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Networked Gas Daily Supply and Demand August 2024

Gas demand was 6% lower in August 2024 when compared with August 2023

Online ISSN: 2990-8299
CSO statistical release, , 11am

Key Findings

  • Total gas demand in August 2024 was 3,517 gigawatt hours (GWh), which was 6% lower than the August 2023 figure of 3,731 GWh (See Table 2A).

  • Gas demand by Power Plants was 7% lower in August 2024 compared with August 2023. Gas demand by Non-Daily Metered customers was 5% lower in August 2024 compared with August 2023 (See Tables 2B and 2C). Non-Daily Metered customers are largely households and small businesses (See Editor’s Note below). 

  • Imports accounted for 73% of total gas supply in August 2024 with Indigenous Production from the Corrib gas field and biomethane plants accounting for the remaining 27% (See Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and Figure 1).

  • Imports were 14% lower in August 2024 compared with August 2023. Indigenous Production was 29% higher in August 2024 compared with August 2023 (See Tables 1B, 1C, and Figure 1). The Corrib gas field was closed for maintenance for some of August 2023 (See Table 3B).

  • In the first eight months of 2024, Imports were 2.3% lower and Indigenous Production was down 3.1% compared with the same period in 2023 (See Table A).

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (07 November 2024) published Networked Gas Daily Supply and Demand August 2024.

Commenting on the release, Deirdre Moran, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: “Total gas demand in August 2024 was 3,517 gigawatt hours (GWh), which was 6% lower than the August 2023 figure of 3,731 GWh (See Table 2A). 

In August 2024, Power Plants accounted for 72% of total gas demand, down from 73% in August 2023 (See Tables 2A, 2B, and Figure 2). 

In the first eight months of 2024, total gas demand was 2.5% lower compared with the same period in 2023, while gas demand by Power Plants was down 5.4% compared with the same period in 2023 (See Tables A, 2A, and 2B).

Imports were 14% lower in August 2024 compared with August 2023. Indigenous Gas Production was 29% higher in August 2024 compared with August 2023 (See Tables 1B, 1C, and Figure 1). 

Gas demand for August 2024 was lowest on 04 August 2024 with daily demand of 77 GWh and was highest on 30 August 2024 with daily demand of 168 GWh (See Table 4A). 

Weather-Related Data 

In August 2024, there were 21 days with a higher maximum daily air temperature recorded at Dublin Airport than in August 2023. High maximum daily air temperatures typically reduce the demand for household heating. This may have contributed to the 5% lower gas demand by Non-Daily Metered customers in August 2024 compared with August 2023 (See Tables 2C and 5). 

In August 2024, the three days with the highest daily gas demand by Power Plants occurred on the 01, 29, and 30 August. In August 2024, the three days with the lowest daily mean wind speed recorded at Dublin Airport were on the 01, 30, and 31 August (See Tables 4B and 6). In Ireland, the Gas Day begins at 05:00 and ends at 05:00 on the following day.”

Editor's Note

This release includes information on the maximum daily air temperatures at Dublin Airport (See Table 5) and daily mean wind speed at Dublin Airport (See Table 6). Low maximum daily air temperatures in winter usually increases the demand for household heating. The amount of wind can influence the balance between electricity generated from natural gas and wind turbines. Gas customer types are categorised based on their annual consumption. See the Background Notes for the full definition of gas customer types.

Indigenous Production was 3% lower in the first eight months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023

In the first eight months of 2024, Imports were 2.3% lower and Indigenous Production was down 3.1% compared with the same period in 2023 (See Tables A, 1B, and 1C). Gas demand by Power Plants was 7.2% lower when comparing the 12-month rolling period of September 2023-August 2024 with September 2022-August 2023 (See Tables A and 2B).

Table A: Networked Gas Supply and Demand Percentage Changes August 2024
CategoryYear-to-Date January-August 2024/202312-Month Rolling Period September-August 2024/2023
Total Networked Gas Supply-2.5%-4.5%
Indigenous Production-3.1%-7.1%
Imports-2.3%-3.8%
   
Total Networked Gas Demand-2.5%-4.5%
Power Plants-5.4%-7.2%
Non-Daily Metered5.3%1.5%
Large Daily Metered-1.1%-2.2%
Daily Metered3.5%1.3%
Open in Excel: Networked Gas Daily Supply and Demand August 2024 Table A (XLS 10KB)

Gas Supply Trends

Imports accounted for 73% of total gas supply in August 2024 with Indigenous Production from the Corrib gas field and biomethane plants accounting for the remaining 27% (See Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, and Figure 1).

X-axis labelImportsIndigenous Production
January 201813813503
February 201816193084
March 201819713300
April 201816742910
May 201816462969
June 201816063038
July 201816802997
August 201814242911
September 201816732344
October 201821282884
November 201824432668
December 201822772695
January 201927192712
February 201920072360
March 201925832597
April 201926842427
May 201926782472
June 201922622330
July 201923282342
August 201916372329
September 201923371714
October 201929091950
November 201932912186
December 201929332214
January 202032472132
February 202030281919
March 202031682045
April 202026311936
May 202028221822
June 202026021815
July 202028091776
August 202029131727
September 202032551268
October 202030121549
November 202033401562
December 202038521621
January 202143611494
February 202131911453
March 202137061581
April 202133551503
May 202128261335
June 202127371253
July 20213882306
August 202127851431
September 202125321434
October 202127021407
November 202134981394
December 202135341412
January 202241321406
February 202230621202
March 202236071350
April 202235831288
May 202232861265
June 202231901225
July 202235201102
August 202234841234
September 202230321186
October 202228091220
November 202233911168
December 202244121178
January 202340101144
February 202335541024
March 202340671124
April 202334101054
May 202333621109
June 202329851050
July 20233251543
August 20232994737
September 202326591030
October 202331191053
November 202336581001
December 202332861023
January 20244587969
February 20243517901
March 20243663997
April 20243354972
May 20243462988
June 20242913784
July 20242931981
August 20242567950
Table 1A Total Metered Natural Gas Supply by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 1B Metered Natural Gas Supply from Indigenous Production by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 1C Metered Natural Gas Supply from Imports by Month and Year 2018-2024

Gas Demand Trends

Power Plants gas demand in August 2024 was 2,519 GWh, which was 7% lower than the August 2023 figure of 2,715 GWh (See Table 2B).

X-axis labelDaily Metered Large Daily MeteredNon-Daily MeteredPower Plants
January 201830840218532322
February 201829843317802191
March 201831250218412616
April 201826653511472636
May 20182365836233173
June 20181995203093617
July 20181944702613752
August 20182044943333303
September 20182154835522767
October 201827961110063116
November 201829455513872876
December 201827943415082751
January 201932341817252965
February 201929143514032239
March 201931756414422858
April 201930058511393089
May 20192755817313563
June 20192385505763228
July 20192255473143584
August 20192345493452838
September 20192415314782802
October 201930152210612974
November 201932649615453110
December 201931139417282714
January 202033939817512892
February 202033045717192441
March 202033656415352778
April 20202555498092955
May 20202355805333296
June 20202285394003251
July 20202345283813442
August 20202275313573524
September 20202525135113247
October 202028852310532698
November 202029650012832824
December 202032041217902950
January 202134143519293151
February 202131048015662287
March 202132158313892994
April 202130661310912848
May 20212866298432403
June 20212365823722800
July 20212215343003133
August 20212345313523099
September 20212375163752837
October 20212764838012548
November 202131444713522779
December 202131137016002665
January 202233437817033122
February 202231242714862039
March 202233552913302764
April 20223075519833030
May 20222795765553142
June 20222565433933223
July 20222225102893600
August 20222304902773722
September 20222344674073109
October 20222594836852602
November 202228946310812726
December 202231837516743224
January 202332236415802888
February 202328839311992698
March 202333151713073035
April 20232935178712784
May 20232585254573230
June 20232184772753066
July 20232184703072799
August 20232244833092715
September 20232254653742625
October 20232564627162739
November 202329942611972738
December 202328635213842287
January 202434939016783137
February 202430040512602453
March 202431051812572575
April 20242814939292622
May 20242595125253153
June 20242404713752611
July 20242444543192894
August 20242424612952519
Table 2A Total Metered Natural Gas Demand by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 2B Metered Natural Gas Demand by Power Plants by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 2C Metered Natural Gas Demand by Non-Daily Metered by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 2D Metered Natural Gas Demand by Large Daily Metered by Month and Year 2018-2024

Table 2E Metered Natural Gas Demand by Daily Metered by Month and Year 2018-2024

Daily Gas Supply and Demand Trends August 2018-2024

In August 2024, there were 21 days with a higher maximum daily air temperature recorded at Dublin Airport than in August 2023. High maximum daily air temperatures typically reduce the demand for household heating. This may have contributed to the 5% lower gas demand by Non-Daily Metered customers in August 2024 compared with August 2023 (See Tables 2C and 5). 

Table 3A Total Metered Natural Gas Daily Supply August 2018-2024

Table 3B Metered Natural Gas Daily Supply from Indigenous Production August 2018-2024

Table 3C Metered Natural Gas Daily Supply from Imports August 2018-2024

Table 4A Total Metered Natural Gas Daily Demand August 2018-2024

Table 4B Metered Natural Gas Daily Demand by Power Plants August 2018-2024

Table 4C Metered Natural Gas Daily Demand by Non-Daily Metered August 2018-2024

Daily Air Temperature and Mean Wind Speed August 2018-2024

In August 2024, the three days with the highest daily gas demand by Power Plants occurred on the 01, 29, and 30 August. In August 2024, the three days with the lowest daily mean wind speed recorded at Dublin Airport were on the 01, 30, and 31 August (See Tables 4B and 6). In Ireland, the Gas Day begins at 05:00 and ends at 05:00 on the following day.

Power Plants (GWh)Mean Wind Speed (Knots)
1 August955
2 August748.9
3 August756.9
4 August519.4
5 August8310.5
6 August738
7 August799.4
8 August828
9 August6611
10 August908.6
11 August727.8
12 August829.8
13 August9010.9
14 August947.3
15 August8610.2
16 August847
17 August717.3
18 August718.8
19 August719.8
20 August6612.5
21 August6512.4
22 August8410.4
23 August6911.2
24 August6610.8
25 August6611.1
26 August918.9
27 August9410.6
28 August947.2
29 August1248.5
30 August1325.6
31 August776.8
Table 5 Met Éireann Maximum Daily Air Temperature at Dublin Airport August 2018-2024

Table 6 Met Éireann Daily Mean Wind Speed at Dublin Airport August 2018-2024

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