Monthly Operating Report

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March 2022

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For the month of March 2022

  • » The Customer business recorded:

    • • Mass market electricity and gas sales of 298GWh (March 2021: 277GWh)

    • • Mass market netback of $107.97/MWh (March 2021: $102.77/MWh)

  • » The Wholesale business recorded:

    • • Contracted Wholesale electricity sales, including that sold to the Customer business, totalled 627GWh (March 2021: 609GWh)

    • • Electricity and steam net revenue of $95.52/MWh (March 2021: $84.87/MWh)

    • • Electricity generated (or acquired) of 691GWh (March 2021: 676GWh)

    • • The unit generation cost, which includes acquired generation was $53.93/MWh (March 2021: $44.51/MWh)

      • • Own generation cost in the month of $48.33/MWh

        (March 2021: $35.29MWh)

  • » Otahuhu futures settlement wholesale price for the 3rd quarter of 2022 (ASX):

    • • As at 08 Apr 2022: $232/MWh

    • • As at 31 Mar 2022: $234/MWh

    • • As at 28 Feb 2022: $183/MWh

  • » As at 11 Apr 2022, South Island controlled storage was 75% of mean and North Island controlled storage was 149% of mean

    • • As at 11 Apr 2022, total Clutha scheme storage (including uncontrolled storage) was 56% of mean

    • • Inflows into Contact's Clutha catchment for March 2022 were 51% of mean (February 2022: 156%

      January 2022: 42% December 2021: 98%)

  • » As at 1 April 2022, Contact's contracted gas volume (including contracted swaps) for the next 12 months is 15.75PJ*

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* As notified by suppliers, actual gas received is dependent on field delivery

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Total national demand

FY20, 21 and 22 respectively

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

GWh

2,000

1,500

1,000

500 -JulAugSepOctNorth IslandNovDecJanFebSouth Island (exc. NZAS)MarAprNZAS

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New Zealand electricity demand was down 5.0% on March 2021 (down 3.0% on March 2020):

  • • Cumulative 12 months demand for April 2021 to March 2022 of 41,107 GWh is 0.4% higher than the prior comparative period.

Source: Contact and Electricity Authority grid demand (reconciled)http://www.emi.ea.govt.nz

Regional demand change (%) on March 2021

Nationwide temperatures for March 2022 were 16.9ºC, 0.6ºC higher than March 2021: 16.3ºC

MayJun

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Regional demand is excluding NZAS

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