Quarterly Report • Aug 4, 2014
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| HIGHLIGHTS IN THE 2ND QUARTER 2014 |
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| KEY FIGURES |
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| INTERIM REPORT 2ND QUARTER 2014 | 4 |
| OPERATIONAL REVIEW AND OUTLOOK |
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| MARKET PRICE DEVELOPMENT |
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| P31 PORTFOLIO CLOSING |
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| DIVIDENDS |
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| DEBT FINANCING | 5 |
| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 5 |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
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| INCOME STATEMENT | 6 |
| CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET STATEMENTS |
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 7 |
| INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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| CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | 8 |
| CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
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| CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
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| NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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| Note 1 - Basis of preparation |
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| Note 2 – Currency exposure |
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| Note 3 - Tax |
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| Note 4 – Acquisition accounting and impairment test |
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| Note 5 - List of subsidiaries |
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| Note 6 - Segment information |
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| Note 7 - Transactions with related parties |
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| Note 8 – Information on major customers |
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| Note 9 – Property, plant and equipment |
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| Note 10 - Cash and cash equivalents |
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| Note 11 – Detailed operational cost overview |
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| Note 12 – Quarterly P&L overview 2012 - 2014 |
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| Note 13 – Power production |
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| Note 14 – Events after the interim period |
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Main activity in the second quarter was the finalization of the negotiations and due diligence of the P31 portfolio. The final agreements for the purchase were signed on the 26th of June.
| (EUR 000') | Unaudited Q2 2014 |
Unaudited Q2 2013 |
Unaudited H1 2014 |
Unaudited H1 2013 |
Audited 2013 |
Audited 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1 380 | 986 | 1 972 | 1 482 | 3 110 | 3 106 |
| Cost of operations | -204 | -83 | -320 | -165 | -360 | -259 |
| Sales, general and administration expenses | -315 | -173 | -575 | -455 | -1 021 | -1 133 |
| Acquisition and transaction costs | -393 | -62 | -951 | -389 | -512 | -908 |
| EBITDA | 468 | 667 | 126 | 474 | 1 216 | 806 |
| Depreciation, amortizations and write downs | -360 | -241 | -721 | -586 | -1 240 | -1 036 |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 244 | 2 668 |
| EBIT | 108 | 426 | -594 | -112 | 2 220 | 2 438 |
| Net financial items | 124 | 996 | -91 | 1 172 | 2 538 | -1 848 |
| Profit before tax | 232 | 1 422 | -686 | 1 059 | 4 758 | 590 |
| Income tax gain/(expense ) | -25 | -77 | 252 | -41 | -106 | -61 |
| Net income | 206 | 1 344 | -434 | 1 018 | 4 652 | 529 |
| Earnings per share (fully diluted): | 0,04 | 0,58 | -0,09 | 0,58 | 2,01 | 0,44 |
| Distribution to shareholders per share | 0,36 | 0,00 | 0,36 | 0,00 | 0,60 | 0,00 |
| Dividend yield | 3,6 % | 0,0 % | 3,6 % | 0,0 % | 6,0 % | 0,0 % |
| Million no. of shares (fully diluted) | 5,07 | 2,32 | 5,07 | 2,32 | 2,32 | 1,20 |
| EBITDA adjusted | 861 | 729 | 1 077 | 863 | 1 729 | 1 714 |
| EBIT adjusted | 501 | 488 | 356 | 276 | 489 | 678 |
| Net income adjusted | 392 | 419 | 448 | 419 | 252 | -424 |
Adjusted EBITDA, EBIT and Net income are adjusted for non-recurring items such as cost of acquisition and financing, gains from bargain purchase and non-cash currency movements.
EAM Solar ASA is a listed investment company on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker EAM. The Company's business is to own solar photovoltaic power plants and sell produced electricity under long-term fixed price sales contracts. Initial geographical focus is Italy where the company owns twenty-five power plants of which four power plants are located in the Friuli and Piemonte regions in Northern Italy and twenty-one power plants are located in the Puglia region in Southern Italy. Energeia Asset Management AS manages EAM Solar ASA under a long-term management agreement.
The quarterly power production of 3,28 GWh was 7% above norm level due to good solar irradiation conditions in the quarter. The total production for H1 2014 was 4,8 GWh, equivalent to 2% above normal for the period (excluding the P31 power plants).
Around 14% of the total revenue in Q2 2014 came from variable market contracts (RiD).
The market price of electricity in Italy has dropped from a level of EUR 75 to 85 per MWh in 2011 and 2012 to a level of EUR 55 to 65 per MWh in 2013. The market price in the 2nd quarter was EUR 52,3 per MWh in average and is expected to stay at these levels in Q3.
EAM assumes in its budgets and in its acquisition appraisals that the long-term electricity price in Italy will remain at a level in the range EUR 50 to 60 per MWh going forward and has adjusted valuation of acquisition targets accordingly and not reduced the required capital return ratios.
EAM use from time to time to 12mths fixed contracts for market electricity sales.
On the 31st of December 2013 EAM signed a conditional Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Aveleos S.A., a subsidiary of Enovos Luxembourg S.A., for the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 31 power plants in southern Italy with a combined capacity of 30 MW and an annual electricity production capacity of approximately 44 GWh.
The enterprise value of the acquisition is in the range of EUR 107m to 114m depending on the outcome of the final certain revenue and production targets in 2014 as well as changes to the FIT contracts. Final settlement of all acquisition price adjustments will be concluded in Q1 2015.
The P31 portfolio has an existing debt financing of EUR 73.4m, at the financial take-over date the 1st of January 2013, in a combination of leasing and non-recourse project finance. The equity payment for the shares in the P31 portfolio companies will consequently be in the range EUR 25m to 41m.
The portfolio will contribute with annual sales of approximately EUR 16m and an annual EBITDA in the range EUR 12 to 14m.
The finalization of the due diligence and renegotiations of certain elements in the purchase agreement resulted in a longer closing period than originally anticipated.
The parties signed the final addendums to the share purchase agreement on the 26th of June and executed a partial transfer of the target companies on the 15th of July. In conjunction with the partial closing EAM transferred EUR 30m to Aveleos S.A. in Luxembourg as the first payment of the power plants. The acquired SPV's had approximately EUR 6m in restricted and unrestricted cash at the transfer date.
On the 25th of July EAM received news from our banks and through EAM's monitoring of the GSE portal that certain measures was taken by Italian Authorities against the purchased SPV's on the 25th of July in relation to an ongoing investigation by the court of Milan (see subsequent events for further information).
EAM paid EUR 0,36 in dividend in the 2nd quarter according to company dividend policy.
Based on the closing of the P31 Portfolio acquisition, EAM expected to pay dividends following this quarterly report, however, due to the situation as described in the subsequent paragraph no dividend has been decided at the publication of this report.
The market for non-recourse project financing to renewable energy in Italy has been inactive the last years.
EAM has started discussions with several banks active in the Italian PV plant market on debt financing of the existing portfolio, but no conclusion was achieved prior to the end of the quarter. Indicated pricing of project financing debt is in the range 6,5% to 7% all-inclusive for a fixed interest 15-year duration loan.
EAM's overall target gearing level is approximately a 60% to 65% debt level and we will continue the current debt financing discussions with primarily Italian banks in the 3rd quarter.
On the 28th of July 2014 EAM notified the market that EAM Solar ASA had been made aware of an investigation by the public prosecutors' office in Milan against employees of the P31 portfolio seller's owners through media.
EAM Solar ASA was notified informally by the P31 banks that they had received an order by the court of Milan to restrict accounts where certain of the prosecuted individuals where registered.
At the date of this report EAM Solar and its Italian daughter companies have still not received a copy of this order, any documentation or any further information with regards to this action. EAM has started a dialogue with the relevant authorities in order to receive this documentation.
EAM Solar discovered on its own initiative that according to the online portal of the GSE, the Italian governmental agency responsible for the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) contracts, the contractual status of the FIT contracts for certain of the power plants acquired as part of the P31 portfolio has changed from active to suspended late on Friday the 25th of July.
EAM Solar has not received any notification or information from the GSE concerning any suspension or change in status of any of the FIT contracts. We have sent a formal request according to normal procedures in order to obtain the necessary information.
EAM has initiated all necessary formal actions in order to receive all appropriate information from the relevant authorities and will revert to the market with more precise information when this is received.
To the extent any of the actions from the public prosecutors office in Milan should have any harmful impact on our acquisition, EAM Solar ASA believes that it should be sufficiently covered by the legal commitments in the acquisition agreements and the guarantees issued in relation to the acquisition.
2nd quarter revenues came in at EUR 1,380k and first half revenues came in at 1,972k.
Achieved average electricity price for the quarter was EUR 420 per MWh against EUR 422 per MWh in 2nd quarter 2013. The main reasons for the reduction in achieved electricity price is due to the fact that the Momo & Caltignaga SPP's has a FIT of EUR 245 per MWh against Varmo and Codroipo that has EUR 346 per MWh. In addition, a reduction in the RID price of 22% from EUR 67 per MWh to EUR 52 per MWh in the 2nd quarter.
Cost of operations first half came in at EUR 320k, an increase of EUR 155k, partly due to the inclusion of the Momo & Caltignaga plants but also due to maintenance work in the 2nd quarter.
SG&A costs came in at EUR 575k in the first half 2014 against EUR 454k in 2013.
Acquisition and financing costs in the first half amounted to EUR 950k of which 886k is related to the due diligence and transaction costs of the P31 acquisition.
Based on the closing of the P31 portfolio the Company expects the relative SG&A cost level per SPP to be decreased significantly due to economies of scale going forward.
First half 2014 EBITDA came in at EUR 126k, adjusted for expensed costs related to the private placement in January and the due diligence costs of the P31 acquisition EBITDA from operations came in at EUR 1,077k.
Net finance is mainly affected by the fluctuations in the NOK/EUR currency exchange rate. In the last days of the 2nd quarter EAM made a drawdown on the P31 acquisition financing facility of EUR 7,6m.
The result for the 2nd quarter was a profit EUR 206k and the first half a loss of EUR 433k representing loss per share of EUR 0,09 in the first half 2014.
Cash flow operations for the first half came in at EUR 773k. Investment of EUR 217k is related to the final payment for the Momo and Caltignaga acquisition.
Cash flow form financing was in total EUR 30,9m of which the net proceeds from the private placement in January was EUR 25,1m, dividend payment of EUR 1,868k and P31 acquisition financing of EUR 7,6m.
Cash at hand for the Company is by the end of the quarter EUR 34,7m.
Total assets stands at EUR 61m 85% financed by equity. Net working capital (excluding cash) was EUR 1,017k at end of June.
Oslo 4th of August 2014
Ragnhild Wiborg Paal E Johnsen Marthe Hoff
Executive Director CEO
Director Chairman Director
Viktor E Jakobsen Audun Wickstrand Iversen
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | Audited | ||
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| (EUR) | Note | H1 2014 | H1 2013 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Revenues | 6,8,13 | 1 972 334 | 1 481 916 | 3 109 548 | 3 106 472 |
| Cost of operations | 12 | -320 018 | -164 618 | -360 210 | -259 260 |
| Sales, general and administration expenses | 12 | -575 226 | -454 508 | -1 020 720 | -1 133 138 |
| Acquisition and transaction costs | 12 | -950 619 | -388 662 | -512 385 | -907 671 |
| EBITDA | 126 470 | 474 128 | 1 216 233 | 806 403 | |
| Depreciation, amortizations and write downs | 9 | -720 818 | -586 414 | -1 240 020 | -1 036 269 |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 0 | 0 | 2 243 510 | 2 668 237 | |
| EBIT | -594 348 | -112 286 | 2 219 723 | 2 438 371 | |
| Finance income | 1 343 000 | 1 331 870 | 2 753 421 | 4 711 | |
| Finance costs | -1 434 488 | -160 270 | -215 308 | -1 853 042 | |
| Profit before tax | -685 835 | 1 059 314 | 4 757 837 | 590 040 | |
| Income tax gain/(expense) | 251 958 | -41 200 | -106 093 | -61 171 | |
| Profit after tax | -433 877 | 1 018 114 | 4 651 744 | 528 869 | |
| Other comprehensive income Translation differences Other comprehensive income net of tax |
-305 796 -305 796 |
-460 958 -460 958 |
-3 138 155 -3 138 155 |
812 044 812 044 |
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| Total comprehensive income | -739 673 | 557 156 | 1 513 589 | 1 340 913 | |
| Profit for the year attributable to: | |||||
| Equity holders of the parent company | -433 877 | 1 018 113 | 4 651 744 | 528 869 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equity holders of the parent company | -433 877 | 1 018 113 | 4 651 744 | 528 869 | |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | |||||
| Equity holders of the parent company | -739 673 | 557 155 | 1 513 589 | 1 340 913 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equity holders of the parent company | -739 673 | 557 155 | 1 513 589 | 1 340 913 | |
| Earnings per share: | |||||
| Continued operation | |||||
| - Basic | -0,09 | 0,58 | 2,23 | 0,44 | |
| - Diluted | -0,09 | 0,44 | 1,98 | 0,44 |
The interim financial statement information has not been subject to audit or review. Diluted number of shares at the end of the 2nd 2014 is 5,070,000.
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (EUR) | Note | H1'2014 | H1'2013 | 2013 | 2012 |
| ASSETS | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 9 | 22 781 776 | 19 012 921 | 23 721 735 | 19 533 095 |
| Other long term assets | 1 199 385 | 358 834 | 422 867 | 338 210 | |
| Non-current assets | 23 981 161 | 19 371 755 | 24 144 602 | 19 871 305 | |
| Receivables | 2 295 713 | 973 238 | 802 046 | 950 882 | |
| Other current assets | 27 769 | 760 903 | 77 723 | 598 551 | |
| Cash and short term deposits | 10 | 34 719 044 | 8 416 445 | 4 861 406 | 713 730 |
| Current assets | 37 042 525 | 10 150 586 | 5 741 174 | 2 263 163 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 61 023 686 | 29 522 341 | 29 885 776 | 22 134 468 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||||
| Issued capital | 6 152 669 | 3 008 932 | 2 932 561 | 1 523 423 | |
| Share premium | 429 971 | 25 743 694 | 429 971 | 13 400 695 | |
| Paid in capital | 6 582 640 | 28 752 626 | 3 362 532 | 14 924 118 | |
| Translation differences | -2 445 581 | -460 958 | -2 089 997 | 1 048 158 | |
| Other equity | 47 838 317 | 562 393 | 28 051 626 | -455 720 | |
| Other equity | 45 392 736 | 101 435 | 25 961 629 | 592 438 | |
| Total equity | 51 975 376 | 28 854 061 | 29 324 160 | 15 516 556 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade payables | 1 017 970 | 445 825 | 167 772 | 1 004 610 | |
| Income tax payable | 280 982 | 210 374 | 174 311 | 164 106 | |
| Short term loan - interest bearing | 7 742 607 | 0 | 0 | 5 420 265 | |
| Other current liabilities | 6 751 | 12 081 | 219 533 | 28 931 | |
| Total current liabilities | 9 048 310 | 668 280 | 561 616 | 6 617 912 | |
| Total liabilities | 9 048 310 | 668 280 | 561 616 | 6 617 912 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 61 023 686 | 29 522 341 | 29 885 776 | 22 134 468 | |
Board of Directors
| Share premium |
Currency translation |
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| (EUR) | Share capital | fund | Other equity | reserve | Total equity | |
| Equity as at 1 January 2013 | 1 523 423 | 13 400 695 | -455 720 | 1 048 158 | 15 516 556 | |
| Capital increase 25 March 2013 | 1 335 833 | 13 519 263 | 14 855 096 | |||
| Costs related to capital increase | -1 026 588 | -1 026 588 | ||||
| Conversion of share premium fund | -25 415 355 | 25 415 355 | ||||
| Dividends or distribution to shareholders | -1 484 705 | -1 484 705 | ||||
| Profit (loss) After tax | 4 651 744 | 4 651 744 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income | -3 187 943 | -3 187 943 | ||||
| Equity as of 31 December 2013 | 2 859 256 | 478 016 | 28 126 674 | -2 139 785 | 29 324 160 | |
| Equity as at 1 January 2014 | 2 859 256 | 478 016 | 28 126 674 | -2 139 785 | 29 324 160 | |
| Capital increase 17 January 2014 | 3 293 413 | 23 053 892 | 26 347 305 | |||
| Costs related to capital increase | -1 087 752 | -1 087 752 | ||||
| Dividends or distribution to shareholders | -1 868 665 | -1 868 665 | ||||
| Profit (loss) After tax | -433 877 | -433 877 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income | -305 796 | -305 796 | ||||
| Equity as at 30 June 2014 | 6 152 669 | 478 016 | 47 790 272 | -2 445 581 | 51 975 376 |
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | Audited | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (EUR) | Note | H1 2014 | H1 2013 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Ordinary profit before tax | -433 877 | 1 059 313 | 4 757 837 | 590 040 | |
| Paid income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -727 658 | |
| Depreciation | 720 818 | 586 414 | 1 240 020 | 1 036 269 | |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 0 | 0 | -2 243 510 | -2 668 237 | |
| Changes in trade receivables and trade payable | 643 469 | -1 266 201 | -688 002 | 130 944 | |
| Changes in other accruals | -156 624 | 540 045 | 491 897 | -390 824 | |
| Cash flow from operations | 773 785 | 919 571 | 3 558 243 | -2 029 466 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 0 | -66 240 | 0 | -73 685 | |
| Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired | -217 845 | 0 | -3 368 989 | -11 696 898 | |
| Cash flow from investments | -217 845 | -66 240 | -3 368 989 | -11 770 583 | |
| Proceeds from issue of share capital | 25 259 554 | 13 770 205 | 13 828 508 | 0 | |
| Dividends or shareholder distributions | -1 868 665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from new loans | 7 580 175 | 0 | -5 420 265 | 6 106 249 | |
| Repayment of loans | 0 | -5 512 476 | -1 484 705 | -685 984 | |
| Cash flow from financing | 30 971 064 | 8 257 729 | 6 923 538 | 5 420 265 | |
| Cash at beginning of period | 4 861 406 | 713 730 | 713 730 | 8 000 351 | |
| Net currency translation effect | -1 669 366 | -1 408 345 | -2 965 116 | 1 093 163 | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 31 527 004 | 9 111 060 | 7 112 792 | -7 286 621 | |
| Cash at end of period | 34 719 044 | 8 416 445 | 4 861 406 | 713 730 |
EAM Solar ASA (the Group) is a public limited liability company, incorporated and domiciled in Norway. The registered office of EAM Solar ASA is Dronningen 1, N-0287 Oslo, Norway. The Company was founded the 5th of January 2011.
The Company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker EAM.
The main activity of EAM Solar ASA is to own solar PV power plants and sell the electricity produced under longterm contracts. EAM's main purpose is to create a steady long-term dividend yield for its shareholders. EAM Solar ASA owns at the date of release of this report twenty-five photovoltaic power plants and eleven subsidiaries in Italy of which twenty-one photovoltaic power plants and seven subsidiaries where acquired after the reporting date, see note 14 further details on the transaction. The company has no employees.
Energeia Asset Management AS manages EAM Solar ASA under a long-term management agreement. EAM Solar Park Management AS (EAM SPM), a subsidiary of Energeia Asset Management AS, is conducting most of the day-to-day management tasks directly or through the use of subcontractors.
This interim condensed consolidated financial statement for the 2nd quarter 2014 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group's Annual Report 2013
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31st of December 2013. Standards and interpretations as mentioned in the Group's Annual Report 2013 Note 1 and effective from the 1st of January 2013 did not have a significant impact on the Group's consolidated interim financial statements.
The primary focus of the Group's capital management is to ensure good solidity and liquidity that will support a strong credit rating and healthy capital ratio in order to support its business and maximize the shareholders values.
The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustment to it, in light of changes in economic conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. No changes were made in the objectives policies or processes during the first half-year of 2014.
The Group monitors capital using a gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by enterprise value. The Group's policy and ambition is to keep the gearing ratio between 60% and 65%. The Group includes within net debt, interest bearing loans and borrowings, trade and other payables, less cash and cash equivalents. Capital includes equity attributable to equity holders of the parent.
The Company has with the purchase of the P31 portfolio also acquired debt. The gearing ratio as at the end of the second quarter (excluding the newly acquired companies) is 14%. The Company will continue to seek to increase its acquisition capacity by assuming debt on the currently 100% equity financed power plants.
The European financial crisis and Basel III funding requirements has reduced European banks possibilities to secure funding for long-term project finance, which has limited the financing of solar power plants in Europe from August 2011. Although the project financing showed signs of reopening in 2013 the recovery of a normalized bank financing market is still not in place.
This has affected EAM Solar, although the outcome is positive so far through the acquisition of power plants of high quality and with a price significantly below market terms as seen in 2011 and 2012.
In Italy the main incentive program expired in 2013, which most probably will reduce the volume of new built solar power plants the next couple of years. As Solar PV power plants have become less expensive, Italian authorities expect 1 – 2 GW of new capacity to be installed annually without subsidies.
The secondary market is strong, especially in Italy, with a steady availability of projects that have been in operation for 2 – 3 years.
During the last years there has been changes in different taxes that impact the profitability of solar power plants. Increases in IMU (real estate taxes) and corporate taxes have had negative impact during the last years.
On the regulatory side changes has been proposed by the Italian government to the parliament in order to reduce the feed-in tariff (FIT). The proposed reduction is expected either to be through a reduction in the annual FIT revenues ranging from 17% to 25% depending on the remaining contract lifetime and a 4-year prolongment of the contract period, or through a voluntary 8% annual reduction in the FIT. The final outcome of the proposal is expected by end of August 2014. Tariff for one-year RiD contracts for plants below 1MW has been steadily reduced over time and is currently at a level of EUR 52 per MW.
With the transition from a subsidy-based industry to grid parity, with pure commercial considerations, off-take agreements and new valuation models to factor in new risk elements will have to be developed.
The risk for losses is considered to be low, as the counterpart will be sovereign states in Western Europe. The group has not made any set-off or other derivate agreements to reduce the credit risk in EAM Solar ASA.
Almost all of EAM's activity is in EUR. Some of the cost base is in NOK and the effective currency for the parent company is NOK.
The subsidiaries holding the four solar power plants in Northern Italy are mainly financed through intercompany loans granted by the parent company. Interest charged on loans from Norway to Italy is subject to a 15% withholding tax in Italy. The withholding tax is payable at the time of transfer of funds from Italy to Norway as payment for accrued interest. This tax can be offset against taxes paid in Norway. In Italy, interest payments in general are capped at 30% of EBITDA for tax purposes, meaning that the excess interest payment will not be deductible for tax purposes but can be carried forward for an indefinite period of time.
EAM Solar ASA has as its core business to acquire and operate solar PV power plants (SPP's). Acquisitions are either conducted by acquiring companies that owns SPPs, or by acquiring the power plant directly (asset purchase). Choice of acquisition method has tax implications, and implications for the asset value used in the Company's accounts post acquisition.
As experienced in the 3rd quarter 2013, the book value of assets owned by the acquired company was higher than the purchase price. In conjunction with the accounting principles used in the group accounts by EAM Solar ASA in 2012 and in 2013, a difference between purchase price and the book value of assets results in an accounting gain or loss recognized in the Company's profit and loss statement.
Since EAM is experiencing that the current accounting practise of recognising such difference in the P&L statement results in significant gains, which may distort the perception of the underlying economic activity of the company, the Board of Directors have evaluated this accounting practise together with the Company's auditor in conjunction with the full year 2013 audit. See the Annual Report 2013 for further comments.
Based on the current IFRS accounting rules, the Board of Directors in EAM has, together with the Company's Auditor, decided to apply the IFRS accounting rules, i.e. maintain the recognition of book values when deemed appropriate.
An indicative impairment test has been conducted on EAM Solar Italy 1, 2 and 3. Based on the indicative impairment test the proposed changes in the FIT contracts in Italy will not necessitate any adjustments to the book value of the power plant assets.
The following subsidiaries are included in the interim consolidated financial statements:
| Company | Country of incorporation |
Main operation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAM Solar Italy Holding Srl | Italy | Holding company | 100% |
| EAM Solar Italy 1 Srl | Italy | Solar power plant | 100% |
| EAM Solar Italy 2 Srl | Italy | Solar power plant | 100% |
| EAM Solar Italy 3 Srl | Italy | Solar power plant | 100% |
| EAM Solar Italy 1 Srl | H1 2014 | H1 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues from external customers | 475 416 | 470 539 |
| EBITDA | 341 806 | 288 152 |
| EBIT | 148 775 | 95 120 |
| Investments | 0 | 22 080 |
| Non-current assets | 5 933 298 | 6 337 312 |
| EAM Solar Italy 2 Srl | H1 2014 | H1 2013 |
| Revenues from external customers | 1 086 830 | 1 011 377 |
| EBITDA | 781 068 | 692 222 |
| EBIT | 387 686 | 298 839 |
| Investments | 0 | 44 160 |
| Non-current assets | 12 246 308 | 13 021 073 |
| EAM Solar Italy 3 Srl | H1 2014 | H1 2013 |
| Revenues from external customers | 410 089 | 0 |
| EBITDA | 241 622 | 0 |
| EBIT | 107 218 | 0 |
| Investments | 217 845 | 0 |
| Non-current assets | 5 262 734 | 0 |
| Other & eliminations | H1 2014 | H1 2013 |
| Revenues from external customers | 0 | 0 |
| EBITDA | -1 238 026 | -506 246 |
| EBIT | -1 238 026 | -506 246 |
| Investments | 0 | -66 240 |
| Non-current assets | 538 821 | 13 370 |
| Total | H1 2014 | H1 2013 |
| Revenues from external customers | 1 972 334 | 1 481 916 |
| EBITDA | 126 470 | 474 127 |
| EBIT | -594 348 | -112 287 |
| Investments | 217 845 | 0 |
| Non-current assets | 23 981 161 | 19 371 755 |
In the 2nd quarter EAM Solar ASA owned, through three 100% owned Italian subsidiaries, four solar power plants in Italy.
EAM Italy 1 Srl owns the Varmo power plant, EAM Italy 2 Srl the Codroipo power plant, and EAM Solar Italy 3 Srl owns, through the 100% acquired company M&T Solare Srl, the Momo and Caltignaga power plants.
Non-current assets consist of the solar power plants in Italy, land, deferred tax asset and capitalized acquisition costs.
All the transactions have been carried out as part of the ordinary operations and at arms-length prices.
Energeia Asset Management, and its daughter company EAM SPM, delivers management services to EAM Solar ASA according to the Management Agreement. EAM SPM is a 100% owned by Energeia Asset Management AS.
According to the Management Agreement, the Energeia group charges EAM Solar ASA the direct operating costs, without any profit margin, related to the management services provided. At the moment any direct operating costs above NOK 5 million a year must be approved by the board of directors in EAM Solar ASA.
Furthermore, the Energeia group receives 12.5% of the Groups pre-tax profit as royalty from EAM Solar ASA – the financial participation mechanism. The royalty is based on the fact that EAM Solar is developed, created and managed by Energeia Asset Management AS. The royalty structure aligns the interests of the Energeia group with the interests of the shareholders of EAM Solar ASA.
Direct cost charged by the Energeia group according to the Management Agreement amounts can bee seen in note 11.
In the calculation of the royalty, any non-cash currency gain or non-cash gain on bargain purchase is subtracted from the royalty calculation base.
Of the groups' revenues of EUR 1,972k in the first half 2014 all came from sale of electrical power.
The sale of electricity is mostly (86%) conducted through long-term electricity sales contracts (the FIT contracts), and the rest is from sales at market price.
The Company's major customer is GSE for the FIT contracts. GSE is short for Gestore dei Servizi Energetici GSE S.p.A., a company owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. For further information about GSE visit the following web page: www.gse.it.
The assets are depreciated based over an economic life of 11 to 2o years and linear depreciation.
In the 4th quarter 2013 the tax depreciation period for SPPs was changed from 20 to 25 years according to a regulatory change in Italy. This has not impacted our IFRS practise of depreciation over 20 years equivalent to the FIT electricity sales contract period.
| 2014 | Power plants |
|---|---|
| Carrying value 1 January 2014 | 23 197 458 |
| Additions | 217 845 |
| Depreciation | -720 818 |
| Carrying value 30 June 2014 | 19 533 095 |
| 2013 | Power plants |
| Carrying value 1 January 2013 | 19 533 095 |
| Additions | 4 904 382 |
| Depreciation | -1 240 020 |
| Carrying value 31 December 2013 | 23 197 458 |
| 2012 | Power plants |
| Carrying value 1 January 2012 | 6 563 352 |
| Additions | 14 006 012 |
| Depreciation | -1 036 269 |
| Carrying value 31 December 2012 | 19 533 095 |
| (EUR) | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | Q1'2014 | Q2'2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted cash Norway | 860 075 | 249 256 | 9 860 020 | 7 507 109 | 1 746 242 | 1 435 170 | 25 975 787 | 969 095 |
| Unrestricted cash Italy | 254 943 | 203 564 | 588 323 | 659 126 | 2 105 870 | 3 176 028 | 3 365 968 | 33 499 741 |
| Restricted cash Italy | 260 910 | 260 910 | 260 885 | 250 208 | 250 208 | 250 208 | 250 208 | 250 208 |
| Cash | 1 375 927 | 713 730 | 10 709 227 | 8 416 443 | 4 102 320 | 4 876 716 | 29 591 962 | 34 719 044 |
The group has no unused credit facility at the end of the 2nd quarter 2014.
| (EUR) | EAM Solar ASA EAM Solar Italy 1 EAM Solar Italy 2 EAM Solar Italy 3 | Other & Eliminations |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1 972 334 | 475 416 | 1 086 830 | 410 089 | 0 |
| Cost of operations | -320 018 | -61 308 | -182 644 | -76 066 | 0 |
| Land rent | -54 286 | -17 592 | -36 694 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance | -87 232 | -8 797 | -71 916 | -6 520 | 0 |
| Operation & Maintenance | -152 118 | -31 794 | -63 842 | -56 482 | 0 |
| Other operations costs | -26 381 | -3 125 | -10 192 | -13 064 | 0 |
| Sales, General & Administration | -575 226 | -72 917 | -120 563 | -92 401 | -289 345 |
| Commercial management | -31 793 | -12 575 | -12 575 | -193 | -6 450 |
| Accounting, audit & legal fees | -104 546 | -14 700 | -32 304 | -25 525 | -32 016 |
| IMU tax | -66 745 | -17 592 | -23 545 | -25 608 | 0 |
| EAM SPM direct costs | -352 735 | -25 358 | -52 139 | -33 088 | -242 149 |
| EAM SPM management service contract | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other administrative costs | -19 408 | -2 691 | 0 | -7 987 | -8 730 |
| Acquisition & financing cost | -950 619 | 616 | -2 555 | 0 | -948 681 |
| Acquisition transaction costs | -886 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -886 471 |
| Funding & IPO costs | -62 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -62 210 |
| Other non-recurring items | -1 938 | 616 | -2 555 | 0 | 0 |
| EBITDA | 126 470 | 341 806 | 781 068 | 241 622 | -1 238 026 |
The costs under other & eliminations are costs of EUR 886k related to the due diligence and transaction costs of the P31 acquisition in EAM Solar Italy Holding Srl., and EUR 62k related to the Private placement conducted in January 214 in the Norwegian mother company.
| (EURm) | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | Q1 2014 | Q2 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production (GWh) % of annual production |
1,176 16% |
2,484 35% |
2,574 36% |
0,931 13% |
1,102 15% |
2,335 31% |
2,692 36% |
1,310 18% |
1,521 | 3,283 |
| Revenues | 0,501 | 1,047 | 1,085 | 0,474 | 0,496 | 0,986 | 1,131 | 0,497 | 0,592 | 1,380 |
| Total operating costs Operations costs SG&A costs A&T costs |
-0,550 -0,061 -0,193 -0,295 |
-0,789 -0,080 -0,202 -0,507 |
-0,448 -0,064 -0,255 -0,129 |
-0,516 -0,061 -0,479 0,023 |
-0,689 -0,081 -0,281 -0,327 |
-0,318 -0,083 -0,173 -0,062 |
-0,431 -0,068 -0,234 -0,129 |
-0,455 -0,128 -0,332 0,005 |
-0,934 -0,116 -0,260 -0,558 |
-0,912 -0,204 -0,315 -0,393 |
| EBITDA EBITDA margin |
-0,049 -10% |
0,258 25% |
0,637 59% |
-0,042 -9% |
-0,193 -39% |
0,667 68% |
0,700 62% |
0,042 9% |
-0,342 -58% |
0,468 34% |
| Depreciation Gain on bargain purchase |
-0,161 2,668 |
-0,291 0,000 |
-0,292 0,000 |
-0,293 0,000 |
-0,345 0,000 |
-0,241 0,000 |
-0,295 2,422 |
-0,358 -0,179 |
-0,360 0,000 |
-0,360 0,000 |
| EBIT | 2,458 | -0,033 | 0,345 | -0,335 | -0,538 | 0,426 | 2,826 | -0,494 | -0,702 | 0,108 |
| Financial income Financial costs |
0,000 -0,313 |
0,027 -0,413 |
0,003 -0,658 |
0,001 -0,496 |
0,333 -0,158 |
0,999 -0,003 |
0,666 -0,049 |
0,755 -0,006 |
0,043 -0,258 |
1,300 -1,176 |
| Profit before tax | 2,145 | -0,419 | -0,310 | -0,831 | -0,362 | 1,422 | 3,444 | 0,254 | -0,917 | 0,232 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 0,246 | 0,765 | 0,766 | -0,066 | 0,134 | 0,729 | 0,828 | 0,037 | 0,216 | 0,861 |
EBITDA adjusted is adjusted for acquisition, transaction and funding costs.
The following power plants are included in the consolidated financial statements:
| Power plant | Capacity | Production | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kW | MWh (*) | Province | ||
| Codroipo | 3 128 | 4 623 | Udine | Dual axis tracker |
| Varmo | 1 521 | 2 298 | Udine | Dual axis tracker |
| Momo | 994 | 1 133 | Piemonte | Fixed tilt |
| Caltignaga | 992 | 1 120 | Piemonte | Fixed tilt |
| Total | 6 635 | 9 173 |
(*) Production is based on historical average solar irradiation.
| Reported power production | Q2 2014 | Q1 2014 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | YTD2014 | FY2013 | FY2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codroipo | 1 605 | 749 | 750 | 1 550 | 1 798 | 707 | 2 354 | 4 806 | 4 595 |
| Varmo | 796 | 367 | 352 | 785 | 862 | 315 | 1 163 | 2 315 | 2 571 |
| Momo | 451 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 143 | 649 | 159 | 0 |
| Caltignaga | 430 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 144 | 638 | 160 | 0 |
| Total | 3 283 | 1 521 | 1 102 | 2 335 | 2 692 | 1 310 | 4 803 | 7 439 | 7 166 |
| Actual power production | Q2 2014 | Q1 2014 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | YTD2014 | FY2013 | FY2012 |
| Codroipo | 1 605 | 749 | 750 | 1 550 | 1 798 | 707 | 2 354 | 4 806 | 5 238 |
| Varmo | 796 | 367 | 352 | 785 | 862 | 315 | 1 163 | 2 315 | 2 571 |
| Momo | 451 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 143 | 649 | 603 | 0 |
| Caltignaga | 430 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 144 | 638 | 583 | 0 |
| Total | 3 283 | 1 521 | 1 102 | 2 335 | 3 559 | 1 310 | 4 803 | 8 307 | 7 808 |
Varmo commenced commercial operations in December 2010, Codroipo in May 2011, and Momo and Caltignaga since September 2011. All power plants are on 20-year fixed price electricity sales contracts with the GSE in Italy. Varmo and Codroipo receive a fixed price (FIT) of EUR 346 per MWh delivered and Momo and Caltignaga receives a fixed price of EUR 245 per MWh. In addition all power plants receives a market-determined price (RID-price). The achieved market price for electricity for EAM was EUR 51 per MWh the first half 2014.
All power plants are included in the financial report from the time of the financial close. Varmo since September 2011, Codroipo since March 2012, and Momo and Caltignaga from the 27th of September 2013. However, the financial ownership of the power plants took place earlier. EAM Solar ASA assumed ownership of Varmo and Codroipo the 1st of September 2011 and Momo and Caltignaga the 1st of July 2013.
The power plants are located on the North of Italy, and production follows the seasonality of solar irradiation, implying that about 19% of annual power production is in Q1, 32% in Q2, 35% in Q3 and 14% in Q4.
Electricity production in the second quarter 2014 was 7,2 % higher than budget, bringing first half production to 2% above budget (budget is based on historic average irradiation and the variation is within normal weather variations).
Technical status for the power plants in the 2nd quarter was fair. We conducted mayor maintenance work on Varmo and Codroipo in the 2nd quarter resulting in higher than normal operation and maintenance cost in the period.
EAM (the Manager) has since January introduced a new technical management and preventive maintenance programme. The new programme involves amongst others a faster fault response intervention. Furthermore, a continuous operational monitoring is now conducted from the Manager's office in Oslo.
On 15 July 2014 EAM Solar ASA executed the transfer of the shares of 7 out of a total of 8 companies that comprises the P31 portfolio, effectively bringing the power plants owned by the SPV's under EAM's operational control. The 7 companies represents 21 of the total 31 power plants in the P31 Portfolio equivalent to 20.5MW out of a total of 30.4MW.
A partial closing was decided and executed by EAM Solar ASA and the seller due to matters remaining to be resolved concerning the last bank waiver affecting the last SPV to be purchased, which comprise 10 power plants. Since these matters are not expected to be determined before September/October 2014 the parties decided to conduct a partial transfer of the companies not affected by this bank waiver. The partial transfer has been executed on the premise that all the 31 purchased power plants are transferred as agreed. Any material changes to the lending conditions relating to the last bank waiver beyond the already assumed changes will result in further reduction in the purchase price.
Since the transfer of control of the 7 companies took place the 15th of July, the accounts of EAM Solar ASA will included the 21 power plants from this date in its financial statement.
| Single purpose vehicle (SPV) | Power plant MWp Ownership | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ens Solar One srl (ENS1) | Scardino | 0.993 | 100% |
| Ens Solar One srl (ENS1) | Brundesini | 0.994 | 100% |
| Ens Solar One srl (ENS1) | Lorusso | 0.984 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Solar Production srl (ESSP) | Pisicoli N. | 0.987 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Solar Production srl (ESSP) | Pisicoli T. | 0.987 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Solar Production srl (ESSP) | Pasculli | 0.987 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Solar Production srl (ESSP) | Antonacci | 0.986 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Solar Production srl (ESSP) | Marulli | 0.742 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Investments srl (ESGI) | Scaltrito | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Investments srl (ESGI) | Cirsole | 0.986 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Investments srl (ESGI) | Lorusso | 0.989 | 100% |
| Aveleos Green Investment srl (AGI) | Piangevino | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Selvaggi | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Ninivaggi | 0.984 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Di Mauro | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Gentile | 0.987 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Lomurno | 0.987 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Gagnazzi | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energetic Source Green Power srl (ESGP) | Giordano D. | 0.989 | 100% |
| Energia Fotovaltaica 14 Soc. Agr. a r.l. (ENFO14) | Enfo 14 | 0.977 | 100% |
| Energia Fotovaltaica 25 Soc. Agr. a r.l. (ENFO25) | Enfo 25 | 0.983 | 100% |
The final acquisition price for the acquired companies is adjusted from the initial EUR 41.6m to EUR 36.8m (including net working capital). EUR 6.8m of the purchase price has been withheld to see the outcome of the post closing adjustments mentioned below. The withheld amount is subject to an interest of 6% p.a. In addition EAM will purchase net receivables towards the acquired companies from Aveleos SA for an amount of EUR 11.5m payable in two instalments with EUR 8m by 31 October 2014 and EUR 3.5m by 20 December 2014. The purchased companies have approximately EUR 6m in cash and EUR 5.7m in receivables at the reporting date.
The determination of the final acquisition price is subject to certain post-closing adjustments to be settled in the second half of 2014. The post-closing purchase price adjustments are related to three subsequent events and the price adjustments are structured to achieve the same or improved return on equity if any of the following events should occur post closing;
The post closing adjustment provided under 1. above shall be finally determined no later than 10 days after such law provision has been published and shall form basis for a payment from the seller to the company or a release of the withheld amount (EUR 6.1m of the total EUR 6.8m withheld) as the case may be. If no such provision is published or other equivalent measure with the same content and purpose the company will release the part of the withheld amount relating to this adjustment and pay the residual on 22 December 2014. The post closing adjustment provided under 2. above shall be finally determined and paid for by the end of Q1 2015. The post closing adjustment provided under 3. above shall be finally determined and paid for within four business days after the end of the first quarter of 2015.
At the time the condensed consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue, the result of the purchase accounting for the business combination was not fully completed and therefor information about the total assets acquired and liabilities assumed as well as total revenues, net income and impact on the respective consolidated figures of EAM Solar ASA was not available. Effective 1 July 2014 the entities of the P31 portfolio will be included in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014.
On the 28th of July 2014 EAM notified the market that EAM Solar ASA had been made aware of an investigation by the public prosecutors' office in Milan against employees of the P31 portfolio seller's owners through media.
EAM Solar ASA was notified informally by the P31 banks that they had received an order by the court of Milan to restrict accounts where certain of the prosecuted individuals where registered.
At the date of this report EAM Solar and its Italian daughter companies have still not received a copy of this order, any documentation or any further information with regards to this action. EAM has started a dialogue with the relevant authorities in order to receive this documentation.
EAM Solar discovered on its own initiative that according to the online portal of the GSE, the Italian governmental agency responsible for the Feed -in Tariff (FIT) contracts, the contractual status of the FIT contracts for certain of the power plants acquired as part of the P31 portfolio has changed from active to suspended late on Friday the 25th of July.
EAM Solar has not received any notification or information from the GSE concerning any suspension or change in status of any of the FIT contracts. We have sent a formal request according to normal procedures in order to obtain the necessary information.
EAM has initiated all necessary formal actions in order to receive all appropriate information from the relevant authorities and will revert to the market with more precise information when this is received .
To the extent any of the actions from the public prosecutors office in Milan should have any harmful impact on our acquisition, EAM Solar ASA believes that it should be sufficiently covered by the legal commitments in the acquisition agreements and the guarantees issued in relation to the acquisition.
EAM Solar ASA Dronningen 1 NO-0287 Oslo NORWAY
Phone: +47 - 2411 5716 E-mail: [email protected]
www.eamsolar.no
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