Narromine site - Community Information Session 16 December 15
Neoen - presentation
Electricity supply chain Wholesale & electricity transport market Retail market 3
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 Onshore Wind Solar Development Funding Réclainville, France, 12MW Cabrela, Portugal, 13.2MW Construction Offshore wind Operation Commentry, France, 15MWe 1GW French public tender consortium GDF, EDPR, Areva & Neoen 4
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
Australia: a potential to become Neoen s largest market August 2012: 1 staff WA DeGrussa Solar (10MWp) SA NT Hornsdale Wind Farm (100 + 100 + 70 MWp) VIC QLD Gilgandra Solar Farm(30MWp) NSW December 2015: 9 staff Main office in Sydney Offices in Canberra & Perth Dubbo Solar Hub (11 + 15MWp) Parkes Solar Farm (60 + 18MWp) Griffith Solar Farm (30 + 30MWp) TAS 6
Narromine Solar Farm Project location
Why Narromine? 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
Narromine Solar Farm: site location 9
Narromine Solar Farm: site location 10
Narromine Solar Farm technology options
Multicrystalline fixed-tilt solar PV Seixal, Portugal (8.8MW) 12
Multicrystaline fixed-tilt solar PV Seixal, Portugal (8.8MW) 13
Multicrystaline fixed-tilt solar PV Rochefort-du-Gard, France (13MW) 14
Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Cabrela, Portugal (13MW) 15
Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Coruche, Portugal (2MW) 16
Thin-film fixed-tilt solar PV Toreilles, France (12MW) 17
East-west solar PV Cestas, France (300MW) 18
East-west solar PV Cestas, France (300MW) 19
Single-axis tracking solar PV DeGrussa, Australia (10.6MW under construction) 20
Single-axis tracking solar PV Ygos, France (6.7MW) 21
Inverters & transformer stations Up to 6 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
Inverters & transformer stations 23
Narromine Solar Farm project characteristics
Project main characteristics Up to 30ha of solar arrays» 33,000 solar panels» Up to 6 inverter & transformer stations Capacity: up to 11MW» Enough to power 3,000 homes 22kV connection» Use of existing line infrastructure 25
Narromine Solar Farm benefits to the community
Benefits to the community Up to 35 employees during construction» Neoen to seek local labour force» 7-month expected construction timeframe Approximately 600 man-hour of work per year during operations» Panels cleaning» Vegetation management» Electrical maintenance Bringing more people to Narromine» Project managers, engineers, consultants, environmental experts» More business for motels, restaurants 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 17,500 tonnes of CO 2 displaced annually 27
Narromine Solar Farm Timeline
TO BE ACHIEVED ACHIEVED Project timeline April 2013 Land selection March 2014 Drafting of a Statement of Environmental Effect by GHD November 2015 Launching of detailed subtransmission studies with Essential Energy December 2013 Connection investigation launched with Essential Energy and Energy Serve Feb. 2014 Desktop and field aboriginal study (OzArk) Nov. 2015 ARENA large-scale solar program Response to Expression of Interest January 2016 ARENA short-listing May 2016 Connection offer from Essential Energy June 2016 ARENA: attribution of $100m grant to 4 10 projects February 2016 Development application lodgement May 2016 Project Development Approval Feb. 2017 Beginning of works 29
Narromine Solar Farm Community Engagement
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 Daily Liberal Project website (www.dubbosolarhub.com.au)» General information» Project progress status» Regular news» E-mail contact address & questionnaires upload 31