Community Information Session. 14 December 15

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1 Community Information Session 14 December 15

2 Neoen - presentation

3 Electricity supply chain Wholesale & electricity transport market Retail market 3

4 Neoen: a long-term player in the generation value chain Founded in 2008, Neoen has a long-term approach oriented towards energy production with a develop-and-hold strategy, through 4 businesses and 4 energy sources. Neoen s focus in Australia is Onshore Wind and Solar. Onshore Wind Solar Development Funding Réclainville, France, 12MW Cabrela, Portugal, 13.2MW Construction Biomass Offshore wind Operation Commentry, France, 15MWe 1GW French public tender consortium GDF, EDPR, Areva & Neoen 4

5 Presence in 6 countries backed by a solid hub in Paris Offices France Portugal Australia Mexico Egypt El Salvador Mozambique Target Markets North America Central America The Caribbean South America Africa Middle East 5

6 Australia: a potential to become Neoen s largest market August 2012: 1 staff WA DeGrussa Solar (10MWp) SA NT Hornsdale Wind Farm ( MWp) VIC QLD Gilgandra Solar Farm(30MWp) NSW December 2015: 9 staff Main office in Sydney Offices in Canberra & Perth Dubbo Solar Hub ( MWp) Parkes Solar Farm ( MWp) Griffith Solar Farm ( MWp) TAS 6

7 Griffith Solar Farm Project location

8 Why Griffith? Criteria in Neoen s mapping of NSW opportunities» Superior solar irradiance» Proximity to large electricity consumption centres with connection capacity» Cost-effective grid connection (appropriate voltage - proximity to the local substation)» Availability of land of appropriate size, topography, low tree density, no or manageable flood risk 8

9 Griffith Solar Farm: site location 9

10 Griffith Solar Farm: infrastructures location 10

11 Griffith Solar Farm technology options

12 Multicrystalline fixed-tilt solar PV Seixal, Portugal (8.8MW) 12

13 Multicrystaline fixed-tilt solar PV Seixal, Portugal (8.8MW) 13

14 Multicrystaline fixed-tilt solar PV Rochefort-du-Gard, France (13MW) 14

15 Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Cabrela, Portugal (13MW) 15

16 Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Coruche, Portugal (2MW) 16

17 Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Toreilles, France (12MW) 17

18 East-west solar PV Cestas, France (300MW) 18

19 East-west solar PV Cestas, France (300MW) 19

20 Single-axis tracking solar PV DeGrussa, Australia (10.6MW under construction) 20

21 Single-axis tracking solar PV Ygos, France (6.7MW) 21

22 Inverters & transformer stations Up to 28 inverter and transformer stations will be installed on the Griffith Solar Farm. Example of a containerised inverter/transformer installation Example of an outdoor inverter installation (mounted on skid) 22

23 Griffith Solar Farm project characteristics

24 Project main characteristics Up to 120ha of infrastructure» 200,000 solar panels» Up to 28 inverter & transformer stations Capacity: up to 60MW (first stage 30MW)» Enough to power 18,000 homes (9,000 homes for first stage) 33kV connection (300m to Transgrid substation) 24

25 Griffith Solar Farm benefits to the community

26 Benefits to the community Up to 90 employees during construction» Neoen to seek local labour force» 9-month expected construction timeframe Approximately 3,000 man-hour of work per year during operations» Panels cleaning» Vegetation management» Electrical maintenance Bringing more people to Griffith» Project managers, engineers, consultants, environmental experts» More business for hotels, restaurants, cafes Strengthening the local grid» Lower the risk of future brownouts or blackouts with decentralised generation Local participation in the decarbonisation of Australia s electricity» Up to 100,000 tonnes of CO 2 displaced annually 26

27 Griffith Solar Farm Timeline

28 TO BE ACHIEVED ACHIEVED Project timeline Nov Land selection August 2014 Requirements sent by NSW DoP October 2015 Launching of EIA with NGH and detailed connection studies with Transgrid May 2014 Scoping study sent to NSW DoP Nov ARENA large-scale solar program Response to Expression of Interest Jan 2016 ARENA short-listing May 2016 Connection offer from Transgrid June 2016 ARENA: attribution of $100m grant to 4 10 projects Feb 2016 EIA lodgement June 2016 Project Development Approval Jan 2017 Beginning of works 28

29 Griffith Solar Farm Community Engagement

30 Community Engagement Plan Objective: Encourage local people to raise issues or concerns or provide suggestions. Neighbours to the site were advised individually of the solar farm proposal Press release issued in early December to inform the general public and invite local people to participate to the information session» Article in the Area News» Griffith City Council website calendar» Article on the City Council Facebook page» Griffith Business Chamber Project website ( General information» Project progress status» Regular news Availability of all project documents» All project document available on the NSW Department of Planning website ( 30