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Contact Energy Posts Higher Retail Electricity, Gas Sales in March

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Contact Energy (ASX:CEN, NZE:CEN) said retail mass-market electricity and gas sales increased year on year in March, alongside a rise in wholesale contracted electricity sales, according to a Thursday filing with the New Zealand bourse.

Mass market electricity and gas sales rose to 359 gigawatt hours (GWh) in March from 282 GWh last year.

Wholesale electricity sales to customer businesses rose to 273 GWh in the month from 256 GWh in March 2025, and sales to commercial and industrial customers were up to 194 GWh from 142 GWh.

Wholesale contracted electricity sales rose to 903 GWh from 701 GWh, while spot electricity sales increased to 743 GWh from 711 GWh.

Total customer connections reached 684,000 in March, compared to 639,000 a year earlier.

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