Operational performance for 9 months ended 31 March 2018

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE
9 MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2018



9 months ended
31 March


2018 2017 % change
Electricity
Customers
1, 6
561,233 553,806 1.3%
New connections
Net movement in customers
2

8,421
6,133
6,505
3,753
29.5%
63.4%
Volume distributed (GWh)

6,264 6,219 0.7%
SAIDI (minutes) – 12 months to 31 March
3

Normal operations 226.5 173.3 30.7%
Extreme events 31.3 38.8 (19.3%)
Total 257.8
4
212.1
5
21.5%

Gas Distribution
Distribution customers
1, 6
108,738 106,544 2.1%
New distribution connections
Net movement in distribution customers
2

2,137
2,068
2,749
2,222
(22.3%)
(6.9%)
Distribution volume (PJ)

10.5 10.5 0.0%

Gas Trading
Natural gas sales (PJ)
7
14.0 13.5 3.7%
Gas liquid sales (tonnes)
8
56,615 53,264 6.3%
9kg LPG bottles swapped
9

Liquigas LPG tolling (tonnes)
10

495,205
129,340
456,658
120,126
8.4%
7.7%

Technology
Electricity: smart meters
1, 11
1,362,210 1,242,179 9.7%

MARKET RELEASE
23 April 2018

MEDIA RELEASE
23 April 2018

1. As at 31 March.
2. Net number of customers added during the period, includes disconnected, reconnected and
decommissioned ICPs.
3. Regulatory year – 12 months to 31 March.
4. SAIDI (minutes) for the 12 months ended 31 March 2018 is an unaudited value and subject to
change.
5. Audited value.
6. Billable ICPs.
7. Excludes gas sold as gas liquids. These sales are included within the gas liquids sales tonnages.
8. Total of retail and wholesale LPG and natural gasoline.
9. Number of 9kg LPG bottles swapped and sold during the year.
10. Includes product tolled in Taranaki and further tolled in the South Island.
11. The number of smart meters deployed as at 31 March 2018 includes 125,472 meters managed but
not owned by Vector (31 March 2017: 90,515).
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