See the electricity monthly production figures broken down into different unit types and usage types. It also provides a full summary of the month's data.

SEAI is in the process of substantially upgrading its monthly Electricity, Gas and Oil webpages, with the aim of launching new versions shortly. The new pages will help users visualise and interact with the monthly data, allowing them to change energy units, zoom in on specific reporting periods, and combine different selections in customisable ways.

You can find out more about the upgrades and some examples of the new interactive plots here.

Electricity generation

The table below shows electricity generation for the last three months and year to date (YTD) for production and imports. Also shown are the percentage change in generation in the last month, 3 months and year to date compared with year-to-date last year

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-Last 3 Months (GWh)YTD GWh% Change in Feb and Year to Date 2023
Electricity Generation Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Jan - Feb YTD 1 month 3 month Jan - Feb YTD
Conventional Thermal 1852 1508 1383 2891 -8.31% -25.32% -3.77%
Coal 226 147 81 228 -44.77% -64.09% -58.03%
Co-fired Peat & Biomass 56 39 40 79 3.11% -28.31% -37.01%
Oil 94 11 50 61 376.36% -46.25% -55.70%
Natural Gas 1404 1239 1155 2393 -6.78% -17.77% 15.59%
Other Renewables 19 18 17 35 -5.27% -10.70% 33.11%
Wastes 51 54 38 92 -28.45% -25.42% -5.63%
Other (CHP etc) 1 1 1 2 -6.77% -5.47% -7.91%
Non-Combustible Renewable Generation 1128 1354 1184 2537 -12.55% 4.95% -3.93%
Hydro 86 121 55 176 -54.54% -35.89% -7.86%
Wind 1041 1231 1122 2353 -8.84% 7.76% -3.98%
Solar 1 2 7 9 256.31% 604.87% -
Indigenous Generation 2979 2862 2566 5428 -10.31% -13.86% -3.84%
Net imports 41 173 118 291 -32.14% 183.94% -
Imports 146 230 188 418 -18.33% 28.68% 109.38%
Exports -105 -57 -70 -127 23.67% -32.75% -58.33%
Total Generation 3021 3035 2684 5719 -11.56% -11.15% 3.25%
Pumped Hydro Storage -18 -17 -15 -32 -9.62% -16.58% -15.89%
Pumping -46 -42 -41 -83 -1.97% -10.28% -5.59%
Generated 27 25 26 50 3.25% -6.05% 2.40%
Total Generated Less Pumped Hydro Storage Losses 3003 3018 2669 5687 -11.57% -11.12% 3.38%

Electricity generation including net imports

Total Electricity Generation,2023,2022
Jan,3035,2841
Feb,2684,2698
Mar,,2839
Apr,,2605
May,,2587
Jun,,2469
Jul,,2529
Aug,,2550
Sep,,2492
Oct,,2767
Nov,,2885
Dec,,3021
Source: SEAI & Eirgrid

Generation by fuel type - 2023

,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind
January,147.2,39.0,10.6,1238.7,17.8,53.6,120.9,1230.7
February,81.3,40.2,50.3,1154.7,16.9,38.3,55.0,1121.9
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Source: SEAI & EirGrid

Generation by fuel type - 2022

,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind
January,301.1,69.2,130,1284.9,14,51.1,94,941.7
February,243.2,56.4,7.3,785.8,12.1,46.2,96.9,1508.3
March,279,62.9,183.5,1130.5,14.3,52.8,88.2,928.5
April,157.7,49.6,59.9,1292.8,13.5,50.1,31.8,838.9
May,125.9,57.6,42.8,1334.3,18.5,53.2,20.7,868.2
June,128.2,63.9,40.9,1391.4,17.6,26.7,14.2,737.3
July,291.9,14.7,11,1556.1,19,56.7,17.4,526.9
August,256.1,46.9,28.9,1637,18.5,53.8,6,519.8
September,284.6,65.5,35.9,1347.1,17.9,54.3,23.8,647.7
October,108.8,53.4,56.7,1096.3,17,46.7,97,1290.5
November,109.2,55.6,33.5,1175,17.8,50.7,124.4,1375.2
December,226.4,56.0,93.5,1404.2,18.9,51.4,85.8,1041.1
Source: SEAI & EirGrid