About Indian Gas Exchange Ltd.
Incorporated in 2019, Indian Gas Exchange Ltd. is an authorized automated physical delivery-based natural gas trading exchange. Headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, the company operates an electronic trading platform for buying and selling natural gas, enabling transparent price discovery, efficient trading, and nationwide market access. As of the 17th July 2026, physical delivery of gas traded on the exchange is facilitated through 19 delivery points across five of the six regional gas hubs in India, with further expansion expected as gas pipeline connectivity increases across the country.
The company intend to collaborate with financial market institutions to explore the development of derivative products linked to the gas price benchmark, GIXI. They have also design digital learning platform designed to build market capacity and educate market participants on gas exchange regulations and fundamentals, as of March 31, 2026, they had 46 users on the platform who had already taken classes, and they have issued a cumulative of 22 certifications.
Products:
- Fixed Price Contracts: Intra-day, day-ahead, daily, weekly, weekday, fortnightly, monthly, and balance-of-month contracts for short-term and planned gas procurement.
- Spot Contracts: Intra-day, day-ahead, and daily contracts designed to meet immediate and near-term natural gas requirements.
- Forward Contracts: Weekday, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and balance-of-month contracts for medium-term procurement and price risk management.
- Index-Linked Contracts: Three-month and six-month contracts linked to domestic and international gas and energy benchmarks, including GIXI, JKM®, WIM®, and Platts Dated Brent®.
- Special Contracts: Customized fixed-price power contracts with weekly, fortnightly, and monthly tenors to meet sector-specific requirements.
- Small Scale LNG (ssLNG) Contracts: Spot and forward contracts for truck-delivered LNG, enabling gas access beyond the pipeline network.
Competitive Strengths
- India’s first and only authorized physical delivery-based gas trading Exchange, creating a first-mover advantage.
- Transparent and efficient price discovery, enabled by a scalable technology platform.
- Pan-India market reach and strong stakeholder connect across the natural gas ecosystem.
- Multi-contract flexibility driving a financially scalable, operating leverage-led business model.
- Successfully operating under a dedicated regulatory framework, with regular policy engagement enhancing market participants’ trust.
