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Contact Energy Posts Higher Retail Electricity, Gas Sales in April

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

Mass market electricity and gas sales rose to 372 gigawatt hours (GWh) in April from 284 GWh last year.

Wholesale electricity sales to customer businesses rose to 275 GWh in the month from 260 GWh in April 2025, and sales to commercial and industrial customers were up to 199 GWh from 132 GWh.

Wholesale contracted electricity sales rose to 898 GWh from 655 GWh, while spot electricity sales increased to 852 GWh from 696 GWh.

Total customer connections reached 691,000 in April, compared with 641,000 a year earlier.

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