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.
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 Apr and Year to Date 2022 | |||||
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Electricity Generation | Feb-22 | Mar-22 | Apr-22 | Jan - Apr YTD | 1 month | 3 month | Jan - Apr YTD |
Conventional Thermal | 1152 | 1724 | 1625 | 6353 | -6% | 41% | 5% |
Coal | 243 | 279 | 158 | 981 | -43% | -35% | 35% |
Co-fired Peat & Biomass | 56 | 63 | 50 | 238 | -21% | -12% | 1% |
Oil | 7 | 184 | 60 | 381 | -67% | 723% | 226% |
Natural Gas | 786 | 1131 | 1293 | 4494 | 14% | 65% | -4% |
Other Renewables | 12 | 14 | 13 | 54 | -6% | 11% | -14% |
Wastes | 46 | 53 | 50 | 200 | -5% | 8% | -2% |
Other (CHP etc) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6% | 4% | -12% |
Non-Combustible Renewable Generation | 1605 | 1017 | 871 | 4528 | -14% | -46% | 6% |
Hydro | 97 | 88 | 32 | 311 | -64% | -67% | -20% |
Wind | 1508 | 928 | 839 | 4217 | -10% | -44% | 8% |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Indigenous Generation | 2758 | 2741 | 2496 | 10882 | -9% | -9% | 5% |
Net imports | -59 | 98 | 110 | 102 | 12% | - | - |
Imports | 104 | 150 | 131 | 481 | -12% | 26% | -32% |
Exports | -163 | -52 | -22 | -379 | -58% | -87% | 12% |
Total Generation 2020 | 2698 | 2839 | 2605 | 10983 | -8% | -3% | 3% |
Pumped Hydro Storage | -18 | -19 | -20 | -77 | 2% | 8% | 7% |
Pumping | -43 | -45 | -42 | -174 | -7% | -4% | 8% |
Generated | 25 | 26 | 22 | 97 | -14% | -12% | 8% |
Total Generated Less Pumped Hydro Storage Losses | 2680 | 2820 | 2586 | 10906 | -8% | -4% | 3% |
Electricity generation including net imports
Total Electricity Generation,2022,2021 Jan,2841,2854 Feb,2698,2596 Mar,2839,2734 Apr,2605,2515 May,,2542 Jun,,2394 Jul,,2490 Aug,,2481 Sep,,2483 Oct,,2650 Nov,,2774 Dec,,2889
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,,,,,,,, June,,,,,,,, July,,,,,,,, August,,,,,,,, September,,,,,,,, October,,,,,,,, November,,,,,,,, December,,,,,,,,
Source: SEAI & EirGrid
Generation by fuel type - 2021
,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind January,273.4,58.4,42.7,1317.9,16.3,54,130.5,943.3 February,91.3,50.2,11.9,909.6,14.8,41.6,124.1,1347.1 March,127.9,64.1,30,1237.6,16.3,55.2,87.5,966.1 April,234.8,63.7,32.4,1224.7,15,53.5,44.2,641.9 May,273.7,73.5,54.3,988.6,15.4,54.5,39.4,742.2 June,253.9,67.8,46.6,1193,13.9,25.3,14.6,596.4 July,290.9,1.2,60.4,1343,14.9,49.8,10.4,303.8 August,279.5,48.9,13.5,1322.2,14.1,56.5,36.3,547.2 September,388.8,71.4,57.4,1207.4,13.8,52.4,18.5,516.3 October,307.5,54.6,105.9,1021.7,14,53.3,69.5,932 November,405.2,59,76.8,1147.1,12.9,51.3,71.3,932.7 December,370.4,69.4,110.1,1079.1,13.8,55.1,96.1,1198.5
Source: SEAI & EirGrid