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LEADING COMPANY IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE FRV’s experience with large scale solar QLD Large Scale Solar Conference - 19 July 2016

Killian Wentrup - FRV Services Australia - FRVs experience with large scale solar developments in Australia

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LEADINGCOMPANYINTHE SOLARINDUSTRYWORLDWIDE

FRV’sexperiencewithlargescalesolarQLDLargeScaleSolarConference- 19July2016

Tableofcontents

1. FRVOverview

2. Projectsdelivered todate

3. Currentprojects

4. KeychallengesfacingtheLSSindustry

Premierglobalsolardevelopmentplatform

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Firstmoverintonewsolarmarkets

TransitionfromEU->US->Australia,Africa,MiddleEast

&SouthAmerica

Technical/commercialexperts

>532MWconstructedandoperated

1st projectin2006

Economic(vs.subsidybased)businessmodelSolardeliveredatcompetitiveratestoareasthatneedpower

FinanceExpertsUSD2.4billionfinanced

Multi-lateral,DFIstructuring

StrongCoreShareholderAbdulLatif JameelInternationalDMCC

WORLDWIDE,HIGHQUALITYANDROBUSTPROJECTPORTFOLIOINATTRACTIVEMARKETS

Internationalfocus

FRVoffices Targetmarkets

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Tableofcontents

1. FRVOverview

2. Projectsdeliveredtodate

3. Currentprojects

4. KeychallengesfacingtheLSSindustry

RoyallaSolarFarm

RSF– ProjectOverview

Site§ Locatedaround20kmSouthofCanberra,ACT

Plantrating§ 20MWacgeneratingcapacity

Keycomponents§ Fixedtiltstructures,Jinko modules,Ingeteaminverters§ Annualgenerationofaround39,000MWh§ 2x11KVundergroundcableconnectiontoTheodoreSS§ 1st LSScrystallinePVplantinAustralia,1st LSSrenewablegeneratorinACT

Financing§ 1st non-recourseprojectfinancedLSSPVplantinAustralia§ BackedbyCFDawardedinACTGovt.auction(20years,$186/MWh,flat)§ RSFwassoldtoDutchInfrastructureFund(DIF)inJan2016

MoreeSolarFarm

Site• 280hectaresitelocated10KMsouthofMoree,NSW

PlantRating• 56MWac(70MWdc– Ratio1.25)

KeyProjectComponents• 56xIngeteamIngeconSunPowerMaxinvertersin2MWblocks• 222,880xJASolar310/315Wppolycrystallinesolarmodules• 2785xNexTrackersingleaxisselfpoweredtrackers• ConnectedtotheEssentialEnergy66kVnetworkviaanew66/22kVswitching/substationand4kmofdualcircuit66kVOH/L

MSF- ProjectOverview

• 145,000MWh ofannualelectricitygeneration• Powering24,000averageNewSouthWaleshomes

MSF- ProjectOverview

• Reducesapprox.95kts ofcarbonemissionsp.a.• Savesapprox.165,000MLofwatercomparedtoacoalplantp.a.

• Stronglocalcommunitysupportoverseveralyears• 120(mostlylocal)jobscreatedduringconstruction(12months)• 5permanentjobsduringoperations• 2.1kmofpublicroadsupgraded

• 1st singleaxistrackingLSSplantbuiltinAustralia• 1st LSSprojectinAustraliafinancedonamerchantbasis• FinancingmadepossiblebystrongARENAgrantsupport• CEFCdebtsupport• FRVshareholdersupportcommittingtoaprojectinaperiodofhighindustryuncertainty

LINK TO GENERATION DATA

DevelopmentandconstructiontimeframesofRoyallaandMoree

MSFdevelopmentphase

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

RSFdevelopmentphase

MSFconstructionphase

RSFconstructionphase

Keyreasonsfordifferenceintimeframes:1. Policyuncertaintyà noofftake marketforMSFin2011-142. ConsortiumstructureforMSFàmultiplechanges

ExampleofalessonlearnedfromMoreeSolarFarm- Geotech

ØFindtherightpilingsolutionforthesoilandgeotech conditions

• Geotech surveyrevealedextremelyreactivedepositsofblackandredclayeysandandcoarsegravel

• Initialdesigns includedastandarddrivensteelpilefoundation, requiring33,000pilesatadepthof7m

• GoldCoastbasedcompanyBladePile,wereengagedbyGLCtofindanalternativesolution

• Reducedpilelength to2.4m,meaninglesssteel,lowerCAPEX,lessnoiseetc

• Pilesolution incorporated thetrackermounting structure

Tableofcontents

1. FRVOverview

2. Projectsdelivered todate

3. Currentprojects

4. KeychallengesfacingtheLSSindustry

ClareSolarFarm(QLD)

• Location: Clare,35kmwestofAyr,QLD• Permittingstatus:fullypermitted• CommercialOperation:late2017• Capacity:100MWac– T0Tracking• Connection:132kVtoPowerlinknetwork• ElectricityProduction:ca.260GWh p.a.• RevenueContracting:OriginEnergyPPAto2030

Lilyvale SolarFarm(QLD)

• Location: Tieri,50kmnorthofEmerald,QLD• Permittingstatus:fullypermitted• CommercialOperation: early2018• Capacity:100MWac– T0Tracking• Connection:66kVtoErgonnetwork• Production:ca.260GWh p.a.• Revenuecontracting:shortlistedbyErgonEnergy

Baralaba SolarFarm(QLD)

• Location: Baralaba,110kmSWofRockhamptonQLD• Permittingstatus:fullypermitted• CommercialOperation: 2018• Capacity:92MWac– T0Tracking• Connection:132kVtoPowerlinknetwork• ElectricityProduction:ca.235GWh• RevenueContracting:currentlyuncontracted

Tableofcontents

1. FRVOverview

2. Projectsdelivered todate

3. Currentprojects

4. KeychallengesfacingtheLSSindustry

Challenge#1:C&IsegmentoftheRETmarket

• RETneeds~6000-7000MWofnewprojectsinnext3years• LSSplantsarehighlycapitalisedassets,requiringlongterm

stabilityintheirrevenuestream(eitherPPAorfeed-intariff)• Retailersarewillingtocovertheirsmallcustomersthrough

longtermPPAs,whichisroughly50%ofthemarket• C&Icustomersprefershorttermcontractsandarenotsticky• LongtermPPAsnotavailableforroughly50%ofthemarket?

Ø Newideasneededtobridgethegapbetweenlargecustomers’needsvs LSSindustry’sneeds

Challenge#2:Lackofclearpolicybeyond2030

• RETendsin2030withnocertaintybeyondthis– nocarbonpricingregime,andnoLGCrevenueline

• ShrinkingLGCrevenueperiod+oversupplyofMWcapacity• FallingcostsofLSSmaynot offsetthelossofLGCrevenue• Pricesrequiredtodeliverprojectscouldremainflatoreven

increaseinthecomingyearsasaresult

Ø Needforclearpolicydirectionsaroundcoalplantclosureandcarbonpolicysettingstowards2030andbeyond

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RecentInternationalSolarAuctionResults

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LEADINGCOMPANYINTHE SOLARINDUSTRYWORLDWIDE

HeadquartersPrinsBernhardplein 2001097JBAmsterdamNetherlands

SpainofficeVelazquez105, 2nd floor28006Madrid

AustraliaofficeLevel 7,39MartinPlSydney, 2000

Level3,1060HayStPerth 6005WA

ItalyofficePiazzaVittorio Veneto1210123Torino

SouthAfricaofficeHamptonOfficeParkUnit 2AAtterburyHouse20GeorgianCrescentBryanston, Johannesburg,

BrazilofficeAv.SantosDumont,2828Conj.1406/1408TorreSantosDumontFortaleza– Ceara

MexicoofficeAv.SantaFe495,4ºpisoCol.CruzManca.Mexico D.F. – 05349

Dubaioffice16th Floor, JumeirahBusinessCenter.Cluster G,JumeirahLakesTowersDubai,UAE

UruguayofficeWorldTradeCenter.Tower3,office 1209.Avda.Dr.LuisAlberto deHerrera 1248.Montevideo 11300

Thankyou!

KillianWentrupHeadofDevelopment

[email protected]