Contact Energy's (ASX:CEN, NZE:CEN) retail mass-market electricity and gas sales increased year on year in July, alongside a rise in wholesale contracted electricity sales, according to Friday filings with the New Zealand bourse.
Mass market electricity and gas sales jumped to 579 gigawatt hours (GWh) in July from 456 GWh last year.
Wholesale electricity sales to customer businesses rose to 431 GWh in the month from 413 GWh in July 2025, while sales to commercial and industrial customers were up to 183 GWh from 142 GWh.
Wholesale contracted electricity sales rose to 1,079 GWh from 987 GWh, while spot electricity sales increased to 1,076 GWh from 915 GWh.
Total customer connections reached 706,000 in July, compared with 651,000 a year earlier.