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.
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
| | Last 3 Months (GWh) | YTD GWh | % Change in July and Year to Date 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Generation | May-20 | Jun-20 | Jul-20 | Jan - Jul YTD | 1 month | 3 month | Jan - Jul YTD |
| Conventional Thermal | 1,544 | 1,588 | 1,649 | 10,318 | 3.8% | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| Coal | 10 | 83 | 102 | 301 | 22.5% | 923.6% | -15.0% |
| Co-fired Peat & Biomass | 55 | 56 | 4 | 708 | -92.0% | -92.0% | -41.1% |
| Oil | 11 | 25 | 21 | 91 | -19.1% | 83.6% | 11.2% |
| Natural Gas | 1,396 | 1,364 | 1,443 | 8,698 | 5.8% | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| Other Renewables | 22 | 22 | 23 | 163 | 5.5% | 6.3% | 44.7% |
| Wastes | 47 | 35 | 53 | 326 | 53.7% | 12.6% | 14.6% |
| Other (CHP etc) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | -18.6% | -14.2% | - |
| Renewables | 689 | 659 | 715 | 6,340 | 8.4% | 3.7% | 14.0% |
| Hydro | 9 | 10 | 43 | 435 | 324.1% | 381.6% | 8.8% |
| Wind | 681 | 649 | 672 | 5,905 | 3.5% | -1.3% | 14.4% |
| Solar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Storage | -20 | -19 | -20 | -148 | 2.2% | -2.6% | 16.6% |
| Pumping | -47 | -44 | -44 | -325 | 1.4% | -5.3% | 27.9% |
| Generated | 27 | 24 | 25 | 177 | 0.8% | -7.4% | 39.2% |
| Indigenous Generation | 2,213 | 2,228 | 2,344 | 16,510 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 0.8% |
| Imports | 113 | 104 | 107 | 1,063 | 2.9% | -5.4% | -14.9% |
| Exports | -168 | -170 | -166 | -1,074 | -2.2% | -1.2% | 25.3% |
| Net imports | -56 | -66 | -60 | -10 | -10.2% | 7.4% | -102.7% |
| Electricity Supplied | 2,158 | 2,161 | 2,284 | 16,499 | 5.7% | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Indigenous electricity generated
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2641 | 2559 |
| Feb | 2663 | 2364 |
| Mar | 2398 | 2429 |
| Apr | 2023 | 2359 |
| May | 2213 | 2313 |
| Jun | 2228 | 2257 |
| Jul | 2344 | 2104 |
| Aug | 2125 | |
| Sep | 2141 | |
| Oct | 2398 | |
| Nov | 2674 | |
| Dec | 2633 |
Source: SEAI
Generation by fuel type - 2020
,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind January,4,197,12,1172,25,49,103,1098 February,0,160,5,948,25,45,114,1380 March,28,156,10,1114,23,47,123,912 April,74,79,7,1261,24,50,33,514 May,10,55,11,1396,22,47,9,681 June,83,56,25,1364,22,35,10,649 July,102,4,21,1443,23,53,43,672 August,,,,,,,, September,,,,,,,, October,,,,,,,, November,,,,,,,, December,,,,,,,,
Source: SEAI
Generation by fuel type - 2019
,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind January,130,234,20,1231,17,55,67,833 February,88,184,5,852,14,44,87,1220 March,61,205,7,1088,17,35,117,1016 April,10,210,16,1286,16,48,53,830 May,2,171,17,1545,17,50,21,576 June,62,143,8,1371,16,50,39,700 July,2,55,9,1541,15,46,16,504 August,25,116,6,1164,16,43,56,816 September,41,165,7,1136,15,38,67,793 October,10,212,17,1197,16,45,118,960 November,78,215,13,1313,27,52,112,902 December,70,195,7,1090,25,41,124,1161
Source: SEAI