Operational Performance for 9 Months Ended 31 March 2019

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE
9 MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2019



MARKET RELEASE
23 April 2019
9 months ended 31
March


2019 2018 % change
Electricity
Customers
1, 5
568,897 561,233 1.4%
New connections
Net movement in customers
2

7,889
5,821
8,421
6,133
(6.3%)
(5.1%)
Volume distributed (GWh)

6,304 6,264 0.6%
SAIDI (minutes) – 12 months to 31 March
3

Normal operations
4
198.6 226.2 (12.2%)
Extreme events 347.1 31.2 n/a
Total 545.7 257.4 112.0%

Gas Distribution
Distribution customers
1, 5
110,867 108,738 2.0%
New distribution connections
Net movement in distribution customers
2

2,374
1,638
2,137
2,068
11.1%
(20.8%)
Distribution volume (PJ)

10.6 10.5 1.0%

Gas Trading
Natural gas sales (PJ)
6
12.0 14.0 (14.3%)
Gas liquid sales (tonnes)
7
59,278 56,615 4.7%
9kg LPG bottles swapped
8

Liquigas LPG tolling (tonnes)
9

508,157
115,064
495,205
129,340
2.6%
(11.0%)

Technology
Electricity: smart meters
1, 10
1,517,677 1,362,210 11.4%

MEDIA RELEASE
23 April 2019

1. As at 31 March.
2. Net number of customers added during the period, includes disconnected, reconnected and
decommissioned ICPs.
3. SAIDI (minutes) for the 12 months ended 31 March 2019 is an unaudited value and subject to
change.
4. Normal Operations SAIDI includes the impact of 7 Major Event Days at the cap of 3.37 SAIDI
minutes for each event.
5. Billable ICPs.
6. Excludes gas sold as gas liquids. These sales are included within the gas liquids sales tonnages.
7. Total of retail and wholesale LPG and natural gasoline. Includes wholesale volumes from Kapuni
and retail volumes via OnGas. Product sold from Kapuni to OnGas is counted twice for the purpose
of this metric.
8. Number of 9kg LPG bottles swapped and sold during the year.
9. Product tolled in Taranaki and further tolled in the South Island is counted twice for the purposes of
this metric.
10. The number of smart meters deployed as at 31 March 2019 includes 151,472 meters managed but
not owned by Vector (31 March 2018: 125,472).
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and commercial customers across the country. Vector is leading the country in creating a
new energy future for customers and continues to grow and invest in the growth of Auckland
and in a wide range of activities and locations. Vector is listed on the New Zealand Stock
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