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 May and Year to Date 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Generation | Mar-20 | Apr-20 | May-20 | Jan - May YTD | 1 month | 3 month | Jan - May YTD |
| Conventional Thermal | 1,387 | 1,497 | 1,544 | 7,081 | 3.1% | 11.3% | -7.2% |
| Coal | 28 | 74 | 10 | 116 | -86.6% | -64.8% | -60.0% |
| Co-fired Peat & Biomass | 156 | 79 | 55 | 648 | -29.6% | -64.5% | -35.6% |
| Oil | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 62.3% | 11.3% | -31.0% |
| Natural Gas | 1,114 | 1,261 | 1,396 | 5,891 | 10.7% | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| Other Renewables | 23 | 24 | 22 | 118 | -8.5% | -6.2% | 44.6% |
| Wastes | 47 | 50 | 47 | 238 | -4.7% | 0.0% | 26.3% |
| Other (CHP etc) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | -16.7% | -64.5% | - |
| Renewables | 1,034 | 546 | 689 | 4,966 | 26.3% | -33.3% | 10.6% |
| Hydro | 123 | 33 | 9 | 382 | -72.6% | -92.8% | 10.8% |
| Wind | 912 | 514 | 681 | 4,584 | 32.5% | -25.3% | 10.6% |
| Solar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Storage | -23 | -21 | -20 | -109 | -2.6% | -12.2% | 12.7% |
| Pumping | -48 | -47 | -47 | -237 | 0.3% | -2.4% | 22.9% |
| Generated | 25 | 26 | 27 | 128 | 2.6% | 6.5% | 33.3% |
| Indigenous Generation | 2,398 | 2,023 | 2,213 | 11,938 | 9.4% | -7.7% | -0.7% |
| Imports | 185 | 217 | 113 | 853 | -48.0% | -39.0% | -6.8% |
| Exports | -138 | -77 | -168 | -737 | 119.8% | 22.1% | 18.9% |
| Net imports | 47 | 140 | -56 | 116 | -139.6% | -218.3% | -60.8% |
| Electricity Supplied | 2,445 | 2,163 | 2,158 | 12,054 | -0.2% | -11.8% | -2.2% |
Indigenous electricity generated
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2641 | 2559 |
| Feb | 2663 | 2364 |
| Mar | 2398 | 2429 |
| Apr | 2023 | 2359 |
| May | 2213 | 2313 |
| Jun | 2257 | |
| Jul | 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,,,,,,,, July,,,,,,,, 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,130,234,20,1231,17,12,67,873 February,88,184,5,852,14,44,87,1109 March,61,205,7,1088,17,35,117,920 April,10,210,16,1286,16,48,53,741 May,2,171,17,1545,17,50,21,501 June,62,143,8,1371,16,50,39,577 July,2,55,9,1541,15,46,16,441 August,25,116,6,1164,16,43,56,721 September,41,165,7,1136,15,38,67,694 October,10,212,17,1197,16,45,118,806 November,78,215,13,1313,27,52,112,876 December,70,195,7,1090,25,41,124,1095
Source: SEAI