Gas volumes transported though the transmission system were 11.5% higher at 30.1 petajoules (PJ), due mainly to fixed contract deliveries for electricity generation. Gas distribution throughput was 3% lower at 6.4PJ, due to the previously reported cessation of a large wood processing customer in this financial year, which offset new load from connection growth.
Total natural gas sales volumes of 14.9 petajoules (PJ) were 2.6% below the previous corresponding period. A significant increase in gas sales to electricity generators was offset by the cessation of short-term, one-off sales contracts with petrochemical producers, as well as slightly lower sales volumes to industrial and commercial customers.
Total gas liquids (LPG and natural gasoline) sales volumes declined by 3.1% to 30,421 tons. A 3.7% increase in OnGas cylinder and bulk LPG sales volumes was offset by lower LPG and natural gasoline sales from the Kapuni gas treatment plant as a result of reduced gas availability from the Kapuni field.
