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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

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-Last 3 Months (GWh)YTD GWh% Change in Oct and Year to Date 2023
Electricity Generation Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Jan - Oct YTD 1 month 3 month Jan - Oct YTD
Conventional Thermal 1282 1314 1358 14295 3.34% 5.96% -14.84%
Coal 76 120 93 1000 -22.12% 23.14% -54.22%
Co-fired Peat & Biomass 0 8 40 346 - -35.93%
Oil 0 0 21 102 -82.93%
Natural Gas 1134 1119 1132 12211 1.15% -0.16% -4.79%
Other Renewables 13 13 14 136 9.67% 4.77% 0.57%
Wastes 57 53 57 488 7.84% -0.32% -0.51%
Other (CHP etc) 1 1 1 12 1.16% -4.80% -7.64%
Non-Combustible Renewable Generation 1032 951 973 10007 2.30% -5.77% 7.84%
Hydro 89 55 101 696 82.93% 13.68% 42.72%
Wind 888 853 837 8931 -1.89% -5.74% 1.67%
Solar 55 42 34 381 -18.64% -37.66%
Indigenous Generation 2314 2265 2331 24302 2.91% 0.73% -6.76%
Net imports 293 288 474 2683 64.32% 61.68% -
Imports 328 324 480 3065 48.13% 46.50% 130.49%
Exports -35 -36 -7 -383 -81.31% -80.74% -63.95%
Total Generation 2607 2553 2804 26985 9.84% 7.58% 2.47%
Pumped Hydro Storage -16 -15 -15 -140 0.08% -4.40% -2.31%
Pumping -44 -42 -45 -385 6.66% 3.99% 14.34%
Generated 27 27 30 244 10.40% 8.90% 26.76%
Total Generated Less Pumped Hydro Storage Losses 2591 2538 2789 26845 9.90% 7.65% 2.50%

Electricity generation including net imports

Total Electricity Generation,2023,2022
Jan,3011,2938
Feb,2666,2702
Mar,2971,2851
Apr,2677,2613
May,2618,2565
Jun,2496,2451
Jul,2582,2518
Aug,2607,2536
Sep,2553,2485
Oct,2804,2674
Nov,,2788
Dec,,3006
Source: SEAI & Eirgrid

Generation by fuel type - 2023

,Coal,Co-fired Peat & Biomass,Oil,Natural Gas,Other Renewables,Wastes,Hydro,Wind
January,147.1,38.9,10.6,1237.9,13.1,53.3,120.8,1211.1
February,81.3,40.2,50.3,1154.7,12.8,38.2,54.9,1105.6
March,125.7,56.8,15.6,1293.4,13.7,47.4,81.5,1122.6
April,88.6,51.0,0.6,1201.1,14.1,46.9,85.6,933.6
May,82.7,57.3,0.1,1421.5,14.2,55.5,40.2,564.3
June,99.6,53.8,3.1,1358.2,13.5,43.8,7.3,538.1
July,86.1,0.0,0.2,1158.5,14.0,37.1,59.9,877.2
August,75.7,0.0,0.5,1134.1,13.4,56.8,89.0,888.0
September,119.8,8.2,0.3,1119.4,12.8,52.5,55.3,853.2
October,93.3,40.1,20.6,1132.3,14.1,56.7,101.2,837.0
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