Management Reports • Nov 14, 2023
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Photon Energy N.V.
For the period from 1 to 31 October 2023
In October, the total electricity production of our proprietary portfolio amounted to 11.6 GWh compared to 8.4 GWh a year earlier, up by 37.6% YoY. The output growth was achieved thanks to favourable weather conditions, clear sky and sunny days as well as new capacities added in Romania this year.
Despite good weather, the total production came 7.4% below energy audits. One of the main reasons was the outage of eight power plants in Monor, Hungary with the total capacity of 5.5 MWp. The failure of the DSO's switch station disabled feeding electricity to the grid and hence the reported production was much lower than expected. As the technical issue was related to the grid connection line, the repair works had to be carried out by the DSO. Photon Energy will receive compensation for the loss of revenue.
As per geographical split, the Czech power plants generated in line with expectations, +1.4%. Slovak and Romanian power plants slightly underperformed -4.6% and -4.8%, respectively. Our Hungarian portfolio generated 10.8 % less than expected, mainly due to the outage of the Monor power plants. In Australia the generation results came also below expectations, -9.5% compared to the energy audits.
The year-to-date result of our accumulated electricity generation amounted to 126.3 GWh, compared to 111.4 GWh a year earlier, up by 13.4% YoY.
The specific yields of our proprietary portfolio (SY), which shows the production efficiency of PV technology, amounted to an average of 94 kWh/kWp in October, up by 2.5% YoY but 27.4% lower than in September (123 kWh/kWp).
For details, please refer to chapter 2: Generation Results.
We currently sell electricity on a merchant model from 87% of our proprietary capacity, a total of 107.2 MWp out of 123.4 MWp of our generation assets.
The average realised electricity prices from the whole portfolio amounted to EUR 146 per MWh compared to EUR 157 per MWh in September 2023, and to EUR 240 per MWh in October 2022. This translates into a decline of 6.9% MoM and 39.3% YoY. The average realised price on the total portfolio amounted to EUR 166 per MWh year-to-date.
The highest average prices were realised by our Czech power plants, with an average of EUR 609 per MWh, which benefit from the subsidy element in the form of the green bonus system. The lowest prices were achieved in Australia, with an average of EUR 37 per MWh. For details, please refer to chapter 3: Average Revenues Realised by Our Power Plants.
Further progress has been made on the construction works of the second batch of power plants in Romania, with a total capacity of 20.1 MWp. As of the reporting date, 4 out of 5 projects (Faget 2, Faget 3, Bocsa and Magureni), with the total capacity of 18.2 MWp, are technologically complete, meaning that all PV components have been installed and the power plants have been connected to the grid, or are expected to reach that stage within the next month. Before these power plants are energised and start feeding electricity to the grid, which will mean invoicing for electricity, documentation must be completed, and the connection protocol approved by the respective DSOs. With regards to the fifth project in Sarulesti, which will have a capacity of 3.2 MWp, the DSO needs to execute reinforcement works related to strengthening the power line. This is scheduled for February 2024, hence some delays on this project are to be expected. The final connection works as well as the energising of all power plants is expected Q1 / Q2 2024.
Additionally in Romania, we have obtained the building permit for the largest utility scale solar project in our history of development in Central and Eastern Europe. The 54 MWp project is located in Gorj county, and is anticipated to produce 85 GWh annually. Our local development team continues working through the remaining milestones and anticipates reaching the ready-to-build stage in early 2024. This is a significant milestone, as a building permit for a project of this size will result in significant value creation for the Group.
In Poland, we are pleased to report that complementing the landbank for PV projects (phase 1, the feasibility studies) we have secured land for 218 MW of connection and 642 MWh of standalone battery storage projects that will be submitted for capacity application in the coming periods. Further to this, we received our first grid connection for a small hybrid project, 900kWp/DC PV capacity and 230 kW of energy storage capacity that can be utilised in the anticipated Polish ancillary services market. Additionally, we will divest one land plot for a sale price of EUR 120,000, with CPs expected to be resolved in November this year and revenue recognised in Q1 2024.
For more details on the project pipeline please see our report for Q3 2023 published on 13 November 2023, which can be viewed here.
The table below represents generation results of the power plants owned directly or indirectly by Photon Energy N.V.
| Project name | Capacity | Revenue Oct | Prod. Oct | Proj. Oct | Perf. | YTD Prod. | YTD Proj. | Perf. | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | kWp | per MWh | kWh | kWh | % | kWh | kWh | % | % |
| Komorovice | 2,354 | 604 EUR | 191,213 | 187,739 | 1.9% | 2,358,237 | 2,416,329 | -2.4% | -4.2% |
| Zvíkov I | 2,031 | 604 EUR | 175,168 | 169,498 | 3.3% | 2,113,860 | 2,186,544 | -3.3% | -1.8% |
| Dolní Dvořiště | 1,645 | 605 EUR | 122,632 | 122,356 | 0.2% | 1,534,207 | 1,593,089 | -3.7% | -2.1% |
| Svatoslav | 1,231 | 605 EUR | 77,328 | 81,797 | -5.5% | 1,090,658 | 1,165,768 | -6.4% | -7.4% |
| Slavkov | 1,159 | 604 EUR | 99,605 | 97,730 | 1.9% | 1,229,584 | 1,295,812 | -5.1% | -7.3% |
| Mostkovice SPV 1 | 210 | 558 EUR | 14,300 | 14,907 | -4.1% | 200,158 | 212,515 | -5.8% | -7.9% |
| Mostkovice SPV 3 | 926 | 700 EUR | 70,787 | 70,121 | 0.9% | 918,424 | 959,047 | -4.2% | -7.4% |
| Zdice I | 1,499 | 604 EUR | 122,140 | 118,362 | 3.2% | 1,613,148 | 1,629,962 | -1.0% | -3.1% |
| Zdice II | 1,499 | 604 EUR | 122,091 | 119,489 | 2.2% | 1,614,753 | 1,659,245 | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| Radvanice | 2,305 | 605 EUR | 181,045 | 178,364 | 1.5% | 2,362,565 | 2,428,800 | -2.7% | -4.6% |
| Břeclav rooftop | 137 | 560 EUR | 11,374 | 11,188 | 1.7% | 142,498 | 146,054 | -2.4% | -8.9% |
| Total Czech PP | 14,996 | 605 EUR | 1,187,683 | 1,171,551 | 1.4% | 15,178,092 | 15,693,167 | -3.3% | -4.4% |
| Babiná II | 999 | 271 EUR | 58,589 | 63,139 | -7.2% | 866,419 | 931,020 | -6.9% | -11.0% |
| Babina III | 999 | 271 EUR | 58,520 | 64,359 | -9.1% | 832,206 | 943,273 | -11.8% | -13.9% |
| Prša I. | 999 | 270 EUR | 63,543 | 69,671 | -8.8% | 933,972 | 993,203 | -6.0% | -9.0% |
| Blatna | 700 | 273 EUR | 46,514 | 43,693 | 6.5% | 663,361 | 689,150 | -3.7% | -6.3% |
| Mokra Luka 1 | 963 | 258 EUR | 78,223 | 89,175 | -12.3% | 1,067,048 | 1,084,040 | -1.6% | -9.0% |
| Mokra Luka 2 | 963 | 257 EUR | 80,928 | 90,122 | -10.2% | 1,078,686 | 1,123,244 | -4.0% | -9.4% |
| Jovice 1 | 979 | 263 EUR | 58,756 | 60,058 | -2.2% | 839,825 | 853,111 | -1.6% | -5.8% |
| Jovice 2 | 979 | 263 EUR | 58,189 | 59,481 | -2.2% | 821,930 | 848,684 | -3.2% | -7.0% |
| Brestovec | 850 | 257 EUR | 76,237 | 76,354 | -0.2% | 925,649 | 975,583 | -5.1% | -8.2% |
| Polianka | 999 | 261 EUR | 68,537 | 65,333 | 4.9% | 907,914 | 943,049 | -3.7% | -6.1% |
| Myjava | 999 | 259 EUR | 77,289 | 78,632 | -1.7% | 1,015,599 | 1,075,509 | -5.6% | -6.9% |
| Total Slovak PP | 10,429 | 264 EUR | 725,325 | 760,017 | -4.6% | 9,952,609 | 10,459,867 | -4.8% | -8.5% |
| Tiszakécske 1 | 689 | 84 EUR | 56,939 | 56,806 | 0.2% | 795,034 | 803,906 | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| Tiszakécske 2 | 689 | 84 EUR | 57,550 | 56,806 | 1.3% | 800,052 | 803,906 | -0.5% | -4.9% |
| Tiszakécske 3 | 689 | 84 EUR | 53,827 | 56,806 | -5.2% | 775,588 | 803,906 | -3.5% | -4.9% |
| Tiszakécske 4 | 689 | 84 EUR | 57,724 | 56,806 | 1.6% | 801,684 | 803,906 | -0.3% | -4.5% |
| Tiszakécske 5 | 689 | 84 EUR | 56,796 | 56,806 | 0.0% | 785,156 | 803,906 | -2.3% | -6.3% |
| Tiszakécske 6 | 689 | 84 EUR | 57,212 | 56,806 | 0.7% | 797,084 | 803,906 | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| Tiszakécske 7 | 689 | 84 EUR | 57,302 | 56,806 | 0.9% | 798,043 | 803,906 | -0.7% | -5.0% |
| Tiszakécske 8 | 689 | 84 EUR | 55,927 | 56,806 | -1.5% | 789,638 | 803,906 | -1.8% | -4.6% |
| Almásfüzitő 1 | 695 | 86 EUR | 58,812 | 55,495 | 6.0% | 757,927 | 785,358 | -3.5% | -8.0% |
| Almásfüzitő 2 | 695 | 86 EUR | 56,151 | 53,905 | 4.2% | 735,790 | 762,846 | -3.5% | -8.0% |
| Almásfüzitő 3 | 695 | 86 EUR | 56,160 | 53,809 | 4.4% | 725,202 | 761,487 | -4.8% | -9.1% |
| Almásfüzitő 4 | 695 | 86 EUR | 59,157 | 55,563 | 6.5% | 758,392 | 786,316 | -3.6% | -8.0% |
| Almásfüzitő 5 | 695 | 86 EUR | 60,653 | 56,324 | 7.7% | 772,419 | 797,092 | -3.1% | -7.4% |
| Almásfüzitő 6 | 660 | 86 EUR | 60,307 | 56,007 | 7.7% | 768,535 | 792,603 | -3.0% | -7.4% |
| Almásfüzitő 7 | 691 | 86 EUR | 60,027 | 55,748 | 7.7% | 768,530 | 788,929 | -2.6% | -7.0% |
| Almásfüzitő 8 | 668 | 86 EUR | 60,571 | 54,845 | 10.4% | 774,500 | 776,157 | -0.2% | -4.8% |
| Nagyecsed 1 | 689 | 86 EUR | 56,915 | 56,615 | 0.5% | 798,889 | 762,863 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| Nagyecsed 2 | 689 | 86 EUR | 55,734 | 56,615 | -1.6% | 789,963 | 762,863 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| Nagyecsed 3 | 689 | 86 EUR | 56,132 | 56,708 | -1.0% | 783,756 | 763,774 | 2.6% | -5.2% |
| Fertod I | 528 | 86 EUR | 45,726 | 41,114 | 11.2% | 611,287 | 581,830 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| Fertod II No 2 | 699 | 87 EUR | 62,856 | 55,119 | 14.0% | 795,926 | 780,029 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| Fertod II No 3 | 699 | 87 EUR | 63,108 | 54,872 | 15.0% | 795,248 | 776,532 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| Fertod II No 4 | 699 | 87 EUR | 62,671 | 54,439 | 15.1% | 792,415 | 770,407 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| Fertod II No 5 | 691 | 87 EUR | 62,077 | 53,887 | 15.2% | 782,495 | 762,602 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| Fertod II No 6 | 699 | 87 EUR | 62,410 | 54,271 | 15.0% | 789,408 | 768,038 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| Kunszentmárton I/ 1 | 697 | 86 EUR | 65,873 | 58,917 | 11.8% | 830,569 | 833,782 | -0.4% | -3.8% |
| Project name | Capacity | Revenue Oct | Prod. Oct | Proj. Oct | Perf. | YTD Prod. | YTD Proj. | Perf. | YTD YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | kWp | per MWh, | kWh | kWh | % | kWh | kWh | % | % |
| Kunszentmárton I No 2 | 697 | 86 EUR | 65,198 | 58,917 | 10.7% | 824,691 | 833,782 | -1.1% | -4.3% |
| Kunszentmárton II No 1 | 693 | 87 EUR | 67,715 | 56,794 | 19.2% | 805,445 | 803,732 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| Kunszentmárton II No 2 | 693 | 87 EUR | 66,813 | 56,794 | 17.6% | 841,874 | 803,732 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| Taszár 1 | 701 | 87 EUR | 66,597 | 51,323 | 29.8% | 782,132 | 726,312 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| Taszár 2 | 701 | 87 EUR | 66,797 | 52,101 | 28.2% | 787,500 | 737,328 | 6.8% | -6.7% |
| Taszár 3 | 701 | 87 EUR | 66,829 | 52,243 | 27.9% | 793,885 | 739,337 | 7.4% | -6.2% |
| Monor 1 | 688 | 22 EUR | 2,799 | 56,461 | -95.0% | 745,106 | 799,019 | -6.7% | -12.8% |
| Monor 2 | 696 | 22 EUR | 2,859 | 55,845 | -94.9% | 739,943 | 790,308 | -6.4% | -12.4% |
| Monor 3 | 696 | 22 EUR | 2,866 | 56,500 | -94.9% | 744,705 | 799,570 | -6.9% | -12.9% |
| Monor 4 | 696 | 22 EUR | 2,854 | 56,451 | -94.9% | 742,799 | 798,881 | -7.0% | -13.0% |
| Monor 5 | 688 | 22 EUR | 2,854 | 54,257 | -94.7% | 744,431 | 767,831 | -3.0% | -9.3% |
| Monor 6 | 696 | 21 EUR | 2,827 | 56,387 | -95.0% | 738,858 | 797,981 | -7.4% | -13.4% |
| Monor 7 | 696 | 21 EUR | 2,860 | 56,305 | -94.9% | 742,207 | 796,820 | -6.9% | -12.9% |
| Monor 8 | 696 | 22 EUR | 2,857 | 56,740 | -95.0% | 746,424 | 802,978 | -7.0% | -13.0% |
| Tata 1 | 672 | 91 EUR | 52,865 | 61,817 | -14.5% | 822,657 | 874,818 | -6.0% | -8.5% |
| Tata 2 | 676 | 89 EUR | 55,683 | 62,043 | -10.3% | 722,648 | 878,022 | -17.7% | -9.0% |
| Tata 3 | 667 | 90 EUR | 55,938 | 62,043 | -9.8% | 723,114 | 878,022 | -17.6% | -9.3% |
| Tata 4 | 672 | 92 EUR | 54,352 | 62,899 | -13.6% | 833,286 | 890,138 | -6.4% | -8.9% |
| Tata 5 | 672 | 92 EUR | 53,651 | 62,043 | -13.5% | 824,618 | 878,022 | -6.1% | -9.1% |
| Tata 6 | 672 | 92 EUR | 51,509 | 60,478 | -14.8% | 811,808 | 855,870 | -5.1% | -7.8% |
| Tata 7 | 672 | 91 EUR | 53,089 | 62,043 | -14.4% | 817,733 | 878,022 | -6.9% | -9.6% |
| Tata 8 | 672 | 92 EUR | 54,412 | 62,979 | -13.6% | 830,419 | 891,262 | -6.8% | -9.4% |
| Malyi 1 | 695 | 89 EUR | 58,632 | 56,517 | 3.7% | 798,145 | 769,594 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| Malyi 2 | 695 | 89 EUR | 58,404 | 56,610 | 3.2% | 797,160 | 770,494 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| Malyi 3 | 695 | 89 EUR | 59,433 | 56,610 | 5.0% | 788,040 | 770,494 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| Puspokladány 1 | 1,406 | 105 EUR | 121,188 | 133,440 | -9.2% | 1,735,891 | 1,888,419 | -8.1% | -8.5% |
| Puspokladány 2 | 1,420 | 90 EUR | 122,615 | 138,027 | -11.2% | 1,756,842 | 1,953,325 | -10.1% | -10.6% |
| Puspokladány 3 | 1,420 | 90 EUR | 119,201 | 135,571 | -12.1% | 1,748,983 | 1,918,566 | -8.8% | -9.7% |
| Puspokladány 4 | 1,406 | 89 EUR | 118,695 | 132,108 | -10.2% | 1,744,389 | 1,869,559 | -6.7% | -8.7% |
| Puspokladány 5 | 1,420 | 90 EUR | 122,188 | 135,790 | -10.0% | 1,787,002 | 1,921,672 | -7.0% | -9.2% |
| Puspokladány 6 | 1,394 | 104 EUR | 116,448 | 131,385 | -11.4% | 1,518,702 | 1,859,324 | -18.3% | -20.4% |
| Puspokladány 7 | 1,406 | 104 EUR | 119,170 | 134,954 | -11.7% | 1,755,257 | 1,909,842 | -8.1% | -8.3% |
| Puspokladány 8 | 1,420 | 90 EUR | 118,364 | 135,931 | -12.9% | 1,659,747 | 1,923,665 | -13.7% | -14.1% |
| Puspokladány 9 | 1,406 | 105 EUR | 119,867 | 135,153 | -11.3% | 1,764,672 | 1,912,661 | -7.7% | -8.0% |
| Puspokladány 10 | 1,420 | 89 EUR | 119,274 | 135,732 | -12.1% | 1,765,865 | 1,920,845 | -8.1% | -8.5% |
| Tolna | 1,358 | 89 EUR | 136,039 | 138,681 | -1.9% | 1,900,944 | 1,962,583 | -3.1% | -5.1% |
| Facankert (Tolna 2) | 1,358 | 90 EUR | 139,754 | 141,018 | -0.9% | 1,949,518 | 1,995,656 | -2.3% | N/A |
| Total Hungarian PP | 51,814 | 80 EUR | 4,022,110 | 4,509,696 | -10.8% | 60,810,971 | 63,613,244 | -4.4% | -7.1% |
| Siria | 5,691 | 104 EUR | 572,960 | 572,000 | 0.2% | 6,715,120 | 7,177,011 | -6.4% | N/A |
| Calafat 1 | 2,890 | 104 EUR | 328,188 | 356,025 | -7.8% | 2,002,117 | 3,339,544 | -40.0% | N/A |
| Calafat 2 | 1,935 | 104 EUR | 203,053 | 232,965 | -12.8% | 1,383,095 | 2,236,063 | -38.1% | N/A |
| Calafat 3 | 1,203 | 104 EUR | 128,674 | 150,208 | -14.3% | 910,247 | 1,491,256 | -39.0% | N/A |
| Aiud | 4,730 | 104 EUR | 439,380 | 450,000 | -2.4% | 3,100,520 | 5,888,000 | -47.3% | N/A |
| Teius | 4,730 | 104 EUR | 464,700 | 459,000 | 1.2% | 2,776,900 | 6,043,000 | -54.0% | N/A |
| Făget | 3,178 | 104 EUR | 290,080 | 323,100 | -10.2% | 726,000 | 3,877,300 | -81.3% | N/A |
| Săhăteni | 7,112 | 104 EUR | 657,260 | 695,276 | -5.5% | 1,024,750 | 9,345,436 | -89.0% | N/A |
| Total Romanian PP2 | 31,469 | 104 EUR | 3,084,295 | 3,238,574 | -4.8% | 18,638,749 | 39,397,610 | -52.7% | N/A |
| Symonston | 144 | 209 EUR | 14,989 | 16,933 | -11.5% | 118,895 | 126,101 | -5.7% | 2.5% |
| Leeton | 7,261 | 36 EUR | 1,263,000 | 1,412,294 | -10.6% | 11,137,076 | 11,309,343 | -1.5% | 15.9% |
| Fivebough | 7,261 | 35 EUR | 1,285,000 | 1,402,299 | -8.4% | 10,499,859 | 11,158,418 | -5.9% | 10.9% |
| Total Australian PP | 14,744 | 93 EUR | 2,562,989 | 2,831,525 | -9.5% | 21,755,831 | 22,593,862 | -3.7% | 13.4% |
| Total | 123,374 | 146 EUR | 11,582,402 | 12,511,363 | -7.4% | 126,336,252 | 151,757,751 | -16.8% | 13.4% |
Capacity: installed capacity of the power plant
Prod.: production in the reporting month - Proj.: projection in the reporting month Perf.: performance of the power plant in reporting month i.e. (production in Month / projection for Month) - 1.
YTD Prod.: accumulated production year-to-date i.e. Jan- the end of the report. month. YTD Proj.: accumulated projection year-to-date i.e. Jan - the end of the reporting month. Perf. YTD: performance of the pp YTD i.e. (YTD prod. in 2023 / YTD proj. in 2023) – 1. YTD YOY: (YTD Prod. in 2023 / YTD Prod. in 2022) – 1.




The table below represents an estimation of average prices realized on sales of electricity from our generation assets. Estimates of revenues are based on the management reports and may deviate from final financial statements due to exchange rates.
| Portfolio | Capacity | Prod. October | Avg. Revenue October |
Total Revenue October |
YTD Avg. Revenue |
YTD Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | MWp | MWh | EUR/MWh | In Euro thousand | EUR/MWh, in 2023 | In Euro thousand |
| Czech Republic1 | 15.0 | 1,188 | 609 | 723 | 637 | 9,672 |
| Slovakia2 | 10.4 | 725 | 263 | 133 | 263 | 1,882 |
| Hungary | 51.8 | 4,022 | 89 | 359 | 90 | 5,501 |
| Romania | 21.2 | 3,084 | 104 | 320 | 97 | 1,815 |
| Australia3 | 14.7 | 2,563 | 37 | 95 | 63 | 1,379 |
| Total Portfolio | 113.1 | 11,582 | 146 | 1,631 | 166 | 20,249 |
1 - Green Bonus + realized electricity price during the reporting period in the Czech Republic.
2 Slovak joint-ventures SK SPV 1 s.r.o., Solarpark Polianka s.r.o., and Solarpark Myjava s.r.o. are consolidated at equity only and therefore not presented in the above table. Remaining power plants recieve a fixed feed-in-tarrif.
3 Realized market electricity price + Australian Large-scale Generation Certificate spot closing price in Australia.
All power plant in Romania and 46.2 MWp in Hungary sells electricty under merchant model. Remaining 4.6 MWp in Hungary remains in Feed-in-Tarrif.
For more details we refer you to our quarterly report for Q3 2023 published on 13 November 2023, which can be viewed here.
► 13 December 2023: Monthly report for November 2023
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Photon Energy N.V. Barbara Strozzilaan 201 1083 HN Amsterdam The Netherlands Web: www.photonenergy.com
Amsterdam, 14 November 2023
Georg Hotar, Member of the Board of Directors Michael Gartner, Member of the Board of Directors
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