Electricity generation and purchases
Electricity generation exported or purchased by operated or contracted generation assets in Australia and New Zealand (MWh)
| Fossil fuelsa | Waste heat | Wind | Solar | FY23 total | FY22 | FY21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | - | 512,202 | - | - | 512,202 | 636,693 | 672,272 |
| Australia | 7,676,562b | - | 1,890,450 | 573,571 | 10,140,583 | 10,621,846 | 9,856,334 |
| Total | 7,676,562 | 512,202 | 1,890,450 | 573,571 | 10,652,785 | 11,258,539 | 10,528,606 |
The table above does not include electricity generation from our Pinjarra power station in Western Australia, which is embedded in Alcoa’s facility and not operated by Alinta Energy.
(a) The types of fossil fuels related to the above figures are natural gas, coal seam methane, brown coal and diesel. Brown coal consumption relates solely to the contracted generation from Loy Yang B power station. Coal seam methane is sourced from third party suppliers; we do not produce or extract gas.
(b) In relation to the electricity generation by Loy Yang B power station, the above figures relate only to Alinta Energy’s contracted share and do not represent Loy Yang B’s full electricity generation volume.