Building the blocks for energy risk management in India

The concept of using derivatives for risk management is still relatively new to utilities in India and viewed with caution by market regulators. Katie Holliday talks to market experts about how they expect the discipline of risk management to develop

The concept of financial risk management is still embryonic in Indian energy markets and although the trading of energy and commodity futures has grown over recent years, the majority of liquidity stems from speculative interest rather than physical players looking to hedge their risk.

The bulk of Indian hedging activity is carried out by major players, such as refiners and consumers