wpd AG

Wind energy in Argentina

Company profile and goals

Comodoro Rivadavia, October 1st

Introduction

Arvid Hesse

• 34 years old

• Graduate in Energy Engineering

• Engaged in wind energy development since 2000

• Special focus on green field development and technical aspects of wind farm planning

• At wpd responsible for Greece and South America

Key Facts

• wpd is a worldwide acting Turn Key Developer, Seller and Operator of wind energy projects

• Founded in 1996. Headquarters in Bremen, Germany

• About 200 employees

• Total investment: 1.66 billion EURO / 2.34 billion US$

• Commissioned power: 1185 MW (operating 1600 MW)

Thereof: Taiwan: 50 MW France: 18.5 MW Croatia: 11,2 MW Belgium: 9 MW

Key Facts

wpd offers the complete range of services in the form of

custom-tailored, single-source solutions:

wpd-group

Project Development

Operation & Maintenance

ConstructionFinancing

Key market Europe

Project Pipeline Onshore & Offshore about 6,000 Megawatt

Offices in:

Germany (6)France (3)Spain (3)Croatia (2)ItalyBulgariaSwedenFinlandDenmarkGreat Britain

Worldwide Activities

active development market entry intended

Strategy & Outlook

• The ongoing strategy of wpd is to continuously expand the wpd planned and owned wind farms around the world.

• wpd will be a dominant player in selected wind energy key markets.

• wpd is on track to be Europe´s leading Offshore developer

Overview Business Fields

Checklist before entering new markets:

• Excellent wind regime

• Clear targets for renewable energies

• Good legal, political and economic framework

• Grid access

Goals / Strategy for Argentina

First impressions of the Argentine market:

Huge wind potential and good infrastructure

Promising market

Political will for renewable energies

Feed-in-tariff / political framework

Goals / Strategy for Argentina

• Long term commitment

• Taking and being part of the Argentine wind energy development

• Establishment of an Argentine company

• Own project development and/or long term partnership with local developer

Goals / Strategy for Argentina

develop, finance, build and operate!

Goals / Strategy for Argentina

Thank you for your attention!

a.hesse@wpd.de

www.wpd.de