Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

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1 Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Toby Edmonds Project Director, Gwynt y Môr Liverpool, 12 September 2012

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3 Evolution of RWE Innogy s offshore wind projects: North Hoyle and Rhyl Flats North Hoyle Rhyl Flats Commissioning Capacity Turbines MW 30 Vestas V MW 25 Siemens 3.6MW v107

4 Operational performance track record Load Availability 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% North Hoyle > Average load factor of 34% 36% Rhyl Flats > Significantly below average wind year of 2010 followed by much better wind yields in 2011 > Target technical availability for offshore wind currently at 93% (onshore wind at ~97%) > Both North Hoyle and Rhyl Flats show recent outperformance > Commercial availability influenced by events outside operator s control, ie turbine outage > However, warranty contracts from turbine manufacturers guarantee commercial availability under warranty contract for at least 5 years

5 Lesson learnt from Rhyl Flats and Greater Gabbard Lessons Learnt Application at Gwynt y Môr > Contract Strategy > Working Relationship with Suppliers > Location and Conditions > Installation Vessels > Health Safety and Environment > Multi-contracting > Built strong relationships > Met mast data and experience > Purchased Seabreeze vessels & Market Engagement > HSE management systems

6 Gwynt y Môr: Overview of Asset Asset summary Geographic location Location Off the north coast of Wales, United Kingdom - within the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea. Asset History Crown Estate Awarding 2003 Licensing Round UK Crown Estate Round 2 Capacity 576MW (approx. 400,000 homes), monopile construction Turbine Layout Met mast Turbines Capex 160 x Siemens 3.6MW Circa 2bn Commissioning Wind Speed Load Factor ~9m/s mean at hub height 38.6% (net) Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (expected 2014) North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Hoylake Est. Output ROC Banding Inst. Base Ops. Base Distance to Shore GWh / annum 2.0x ROCs per 1MWh output Cammell Laird & Port of Mostyn Port of Mostyn 13 to 15 km off the North Wales coast Bangor Prestatyn Llandudno Rhyl Colwyn Bay Conwy Abergele Llanddulas Llanfairfechan Mostyn Flint Water Depth Between 12 and 28 metres at LAT

7 Gwynt y Môr: Project management > Large scale project: ~ 2 billion > Multi-contract approach: 100+ contracts > Main Contracts: Turbines: Siemens (Denmark) Foundations: EEW/Bladt (Germany/Netherlands) Offshore Substation x 2: Siemens (UK) Onshore Substation: Siemens (UK) Export cables: nkt cables (Germany) Inter-array cables: Draka (Norway) > RWE s own Seabreeze Vessel RWE Contract Strategy Environment & consents WTGs WTG foundations Substations & grid connection Onshore cables Export cables Array cables Ports & logistics

8 Gwynt y Môr: Project timeline and key milestones Key points > Turbine Supply Agreement signed in Q2/2010 > WTG Foundation Supply Agreement signed Q4/2010 > WTG Foundation Installation Vessels available at port Q3/2012 > WTG installation begins Q from Port of Mostyn > OFTO asset transfer in Q4/2013 > First generation in Q2/2013 > Full commissioning concluded during Onshore Construction Works WTG Foundation Installation Offshore Substation Installation Grid Connection (National Grid) Subsea Export Cable Installation Subsea Array Cable Installation WTG Installation Expected timeline

9 Gwynt y Môr: Capex profile Envisaged cash outflow profile of 2 bn project capex 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% Capex split 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Turbines Cables & grid connection Foundations Other

10 Gwynt y Môr: Progress so far > Onshore substation First TP Installed > Export cable/onshore cable > Offshore Substations > WTG Foundations > Seabreeze/Stanislav Yudin > Cammell Laird fully mobilised > Mostyn preparation for wind turbine is Spring 2013

11 Onshore Substation 132/400kV > A 132/400kV substation is being constructed south of St Asaph Business Park, Denbighshire, north Wales to carry electricity generated offshore into the National Grid. > Work started in May 2010 and is due for completion later this year. > A short section of around 500m of overhead power line will transfer electricity from the substation to the National Grid. > The substation was deliberately located close to the existing National Grid transmission lines to minimise the requirement for lengthy overhead power lines. > Sections of the substation have already been successfully energised.

12 Onshore 132kV Export Cable > An 11km underground cable route will transport power from transitions pits near the beach landing point to the onshore substation. > Burying the cable underground avoids the need for lengthy overhead lines. > Work on the cable route began at the end of 2010 and is due for completion later this year. > 21 landowners own the land under-which the cable is buried. > Once complete, it will be returned to its mainly agricultural use.

13 Offshore Substation Jacket Foundations > Two jacket foundation structures for the offshore substations have been installed more than ten miles offshore. > The jacket foundation structures were manufactured by Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) in Scotland and transported 940 miles around the coast to Liverpool Bay. > The foundations were installed using the heavy lift vessel, Stanislav Yudin.

14 Offshore Substation Topsides > Two topsides for the offshore substations have been designed and built by Siemens in Manchester and Harland and Wolff in Belfast. > Each topside was towed on a barge from Belfast to the installation site in Liverpool Bay. > Both topsides were installed using the heavy lift vessel, Stanislav Yudin. > Commissioning work is underway offshore to complete the offshore substations.

15 Subsea Export Cable Laying Purpose Built Barge Cable Enterprise > Four subsea export cables will carry the electricity generated offshore to connect with the onshore cable route. > The cables are coming ashore at Pensarn in north Wales and being connected to the onshore cables at the transition pits. > The cables are being installed by Global Marine Services from their new barge, Cable Enterprise.

16 WTG Foundations > Foundation installation is underway in Liverpool Bay. > Foundations consist of a steel monopile between metres long and 6-7 metres wide and a yellow transition piece. > These components are fabricated in Europe and arrive into our base harbour port facility in Birkenhead by barge. > The foundations are being installed using the heavy lift vessel, Stanislav Yudin and later Friedrich Ernestine.

17 Seabreeze Installation Vessel