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June Operating Report

Operational Update20 July 2025CENUtilities

Monthly Operating Report
June 2025

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June 2025 overview

»The Customer business recorded:

•Mass market electricity and gas sales of 410GWh (June 2024:

416GWh)

•Mass market netback of $146.32/MWh (June 2024:

$126.34/MWh)

»The Wholesale business recorded:

•Contracted wholesale electricity sales, including that sold to the

Customer business, totalled 810GWh (June 2024: 795GWh)

•Electricity and steam net revenue of $186.08/MWh (June 2024:

$167.12/MWh)

•Electricity generated (or acquired) of 846GWh (June 2024:

842GWh)

•Unit generation cost, which includes acquired generation was

$54.27/MWh (June 2024: $54.53/MWh)

•Own generation cost in the month of $47.3/MWh (June

2024: $42.1/MWh)

»Otahuhu futures settlement wholesale price for the 4

th

quarter of

2025 (ASX):

•As at 15 July 2025: $138.3/MWh

•As at 30 June 2025: $133.05/MWh

•As at 30 May 2025: $137.35/MWh

»As at 14

th

July 2025, South Island controlled storage was 95% of

mean and North Island controlled storage was 148% of mean.​

»As at 14

th

July 2025, total Clutha scheme storage was

105% of mean.​

»Inflows into Contact’s Clutha catchment for June 2025

were 84% of mean. (May: 100%, April: 106%, March: 75%).

»Contact’s contracted gas volume (including contracted swaps)

for the next 12 months is 7.5PJ.

»Contact’s current renewable development projects under

construction:

ProjectExpected OnlineProject Costs

1

Glenbrook BESSQ1-CY26$163m

Kowhai Park Solar

2

Q2-CY26$273m

Te Mihi Stage 2 geothermalQ3-CY27$712m

1

Total approved project costs. For inclusions and exclusions from total, see Contact’s full disclosures

associated with investment announcements.

2

Being delivered by Contact’s 50/50 Joint Venture with Lightsource bp.

New Zealand controlled hydro storage
against mean / 12 months

ASX futures settlement

Hydro storage and forward prices

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Wholesale electricity pricing
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Total national demand

Regional demand change (%) on June 2024

»New Zealand electricity demand was up ~1.2% on June 2024. When compared to June

2023, demand was down ~0.5%.

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

FY23, 24 and 25 respectively

Regional demand is excluding NZAS

The nationwide

average temperature

for June 2025 was

9.4ºC, 0.7ºC above

the 1991-2020 June

average.

Electricity demand

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Retail

Generation mix, gross sales position and unit generation cost (FY24 and 25

respectively)

Retail sales volumes and netback (FY24 and 25 respectively)

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FY24 unit generation cost is shown on an underlying basis i.e. excluding the net impact of changes in an onerous contract provision for the Ahuroa Gas Storage Facility (AGS).

2

FY25 unit generation cost is shown including monthly unwinds of the AGS onerous contract provision. Given widening winter/summer price separation and an increase in the assessment of operationally accessible storage at AGS, we will be effecting a further release of the provision as at the

30 June 2025 balance date. This amount is subject to review and has not been included in operating report figures.

Note: In FY25, Contact incurred $17.9m of unallocated (corporate) costs associated with the proposed acquisition of Manawa. This includes $10.9m of transaction costs and $6.9m of integration preparation costs.​

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Operational data

Measure

The month ended The month ended The month ended Twelve months endingTwelve months ending

June 25June 24May 25June 25June 24

RetailMass market electricity salesGWh

348 350 310 3,460 3,551

Retail gas salesGWh

62 67 55 588 661

Mass market electricity and gas salesGWh

410 416 365 4,048 4,212

Average electricity sales price$/MWh

316.79 278.53 325.42 311.85 286.72

Electricity direct pass thru costs$/MWh

(145.16)(126.74)(156.32)(140.42)(125.98)

Cost to serve$/MWh

(17.33)(15.52)(17.58)(18.18)(17.49)

Customer netback$/MWh

146.32 126.34 145.07 145.16 133.32

Energy cost$/MWh

(200.89)(177.53)(189.39)(157.18)(140.84)

Actual electricity line losses%

7%7%6%6%7%

Retail gas salesPJ

0.2 0.2 0.2 2.1 2.4

Electricity ICPs#

444,500 439,000 443,500 443,000 432,500

Gas ICPs#

73,000 72,500 73,000 73,000 71,000

Telco connections #

124,000 109,000 122,000 117,000 95,000

WholesaleElectricity sales to Customer business


GWh

374 375 331 3,689 3,801

Electricity sales to Commercial and IndustrialGWh

120 124 142 1,566 1,456

Electricity CFD salesGWh

315 297 295 3,629 3,465

Contracted electricity salesGWh

810 795 768 8,883 8,721

Steam salesGWh

22 17 21 229 194

Total electricity and steam net revenue$/MWh

186.08 167.12 169.49 152.07 131.36

C&I netback (at the ICP)$/MWh

182.26 177.80 171.20 137.43 134.23

C&I line losses%

-1%4%4%3%4%

Thermal generationGWh

123 168 105 1,088 1,620

Geothermal generationGWh

420 363 432 4,543 3,388

Hydro generationGWh

275 237 279 3,297 3,628

Spot electricity salesGWh

818 768 816 8,928 8,635

Acquired generationGWh

28 74 26 462 585

Electricity generated (or acquired)GWh

846 842 842 9,390 9,220

Unit generation cost (including acquired generation)

1,2

$/MWh

(54.27)(54.53)(49.26)(54.40)(48.01)

Spot electricity purchases


GWh

(495)(498)(473)(5,255)(5,256)

CFD sale settlementsGWh

(315)(297)(295)(3,629)(3,465)

Spot exposed purchases / CFD settlementGWh

(810)(795)(768)(8,883)(8,721)

Spot revenue and settlement on acquired generation (GWAP)$/MWh

122.43 256.90 198.17 197.88 178.21

Spot purchases and settlement on CFDs sold (LWAP)$/MWh

(130.15)(268.33)(208.05)(206.88)(186.39)

LWAP/GWAP%

106%104%105%105%105%

Gas used in internal generationPJ

1.1 1.3 0.9 9.3 13.1

Gas storage net movement (extraction) / injectionPJ

0.6 (0.5)0.3 1.6 (1.9)

ContactTotal customer connections#

646,000 625,000 642,000 636,500 603,500

Realised gains / (losses) on market derivatives not in a hedge relationship$m

(0.67)0.70 4.05 (13.04)(2.26)

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Material themeMeasureUnit

Q4 FY25Q4 FY24

Climate Change

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from generation assets

1

kt CO

2

-e190250

GHG intensity of generation

2

kt CO

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-e /

GWh

0.0810.115

Water

Freshwater take

3

Million cubic

metres

0.550.60

Non-consumptive water usage

4

Million cubic

metres

3,2453,433

Geothermal fluid discharge to awa (rivers)

Million cubic

metres

4.665.15

Biodiversity

Native rākau (trees) planted by Contact

5

#

14,303

6,017

Pests caught

6

#

1,395

903

Community

Community initiatives and organisations supported#

26

33

Inclusion and

Diversity

Board

% Women/ %

Men

43% / 57%43% / 57%

Inclusion and

Diversity

Key Management Personnel

% Women/ %

Men

11% / 89%20% / 80%

Inclusion and

Diversity

Employee Gender balance

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% Women/ %

Men

46% / 52%47% / 52%

Note: This information is updated quarterly (September, January, April, June)

1

Scope 1 – Stationary combustion.

2

Carbon equivalent from stationary combustion / electricity generated and sold via the spot wholesale market

3

Freshwater taken to support operations at geothermal and thermal i.e., drinking water, fire water, water for cooling towers.

4

Water that flows through our Roxburgh power station and cooling water taken for Wairākei geothermal power station.

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Does not include DrylandCarbon/Forest Partners activities.

6

Predominantly rats, mice, hedgehogs, cats and possums.

7

Includes all permanent, fixed term and casual employees. 1.5% and 1.5% unspecified in Q4 FY25 and Q4 FY24 respectively.

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