areas identified for cooperation are; sharing of information regarding power markets, cooperation on improvements of competitive electricity markets, training employees to enhance their understanding of the electricity markets and sharing of expertise including new business initiatives such as REC trading.

Mr Ho-Ki Nam, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KPX, said, “As a neutral entity, KPX has played an important role in developing the electricity market in South Korea. With this MoU in place, it will broaden the area of mutual cooperation between KPX and PXIL. I truly hope that this collaboration and PXIL's high performance will help us in understanding the operations of Indian electricity market.”

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