Electricity
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.
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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 Feb and Year to Date 2023 | ||||
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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 March,,,,,,,, April,,,,,,,, May,,,,,,,, June,,,,,,,, July,,,,,,,, August,,,,,,,, September,,,,,,,, October,,,,,,,, November,,,,,,,, December,,,,,,,,
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