✨ Financial Commitments and Contracts




Electricity price hedging contracts

The fair value of electricity price hedging contracts can vary from day to day as the spot market price for electricity varies. As at balance date the secondary market for electricity price hedging contracts was not sufficiently active in order to obtain a reliable measure of the fair value of the group’s hedging contracts. As at balance date the contract amount of the electricity hedging activity amounted to $2,361,403 million which represents 40,868 gigawatt hours (GWh).

Group 1998 $000 1998 GWh
Electricity price hedging contracts:
Within one year 178,265 3,408
One to two years 161,286 3,011
Two to five years 489,702 9,010
Beyond five years 1,532,150 25,439
Total 2,361,403 40,868

24. COMMITMENTS

Capital expenditure commitments

Estimated capital expenditure contracted for at balance date but not provided for:

Line Activities $000 Electricity Generation $000 Retailing Activities $000 Other Activities $000 Total $000
1998 1998 1997 1998
Strataford power station - 120,000 - - 120,000
CBD reinforcement tunnel 86,880 - - - 86,880
Other commitments 4,011 260 - 33,195 37,466
90,891 120,260 - 33,195 244,346

Operating lease commitments

On land and buildings were:

Line Activities $000 Electricity Generation $000 Retailing Activities $000 Other Activities $000 Total $000
1998 1998 1997
Within one year - - - 609 800
One to two years - - - 625 790
Two to five years - - - 1,122 1,602
Beyond five years - - - - 209
- - - 2,356 3,401


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πŸ’° Electricity Price Hedging Contracts (continued from previous page)

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
Electricity, Price Hedging, Contracts, Fair Value, GWh

πŸ’° Capital Expenditure Commitments

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
Capital Expenditure, Strataford Power Station, CBD Reinforcement Tunnel

πŸ’° Operating Lease Commitments

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
Operating Lease, Land, Buildings