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Enefit Green — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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ENEFIT GREEN Q2 2023
Interim results presentation
Enefit Greeni III kvartali 2022 vahearuanne

Results are presented by:

Aavo Kärmas CEO


Electricity prices on core markets 2X lower
Drivers:
- Over 2X lower natural gas prices
- Commissioning of Olkiluto-3 nuclear reactor
- Strong hydro power supply

Regulatory developments
The European Council continued the debate on electricity market reform, which will have a significant impact on the business environment
- In April, the European Council decided to change the policy on CO2 emission allowances and to set a new EU-wide emissions reduction target. The decision will encourage investment in new renewable power plants
- Parliamentary elections were held in March 2023. Government's Action Programme (2023–2027) has number of targets that will affect the business environment for renewable electricity generation: to make Estonia a country that exports electricity, organize reverse auctions with price ceilings and floors, purchase renewable electricity for the buildings under its management Riigi Kinnisvara AS, offer an opportunity for households and apartment associations producing up to 30 kW to connect to the grid at a fixed price
The new government's EU policy priorities until 2025: create a single price area in the Baltic electricity market in order to increase the market for renewable electricity, build the third electricity transmission cable, Estlink 3, between Estonia and Finland by the early 2030s
In June, the government established a procedure for granting permits for the construction of wind farms on state and municipally-owned land, which gives a one-off right to submit a reasoned construction permit application for up to 10% of the total area the state forest management company
In June, the electricity market regulator VERT changed the principles of the price ceiling for electricity producers and extended the price ceiling retroactively from 1 December 2022 to the production of power plants under construction
The rule according to which the minimum distance between a wind turbine and a residential building must be at least ten times the height of the wind turbine was lifted. The new restriction zone for new wind turbines is 700 metres
Government decided to maintain the temporary price cap imposed by the EU on renewable electricity producers until the end of the year

Weakest wind conditions in recent years
Average recorded wind speed in Enefit Green wind farms, m/s

2021 2022 2023

2021 2022 2023

Above average availability in most segments


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2021 2022 2023

Path towards 4X growth: 62MW added to operating portfolio during Q2

Operating Under construction

** COD – Commercial Operating Date
*** On 2May 2023 there was an incident in Akmene wind farm resulting in a destruction of a wind turbine under construction.

NB! Development projects are in continuous change.
The presented information is management team's best assessment of the current status of the near-term development portfolio as of 31 July 2023
519MW 519MW 608MW 608MW ~489MW ~489MW up to ~4200MW up to ~2100MW up to ~1000MW up to ~1100MW Operating + under constr. + NT dev portfolio Long term dev portfollio* Liivi offshore wind farm (2025+) Loode-Eesti offshore wind farm** (2029+) Future potential projected capacity long term dev portfolio up to ~1,791MW up to ~6,000MW operating under construction near term dev portfolio Complete view of the development portfolio
NB! Development projects are in continuous change.
- * Various onshore wind and solar farm developments that are not expected to get final investment decision before 2025.
- ** Also known as Hiiumaa offshore wind farm

Q2 2023 Key highlights



+62 MW (new operating capacity Purtse & Zambrow)

+56 GWh
(production from new wind and solar farms under construction)
* (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production

Summary of Q2 electricity prices

- Implied captured price
- Price of electricity sold to the market Realised purchase price Core markets average PPA (until Q4 22 incl FiT) sale price
| Electricity prices €/MWh | Q2 2022 |
Q2 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Core markets average* | 151.3 | 78.7 |
| Price of electricity sold to the market | 127.6 | 63.7 |
| PPA (until Q4 22 incl FiT) sale price | 79.1 | 83.5 |
| Realised purchase price | 175.1 | 83.8 |
| Implied captured price** | 126.8 | 89.9 |
* Production weighted average market price on group's core markets
** (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production
Electricity produced, purchased and sold (GWh)

Implied captured price -29%
- Core markets average price -48%
- Increased electricity purchase volume (5.4 times)
- Realised purchase price -52%
- PPA/FiT average price +6%

Operating income impacted by low electricity prices
Operating income by segment, €m

| Operating income €41.2m -13% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Electricity production -9% Implied captured price* of the segment was 86.9 €/MWh (-26%) |
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| CHP Higher pellet sales volumes and higher sales price Implied captured price* 104.6 €/MWh (-40%) |
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| Solar Electricity production +126% due to new solar farms Exit from "turn-key" solar services business |
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| * (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production |

EBITDA decreased due to lower electricity prices
30.7 19.3 (12.1) +6.5 (6.8) +1.9 +0.6 +0.2 (1.6) (0.2) EBITDA Q2 2022 Sold electricity price impact Sold electricity quantity impact Purchased electricity quantity impact Purchased electricity price impact Cogeneration (excl. Volume and price of electricity) Decrease in nonderivative contract liability Fixed cost Other EBITDA Q2 2023 EBITDA -11.5 (-37.2%) Impacted by electricity production
Group's EBITDA change by drivers, €m
EBITDA €19.3m -37%
Electricity price net impact -€10.2m
Higher PPA price did not compensate the impact of the decline in market prices
Sold / purchased quantities net impact -€0.3m
Low and variable production increased both electricity purchase and sale quantities
Impact of fixed expenses -€1.6m
Mainly increased labor and research/consultation costs
Other cogeneration segment result +€0.6m:
Higher sales of pellets and profitability

Wind energy segment: lower electricity prices, lower production and power purchase costs had negative impact on profitability



EBITDA €11.8m -42%
- Higher production volumes in Lithuania due to the addition of new wind farms
- Older wind farms production low (incl Estonia) due to wind conditions
- Lower implied captured electricity price*
- Power purchase costs

* (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production ** (Total operating expenses - power and balancing energy purchase - D&A) / operating capacity. Only operating wind assets are included: Enefit Wind OÜ and Enefit Wind UAB
Cogeneration segment: lower electricity price decreased profitability


Implied captured electricity price driven by market prices

* (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production
Solar segment: production from new solar farms improved profitability despite lower electricity prices

Solar services revenues Operating farms' revenues

EBITDA €1.9m
- 126% higher production due to new solar farms
- Lower implied captured electricity price*
* (electricity sales revenue + renewable energy support and efficient cogeneration support + revenues from sale of guarantees of origin - day-ahead and intraday purchases on Nord Pool - balancing energy purchases) / production

Q2 2023 net profit impacted by lower electricity prices and income tax related to dividend payout Net profit €1.1m

Return on invested capital and return on equity, %

Net finance income Increased by €0.3m due to higher interest income Interest expense increase of €1.8m, but neutral impact on profit due to 100% capitalization rate) Corporate income tax expenses Increased by €4.7m due to dividend payout Net profit Low electricity market prices Increased power purchased costs -93% Returns Return on invested capital declined due to lower EBIT Return on equity declined due to lower net profit Return on equity 12.9%

Return on invested capital = LTM operating profit / (net debt + equity) Return on equity = LTM net profit / equity
€74.6m of investments in Q2 2023

Liquidity development Q2 2023, €m
Q2 2022 Q2 2023 Wind CHP Solar Other
Base investments Development investments
Investments €74.6m +82%
Operating cash flow
Lower support than previously to continuing investments due to lower electricity prices
Investments
- Q2 2023 investments in the amount of
- €74.6m, primarily into wind developments:
- Tolpanvaara €31.7m
- Sopi-Tootsi €13.9m
- Vändra solar farm €9.4m
- Akmene €2.4m
- €74.6m, primarily into wind developments:

Leverage is rising ahead of completion of new capacities

Loans repayment schedule, €m



Overview of power portfolio hedging
4 052
4 217
production assets (operating, under construction and planned) and their coverage with PPAs and renewable support measures, GWh

Operating Under construction Investment decision not made PPA FiT/CfD FiP Floor*
* Price floor – state support in a form of a price floor received from reverse auction at price level of 34.9 €/MWh (maximum 20 €/MWh) with a duration of 12 years
Forecasted production volumes of Power Purchase Agreements
2023-2027
- 6,901 GWh of PPAs signed (55% of expected production)
- Average locked price 69.4 EUR/MWh
2028+
- Longest PPA contracts span to 2033
- Production after 2027 fixed with PPAs in the amount of 3,677 GWh with average price of 78.1 EUR/MWh

Q2 2023 Summary

Electricity prices have normalized – 2X lower than in extraordinary last year
- Weak wind conditions
- Final investment decision on 74MW Sopi solar farm
- Completion of Purtse hybrid farm
- Completion of Zambrow solar farm
- Construction of 5 wind and 3 solar farms continues
Added new operating renewable capacity during the quarter
+62 MW
+14% compared to existing operating capacity (457MW -> 519MW)
Total renewable capacity under construction
608 MW
+117% additional capacity when completed



Aavo Kärmas, CEO Veiko Räim, CFO

Appendix
Condensed consolidated interim financial statements Q2 2023

Condensed consolidated interim income statement
| € thousand | Note | Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9 | 36,556 | 41,505 | 105,341 | 99,646 |
| Renewable energy support and other operating income | 10 | 4,610 | 5,773 | 13,329 | 14,352 |
| Change in inventories of finished goods and work in progress | 4,892 | 4,646 | (168) | 2,579 | |
| Raw materials, consumables and services used | 11 | (20,583) | (16,365) | (45,375) | (30,499) |
| Payroll expenses | (2,905) | (2,169) | (5,391) | (4,612) | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment | (9,707) | (9,644) | (19,522) | (19,292) | |
| Other operating expenses | (3,274) | (2,645) | (7,329) | (5,150) | |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 9,589 | 21,101 | 40,885 | 57,025 | |
| Finance income | 1,191 | 1,117 | 1,598 | 1,525 | |
| Finance costs | (402) | (626) | (782) | (1,188) | |
| Net finance income | 789 | 491 | 816 | 337 | |
| Profit (loss) from associates under the equity method | 22 | (76) | 41 | (72) | |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAX | 10,400 | 21,516 | 41,742 | 57,290 | |
| Income tax expense | (9,260) | (4,592) | (10,080) | (5,441) | |
| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD | 1,140 | 16,924 | 31,662 | 51,849 | |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share | |||||
| Weighted average number of shares, thousand | 6 | 264,276 | 264,276 | 264,276 | 264,276 |
| Basic earnings per share, € | 6 | 0.004 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.20 |
| Diluted earnings per share, € | 6 | 0.004 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.20 |

Condensed consolidated statement of other comprehensive income
| € thousand | Note | Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD | 1,140 | 16,924 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | |||
| Remeasurement of hedging instruments in cash flow hedges (incl. reclassifications to profit or loss) |
5, 7 | 1,228 | 5,586 |
| Exchange differences on the translation of foreign operations | 7 | 436 | (106) |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 1,664 | 5,480 | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD | 2,804 | 22,404 |

Condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position
| € thousand | Note | 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 4 | 899,039 | 776,870 |
| Intangible assets | 60,304 | 60,382 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 4,510 | 4,239 | |
| Prepayments for non-current assets | 4 | 45,462 | 19,412 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,751 | 1,321 | |
| Investments in associates | 547 | 506 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 5, 7 | 8,866 | 11,277 |
| Non-current receivables | 40 | 40 | |
| Total non-current assets | 1,020,519 | 874,047 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 14,265 | 14,227 | |
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments | 37,304 | 41,091 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 52,996 | 131,456 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 5 | 4,887 | 3,349 |
| Total current assets | 109,452 | 190,123 | |
| Total assets | 1,129,971 | 1,064,170 |
| € thousand | Note | 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITY | |||
| Equity and reserves attributable to shareholders of the parent |
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| Share capital | 264,276 | 264,276 | |
| Share premium | 6 | 60,351 | 60,351 |
| Statutory capital reserve | 5,555 | 3,259 | |
| Other reserves | 5, 7 | 166,959 | 166,419 |
| Foreign currency translation reserve | 7 | (361) | (762) |
| Retained earnings | 199,586 | 225,190 | |
| Total equity | 696,366 | 718,733 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 8 | 283,032 | 255,755 |
| Government grants | 6,879 | 7,115 | |
| Non-derivative contract liability | 5, 7 | 18,086 | 18,086 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 12,482 | 12,326 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
| Provisions | 9 | 9 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 323,488 | 296,291 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 8 | 75,818 | 23,808 |
| Trade and other payables | 31,698 | 20,215 | |
| Provisions | 2 | 2 | |
| Non-derivative contract liability | 5 | 2,599 | 5,121 |
| Total current liabilities | 110,117 | 49,146 | |
| Total liabilities | 433,605 | 345,437 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 1,129,971 | 1,064,170 |

Condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows
| € thousand | Note | Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | H1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||
| Cash generated from operations | 12 | 14,006 | 22,898 | 58,343 |
| Interest and loan fees paid | (2,084) | (495) | (4,137) | |
| Interest received | 207 | 3 | 518 | |
| Income tax paid | (631) | (1,001) | (1,205) | |
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 11,498 | 21,405 | 53,519 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
4 | (69,907) | (34,739) | (149,480) |
| Acquisition of a subsidiary* | 0 | 0 | (6,174) | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of a business | 0 | 718 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (69,907) | (34,021) | (155,654) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||
| Proceeds from bank loans | 8 | 90,000 | 40,000 | 90,000 |
| Repayments of bank loans | 8 | (4,040) | (5,027) | (11,177) |
| Repayments of lease principal | 8 | (95) | (47) | (179) |
| Dividends paid | (54,969) | (39,906) | (54,969) | |
| Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities | 30,896 | (4,980) | 23,675 | |
| Net cash flow | (27,513) | (17,596) | (78,460) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
80,509 | 108,441 | 131,456 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 52,996 | 90,845 | 52,996 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (27,513) | (17,596) | (78,460) |
