MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007 - 18

IRELAND

GWh

Mar/07

Mar/06

The last 3 months

Year-to-Date

Past Year

% change

Dec/06

Jan/07

Feb/07

Jan-Mar 2007

% change

2006

+ Combustible Fuels

2 110

-1.0%

2 093

2 163

2 055

6 328

0.0%

23 442

88.5%

+ Nuclear

0.0%

+ Hydro

149

35.5%

187

176

124

449

38.2%

1 221

4.6%

+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other

234

70.8%

261

291

187

712

62.9%

1 839

6.9%

= Indigenous Production

2 493

4.8%

2 541

2 630

2 366

7 489

5.6%

26 502

100.0%

+ Imports

112

-45.6%

141

275

-45.1%

1 922

- Exports

-100.0%

100.0%

= Electricity Supplied

2 605

1.0%

2 682

2 699

2 432

7 736

2.1%

28 368

Period

Date

- Electricity production was 2 493 GWh in March 2007.

- This was higher by 114 GWh, or 4.8 %, compared to March 2006.

- This was an increase of 127 GWh, or 5.4 %, compared to the previous month.

- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month

with an increase of 25.1 %, or 47 GWh.

- Total production for the year-to-date was 7 489 GWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:

- Total production was higher by 397 GWh, or 5.6 %.

- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 62.9 % higher.

- Trade volume decreased by 212 GWh, or 41.2 %.

Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year

'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type

COUNTRY NOTES:

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY