Quarterly Report • May 13, 2016
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Management Board's report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 3-month period
ended March 31, 2016
| 1 | Description of activity of the Capital Group | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Factors important for the development of the PGE Capital Group 1.2 Factors and events affecting results |
7 8 |
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| 2 3 |
Strategy of the PGE Capital Group for years 2014 - 2020 and key activities in the first quarter of 2016 Results achieved in PGE Capital Group |
23 31 |
| 3.1 Financial results of PGE Capital Group 3.2 Operational figures of PGE Capital Group 3.3 Business segments – financial data 3.4 Transactions with related entities 3.5 Publication of financial forecasts 3.6 Information about shares and other securities |
31 32 40 50 50 51 |
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| 4 | Description of the organisation of the PGE Capital Group | 53 |
| 4.1 Changes in organisation of the Capital Group 4.2 Branches of the companies of the PGE Capital Group |
54 55 |
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| 5 | Other significant events of the reporting period and subsequent events | 56 |
| 5.1 Signing of agreement on initiation of Polska Grupa Górnicza (Polish Mining Group) 5.2 Changes in the Management Board 5.3 Changes in the Supervisory Board 5.4 Activities related to nuclear energy 5.5 Legal aspects 5.6 Description of material agreements 5.7 Information on granting by the Company or itssubsidiary of loan securities or guarantees 5.8 Decisions of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office related to realisation of LTC Act 5.9 Information concerning proceedings in front of court, body appropriate for arbitration proceedings or in front of public administration authorities 5.10 Information on issue, redemption and repayment of debt securities and other securities |
56 57 58 60 61 62 62 63 64 64 |
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| 6 | Statements of the Management Board | 65 |
| 6.1 Statement on the reliable preparation of the financial statements |
65 | |
| 7 | Approval of the Management Board's Report GLOSSARY |
65 66 |
MANAGEMENT BOARD'S REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CAPITAL GROUP OF PGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.
FOR THE 3-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
| Revenues [PLNm] | 3,073 | 213 |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA [PLNm] | 1,000 | 114 |
| hare in EBITDA of the group | 55% | 6% |
| Capital expenditures [PLNm] |
1,471 | 76 |
| Assets [PLNm] | 33,467 | 4,717 |
| Installed capacity [MW] Contract Contract Advertising |
10,615 | 2,134 |
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MANAGEMENT BOARD'S REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CAPITAL GROUP OF PGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.
FOR THE 3-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
| Market position | One of the leaders in wholesale trading and retail supply in Poland |
Second energy distributor with regard to number of customers |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues [PLNm] | 4,142 | 1,510 |
| EBITDA [PLNm] | 139 | 555 |
| Share in EBITDA of the group | 8% | 30% |
| Capital expenditures [PLNm] |
4 | 287 |
| Assets [PLNm] | 3,615 | 16,719 |
Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. ("PGE Capital Group", the "Group", the "Capital Group", "PGE Group") is the largest vertically integrated company in energy sector in Poland in terms of revenues, installed capacity and electricity produced.
The parent company of PGE Capital Group is PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. ("PGE S.A.", the "Company").
PGE Group currently organizes its activities in the following business segments:
In the opinion of the Company Management Board, the following factors will influence the Company's and the Group's results and performance within at least next quarter:
| Market environment | Description in p. |
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|---|---|---|
| Demand | ● demand for electricity and heat | 1.2.1 |
| ● seasonality and weather conditions | ||
| Electricity market | ● wholesale electricity prices | 1.2.4 |
| ● prices and tariffs on electricity and heat retail sale markets | 1.2.3 | |
| ● tariffs for transmission and distribution of heat and tariffs for electricity distribution |
1.2.3 | |
| Related markets | ● prices of property rights (certificates of origin of electricity) | 1.2.5 |
| ● availability and prices of fuels used in generation of electricity and heat, in particular prices of hard coal, fuel gas and biomass, as well as costs of fuels transportation to the generating units |
1.2.2 | |
| ● prices of CO2 emission rights | 1.2.6 | |
| Power infrastructure | ● availability of cross-border transmission capacities | 1.2.4 |
| ● growth of generating capacity in national electro-energy system, including renewable energy and cogeneration |
1.2.4 | |
| ● development and modernisation of energy grid | ||
| Otoczenie | ● GDP dynamics, particularly in industrial production | 1.2.1 |
| makroekonomiczne | ● interest rates and exchange rates, values of which affect evaluation of assets and liabilities shown by the Group |
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| Regulatory environment |
| Domestic | ● possible changes to the Poland's energy policy as a result of new Energy Policy of Poland until 2050 |
|---|---|
| ● changes in scope of services like: | |
| modification of current Operational Reserve mechanism | |
| implementation of cold reserve mechanism | |
| implementation of further packages for demand reduction services | |
| ● amendment to the Law on Renewable Energy Sources, changing support scheme for energy generation in renewables |
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| ● parliamentary draft bill on investments in wind farms | |
| ● results of proceeding of the European Commission on notification of cogeneration and renewable energy sources supportschemes |
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| ● results of explanatory proceedings before the ERO President and court disputes in cases of issue of certificates of origin of energy produced from biomass for some of the branches of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. ("PGE GiEK S.A.") |
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| ● issue of implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive into the domestic law | |
| ● matter of implementation of quality tariff in distribution, that will make regulated income dependant on SAIDI and SAIFI ratios and connection time, among others |
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| ● possible different decision in law disputes, from which most relevant were presented in note 19.4 to the consolidated financial statements |
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| ● draft Water Law Act changing the way of collecting water charges | |
| International | ● regulations of 2030 climate and energy package – including EU climate summit decisions from October 2014 particularly: at least 40% CO2 reduction targets, 27% RES share target in total energy consumption, 27% efficiency improvement target, including: |
| draft revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) Directive – formula for compensation mechanisms – Modernisation Fund and free allocation of emission allowances |
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| appeal by Poland to the European Court of Justice regarding a decision to establish a Market Stability Reserve for the CO2 emission allowance market – possible impact on CO2 prices and procedure for determining climate policy |
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| draft revision of the Renewable Energy (REDII) Directive, including setting out the |
| means by which Poland is to contribute to the 27% share of renewable energy in the energy mix at EU level by 2030 |
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| draft revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), including setting out the means by which Poland is to contribute to the 27% improvement in energy efficiency at EU level by 2030 |
| ● regulations connected with the reduction of emissions of other pollutions, including: process of revising the Best Available Techniques (BAT) – uncertainty regarding the final date for publication of the BAT conclusions and, therefore, the date for adapting production assets to the new requirements. A preferred deadline for adapting to the requirements stemming from the BAT conclusions is 2024, meaning that publication of the BAT conclusions ought to be delayed to the end of 2019 |
| draft National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive regarding national limits for the emission of certain pollutants into the air and its impact on the electricity sector, including establishing the final content of provisions regulating the emission ceilings and the means by which national authorities are to implement these |
| ● implementation of the Energy Union concept, including: |
| process of European markets connection, works on standardized model of electricity market, unified trading areas and the trading rules between them. Currently, works are being pursued on connection of Poland to market coupling mechanisms, which is based on combining of energy sale and energy purchase offers from two or more markets, taking into account the transmission capacity available on the connections of these markets and determining the price of electricity based on a common algorithm. |
| a new directive aiming to ensure the security of supply, which might include a legally binding requirement to expand interconnectors to 10% by 2020 and to 15% by 2030; |
| harmonisation of capacity mechanisms in the EU. |
PGE Group's main operating area is Poland, and the domestic macroeconomic backdrop has a substantial impact on Group's results. At the same time, the condition of Poland's economy remains largely tied to the situation across the European Union and in global markets. The Group's financial results are affected by both the situation in specific segments of the economy and the financial markets, which affect the terms of PGE Group's debt financing.
As a rule of thumb, there is a historical correlation between rising electricity demand and economic growth in Poland. Historical data over the long term shows that this link is weakened because of the economy becoming less energy-intensive. In the past ten years, Poland's gross domestic product grew by about four times faster than gross electricity demand. Considering PGE Group's position on the Polish power generation market, as well as its substantial share in the electricity sales and distribution market, changes in power and heat demand may have a significant impact on the Group's results.
In the first quarter of 2016, gross electricity consumption went up 2.1% compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase was higher than in the previous year, when consumption went up 1.3% from the analogical period of 2014.
Economic trends in 2016 largely remained positive. From the beginning of 2014, quarterly GDP growth remains above 3%. According to the initial estimate published by the Central Statistical Office of Poland, seasonally adjusted GDP in the first quarter of 2016 was higher by 3.9%* in real terms than in the previous year.
* GDP for the Q1 2016 estimated according to analysts' forecasts, dynamics of gross electricity consumption according to PSE S.A. Source: Central Statistical Office of Poland, PSE S.A.
Economic growth and rising electricity consumption were accompanied by moderately optimistic condition of Polish industry, which is responsible for approx. 45% of domestic electricity consumption. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for industry averaged 53.2 points in 2015, and 52.5 points in the first quarter of 2016. This is above the 50 point threshold, which means the respondents expect the sector's situation to improve. The positive result stems mainly from growing production and employment. The results of the Polish industrial sector should be further strengthened by the Eurozone, whose PMI for 2015 remained at an average level of 52.2 points, and 51.7 points in the first quarter of 2016.
Diagram: Manufacturing PMI in Poland and Eurozone (in points).
Source: Markit Economics
From PGE Group's perspective, another positive development is the stronger growth in overall industrial production. In the first quarter of 2016, it went up by 3.0% y-o-y, compared to 5.3% in the previous year. The change resulted from substantial growth in industrial production (3.8% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2016 versus 6.8% in the comparable period of 2015). Production dynamics in the whole energy sector decreased again (-1.3% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2016 vs -3.5% in the previous period). The value of industrial manufacturing depends on volumes of goods produced and prices. PPI's dynamics remains negative for more than three years. In the first quarter of 2016 PPI decreased by 1.7% due to low prices of fossil fuels, particularly crude oil and hard coal.
CPI reading has remained negative since July 2014. From the beginning of the year CPI decreased by 0.9%.
Table: Key economic indicators for Poland.
| Key economic indicators (% change y-o-y) |
Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| GDP 1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| CPI2 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| PPI2 | -1.7 | -2.6 |
| Sold industrial production2 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Sold production – manufacturing2 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
| 3 Sold production – energy |
-1.3 | -3.5 |
| Gross domestic electricity consumption4 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| 4 Gross domestic electricity consumption (TWh) |
42.6 | 41.8 |
| EUR/PLN5 | 4.36 | 4.18 |
Source: 1 Central Statistical Office of Poland, GDP seasonally adjusted for the first quarter of 2016 estimated on the basis of analysts' forecasts, 2 Central Statistical Office of Poland – data for the first quarter of 2016 estimated on the basis of monthly figures, 3 Central Statistical Office of Poland - Energy generation and supply of electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply, 4 PSE S.A.., 5National Bank of Poland
Table: Volume and cost of purchase of fuels for generation needs from third party suppliers in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015.
| Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of fuel | Volume (tons ths) |
Cost (PLNm) |
Volume (tons ths) |
Cost (PLNm) |
| Hard coal | 1,193 | 263 | 1,119 | 277 |
| Gas (cubic metres ths) | 211,842 | 181 | 206,219 | 196 |
| Biomass | 267 | 57 | 379 | 106 |
| Fuel oil | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 509 | 589 |
In the first quarter of 2016 the costs of purchasing primary fuels for generation needs from providers outside the Group amounted to PLN 509 million and were lower by PLN 80 million compared to the first quarter of 2015.
Costs of purchase of the main fuels in PGE Capital Group were impacted mostly by:
Higher purchase volume of hard coal results mainly from higher generation in Opole power plant than in the comparable period, what is a consequence of overhaul of unit no. 4 from October 2014 till February 6, 2015.
In the first quarter of 2016 approximately 65% of the electricity was produced from internally sourced lignite, whose extraction price is fully controlled by PGE Capital Group.
PGE Group companies earn part of their income based on tariffs approved by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office:
In 2016 tariffs for sales of energy to the corporate customers (key and business) and to individuals (other than G tariff customers connected to the distribution network of PGE Dystrybucja S.A.) were not subject to approval of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office.
In 2016 sales of electricity to off-takers from the G tariff group, connected to the distribution network of PGE Dystrybucja S.A., was conducted on the basis of electricity Tariff for PGE Obrót S.A. approved by the decision of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office for the period till December 31, 2016. In comparison to the analogical period of 2015 tariffs in G tariff group decreased by approximately 0.7%.
Methodology of and assumptions for tariffs determination were published in the document "Tariffs for the DSO for the year 2016", which was prepared and published by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office.
On December 17, 2015 the ERO President approved the Tariff of PGE Dystrybucja S.A. for electricity distribution services for the period until December 31, 2016.
Distribution tariffs for 2016 approved by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office, contributed to changes in average tariff in particular tariff groups (calculated for revenues and volume in a given tariff year) in comparison to year 2015:
Decrease of distribution tariffs takes into account 12% increase in quality fee transferred from the Transmission System Operator tariff, that increase regulated revenue but does not affect the result of Distribution segment .
The most important change is implementation in tariff for 2016 of quality parameters. It has been settled that the ratios directly impacting the regulated revenue will be following key performance indicators:
Not meeting the levels of ratios indicated by the ERO President will result in penalty of decreasing the regulated revenue through reduction of amount of return on capital in year t+2. In the initial period no rewards are anticipated for achieving better indicators than the required ones.
Impact of quality parameters realized in 2016 will be included in tariff for 2018. In accordance with the assumptions adopted by the ERO, a penalty may not exceed 2% of regulated revenue and value of 15% of return on capital in a given year.
For the first time in line with the ERO guidelines, it has been possible to include in the tariff costs related to construction of energy infrastructure in the traffic lane, or costs related to the permanent exclusion of land from agricultural production and forestry.
In the tariff of PGE Dystrybucja S.A. RES fee was also introduced. That fee – due to the amendments to the RES Law – will come into force as from July 1, 2016.
Pursuant to the Energy Law, Energy companies holding concessions set tariffs for heat and propose their duration. Tariff is subject to approval of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office, if it is consistent with rules and
regulations. Detailed rules for tariffs determination are defined in the Regulation of the Polish Minister of Economy on detailed rules for calculation of tariffs and on settlements with regard to heat supply. Conduction of proceedings concerning heat tariffs approval lies within the competence of regional Branches of the Energy Regulatory Office.
Average sale price of heat to external customers increased by approx. 3.4% in comparison to the prices binding in the first quarter of 2015.
Liquidity on the day-ahead market of Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A. (TGE) in the first quarter of 2016 increased by 3% y-o-y. The trading volumes on the futures market (RTT) declined by 0.5% compared to the first quarter of 2015. Total combined trading volume for the day-ahead market and RTT remained at the level from the first quarter of 2015, reaching 47.9 TWh. This means that TGE trading volumes exceeded domestic electricity consumption, which amounted to 42.6 TWh - according to PSE S.A.
Chart: Quarterly trading volumes on the day ahead market (RDN) and futures market (RTT) in 2015-2016.
In the first quarter of 2016, prices on the day-ahead market showed a rising tendency. The average price in the first quarter of 2016 on the day-ahead market ("IRDN index") was PLN 154/MWh, compared to PLN 146/MWh in the previous year. The higher average price for the quarter resulted from an unusual situation in January 2016, caused by three factors:
As a result of these weather factors, the average daily price exceeded PLN 200/MWh, with hourly prices exceeding PLN 600/MWh.
The situation changed in February 2016. Stronger winds resulted in record-high wind generation of 1.37 TWh, compared to 0.7 TWh a year earlier, which coupled with higher temperatures led to a decline of average price to below PLN 140/MWh.
Chart: Monthly prices and price volatility at the day ahead market in 2015–2016 (TGE)*.
* arithmetic average price from all power exchange transactions concluded at the session (IRDN) and prices spread (sIRDN, offIRDN)
In the first quarter of 2016, the average price of annual contracts BASE Y-17 was PLN 157/MWh, down 10% from the same period last year. Average peak contract price (PEAK Y-17) was PLN 210/MWh (contract not quoted in the first quarter of 2015). Base contract prices peaked (at about PLN 170/MWh) midway through January 2016, followed by declines until mid-February, when they reached PLN 151/MWh. In the second half of the first quarter of 2016, prices slightly rose, to PLN 155/MWh.
Chart: Monthly prices and price volatility on the futures market in 2015-2016 (TGE).
In the first quarter of 2016, wholesale energy prices in Poland were some of the highest in Europe, resulting in a substantial excess of imports over exports.
Chart: Comparison of average prices on Polish market and on selected European markets in the first quarter of 2016 (prices in PLN/MWh).
Source: TGE, EEX, EPEX, Nordpool, OTE a.s., PXE
Source: TGE
The balance of cross-border commercial exchange in the first quarter of 2016 was 1.07 TWh, five times higher than in the same period last year. The main driver was the launch of the NordBalt power connection between Sweden and Lithuania in the second half of February 2016, what led to a decline in wholesale prices in Lithuania below the prices in Poland, practically resulting in the full use of transmission capacities (488 MW) into Poland. Prior to establishing a connection between the Swedish and Lithuanian systems, the LitPol Link connection was largely used to export electricity from Poland to Lithuania, where prices were significantly higher.
Other factors driving the negative exchange balance included resumption of imports from Ukraine (higher use of this connection in the first quarter of 2016) as well as lower exports to Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia due to the loss of pricing advantage in morning and evening hours, characteristic for the Polish market in the first quarter of 2015.
Sweden remains the key import direction; with the exchange balance of 0.7 TWh close to last year's level.
Picture: Geographical structure of commercial exchange in the first quarter of 2016 (GWh).
Source: TGE
The diversity of electricity prices for retail customers in the European Union depends not only on the level of the wholesale prices of electricity. The fiscal system, regulation mechanisms and support schemes in particular countries all have significant impact on the final price of electricity. In Poland in the second half of 2015, an additional burden for individual customers accounted for 22% of the electricity price, compared to the EU average of 29%. In Denmark and Germany the proportion of additional charges in the price of electricity exceeded 50%.
Diagram: Comparison of average electricity prices for individual customers in selected EU countries in the second half of 2015 (prices in PLN/MWh). Prices include the costs of electricity distribution.
Source: own work based on Energy prices in the EU. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. EURO/PLN4.40
Diagram: The share of additional charges in electricity prices for the individual customers in selected EU countries in the second half of 2015 (prices in PLN/MWh, calculated with average quarterly exchange rate EUR/PLN 4.40).
Of key significance to PGE Group's financial results are property rights from renewable energy sources (OZEX_A) and yellow cogeneration property rights (PMGM). In the first quarter of 2016, the average price of green certificates reached PLN 114/MWh and was 22% lower y-o-y, reflecting higher electricity production from renewable sources and therefore a growing supply of green certificates. The prices of green certificates remained at a lower level than the substitute fee established for 2016 at PLN 300/MWh. The average price of yellow certificates grew by 12% y-o-y to PLN 118/MWh (substitute fee: PLN 125/MWh).
Chart: Average quarterly prices green and yellow certificates(in PLN/MWh).
Source: Own work based on TGE quotations
Two types of emission rights are available on the market – European Union Allowances (EUA) and Certified Emission Reductions (CER). CER-type rights may be redeemed by business operators only to a limited extent, in settlement period 2013-2020 up to 11% of the allocations granted under the National Allocation Plan for years 2008-2012.
In the first quarter of 2016, the prices of EUAs substantially declined, mainly as a result of lower commodity prices on highly correlated markets, i.e. crude oil, gas, coal and electricity in Germany. Further factors attributing to the prices of CO2 emission rights in the period included increasing of volume intender for auctions in 2016, allocation of free-of-charge CO2 emission allowances for 2015 and publication by the European Commission of data regarding levels of greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by the EU ETS.
Chart: Prices of CO2 emission rights in the first quarter of 2016.
Source: own work based on the data from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) - closing prices
In the first quarter of 2016, future EUA prices for December 2016 were priced in range EUR 4.70-8.29/tonne. In the same period, CERs in future contracts with delivery in December 2016 were priced in range EUR 0.35-0.47/tonne.
Work on revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) directive is on-going. The new legal regulations concern the next settlement period, i.e. after 2020. The final version of the directive is to be published at the beginning of 2017.
The Regulation of the Council of Ministers, that sets the allocation of allowances for particular units of electricity producers in period 2013-2020, was adopted on April 8, 2014. Analogically, allocations of allowances for heat producers were set by the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of March 31, 2014.
PGE's installations accounts were credited with free allowances for heat for 2016 and energy for 2015, while free allowances for electricity for 2016 will be received by the Group by the end of April 2017, after verification of reports from investments submitted to the National Investment Plan.
At the same time, redemption of emission rights resulting from CO2 emissions in 2015 was completed in April 2016.
Table: Emission of CO2 from major Group installations in the first quarter of 2016 in comparison to allocation of CO2 emission rights for 2016 (in Mg).
| Operator | CO2 emissions in Q1 2016* |
Allocation of CO2 emission rights for 2016** |
|---|---|---|
| Bełchatów Power Plant | 7,974,478 | 10,282,843 |
| Turów Power Plant | 1,811,763 | 4,137,453 |
| Opole Power Plant | 1,524,814 | 2,377,219 |
| ZEDO | 1,304,565 | 1,949,023 |
| Bydgoszcz CHPs | 277,779 | 442,383 |
| Lublin Wrotków CHP | 210,441 | 257,020 |
| Gorzów CHP | 142,997 | 201,665 |
| Rzeszów CHP | 118,917 | 107,381 |
| Kielce CHP | 84,346 | 83,196 |
| Zgierz CHP | 49,190 | 32,763 |
| TOTAL | 13,499,290 | 19,870,946 |
* estimates, emissions not verified - the data will be settled and certified by the authorised verifier of CO2 emission on the ground of yearly reports of volume of CO2 emissions
** amount of granted CO2 emission rights will be confirmed in the Regulation of the Council of Ministers in the first quarter of 2017
Due to the termination of LTCs in accordance with the LTC Act, the producers being earlier the parties to such contracts obtained a right to receive compensations for the coverage of so called stranded costs. Stranded costs were capital expenditures resulting from investments in generating assets made by the generator before May 1, 2004 that a generator is not able to recoup from revenues obtained from sales of generated electricity, spare capacity and ancillary services in a competitive environment after early termination of LTC. The LTC Act limits the total amount of funds that may be paid to all generators to cover stranded costs, discounted as at January 1, 2007, to PLN 11.6 billion, including PLN 6.3 billion for PGE.
Table: Key data relating to PGE Group generators subject to the LTC Act.
| Generator | Maximum amount of stranded LTC maturity and additional costs (in PLN million) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Turów Power Plant | 2016 | 2,571 | |
| Opole Power Plant | 2012 | 1,966 | |
| ZEDO | 2010 | 633 | |
| Lublin Wrotków CHP | 2010 | 617 | |
| Rzeszów CHP | 2012 | 422 | |
| Gorzów CHP | 2009 | 108 | |
| TOTAL | 6,317 |
In the period provided for by the LTC Act, i.e. till December 31, 2007, PGE S.A. signed LTC termination agreements with generators being parties to the then applicable LTCs. Therefore generators obtained a right to receive funds to cover their stranded costs.
The impact of LTC compensations on results achieved by the PGE Group is described in note 22.1 to the consolidated financial statements and in p. 5.8 of this report.
Market and regulatory environment is currently subject to constant changes, which require PGE Group to verify its strategy through prioritisation and potential correction of key aspirations and strategic activities.
In particular, it is required to accelerate restructuring initiatives and efficiency improvement in operations of the whole organisation that are necessary for faster diversification of the Group's generation fleet. The Company analyses its development plans in the context of the market situation and maximization of the CAPEX and OPEX efficiency.
Main areas of analyses are:
Diagram: Strategic aspirations of PGE Capital Group.
In order to strengthen the leading position in electricity generation in Poland, PGE Group strategy assumes significant spending in 2016-2020 for replacement, modernisation and construction of new generation assets. Review of the investment and modernization program is one of the key elements in the process of updating aspirations and strategic actions of the PGE Capital Group.
| Key projects in the first quarter of 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Construction of new units in Opole power plant |
● construction of two power units of 900 MW each ● budget: approx. PLN 11 billion (net, without costs of financing) ● capital expenditures incurred: approx. PLN 4.2 billion ● fuel: hard coal ● efficiency: 45.5% ● contractor: syndicate of companies: Rafako, Polimex-Mostostal and Mostostal Warszawa; main subcontractor: Alstom ● commissioning: unit 5 – H2 2018; unit 6 – H1 2019 ● January 31, 2014 – issue of Notice to Proceed ● status: completed assembly of a steel structure for boiler no. 6 and construction of a concrete coating for cooling tower of unit no. 5; continuing construction of pressure parts of boiler no. 5, steel structure of turbine halls of units no. 5 and 6, completed concrete coating for cooling tower no. 6. Overall progress of the works as of the end of March 2016 reached 40.3% |
| Construction of new unit in Turów power plant |
● construction of power unit with a capacity of 490 MW ● budget: approx. PLN 4 billion (net, without costs of financing) ● capital expenditures incurred: approx. PLN 0.13 billion ● fuel: lignite ● efficiency: 43.1% ● contractor: syndicate of companies: Mitsubishi-Hitachi Power Systems Europe, Budimex and Tecnicas Reunidas ● commissioning: H1 2020 ● December 1, 2014 - issue of Notice to Proceed ● status: project documentation development stage; excavation work for the main facilities of the new unit are conducted |
| Construction of new unit in Gorzów CHP |
● construction of cogeneration CCGT unit with a capacity of 138 MWe and 88 MWt ● budget: approx. PLN 607 million (net, without costs of financing) ● capital expenditures incurred: approx. PLN 286 million ● fuel: local nitrogen-rich gas or methane-rich gas (Group E) |
|---|---|
| ● overall efficiency: 84% | |
| ● contractor: Siemens | |
| ● commissioning: H2 2016 | |
| ● October 3, 2013 - issue of Notice to Proceed | |
| ● status: project in advanced stage, installation and electrical work continued. The finishing work at all of the buildings of the new unit is on-going, trial run works have been commenced. |
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| Construction of a Thermal Processing |
● construction of a thermal processing installation with energy recovery at Rzeszów CHP with capacity of approx. 8 MWe in condensation (approx. 5 MWe +17 MWt in co-generation) |
| Installation with | ● budget: approx. PLN 293 million (net, without costs of financing) |
| Energy Recovery at | ● capital expenditures incurred: approx. PLN 3 million |
| Rzeszów CHP | ● fuel: municipal waste |
| ● boiler's efficiency: 86% | |
| ● contractor: Aster Resovia TM.E.S.p.A. Termomeccanica Ecologia Astaldi S.p.A spółka cywilna | |
| ● commissioning: 2018 | |
| ● Agreement with the Contractor signed on December 22, 2015, Notice to Proceed issued on April 8, 2016 |
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| ● status: stage of project and preparatory works on the construction site | |
| Investments in | Gniewino Lotnisko wind farm |
| renewable energy | ● budget: approx. PLN 516 million (net, without costs of financing) |
| sources | ● capacity: 90 MW (30 turbines with a capacity of 3 MW) |
| ● June 2014 – contract for supply of wind turbines (Alstom) | |
| ● August 2014 – contract for construction works (CJR) | |
| ● status: investment completed, occupancy permit obtained in December 2015, concession | |
| for electricity generation obtained in January 2016 | |
| Kisielice II wind farm | |
| ● budget: approx. PLN 79 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● capacity: 12 MW (6 turbines with a capacity of 2 MW) | |
| ● January 2015 – turnkey contract for construction of the wind farm (Mega) | |
| ● status: investment completed, occupancy permit obtained in December 2015, concession | |
| for electricity generation obtained in February 2016 |
Total installed capacity in PGE Group's wind farms currently amounts to 529 MW.
| Modernisation and | Comprehensive modernization of units 7-12 - Bełchatów power plant |
|---|---|
| replacement | ● Project's objective: to extend the life-time of the units up to 320 ths. hours which enables |
| projects | utilization of existing coal resources |
| ● boosting the efficiency of the units by approx. 2 p.p. ● budget: approx. PLN 4.6 billion (net, without costs of financing) |
|
| ● work progress: units no. 7, 8, 11 and 12 commissioned, regulatory operation on unit np. 9 | |
| is ongoing, unit no. 10 - in modernization | |
| ● fuel: lignite | |
| ● Completion: 2016 | |
| Modernization of desulphurization installations for units 3-12 - Bełchatów power plant | |
| ● project's objective: to decrease the SO2 emission level to the level required in IED (<=200 mg/Nm3 ) |
|
| ● budget: ca. PLN 156 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● fuel: lignite | |
| ● completion: 2016 | |
| Change in technology of furnace waste storage for units 1-12 – Bełchatów power plant and construction of installation to transport ash; production and transport of sludge from unit |
|
| 14 in Bełchatów power plant | |
| ● project's objective: to provide the capability for storage of furnace waste produced during the operation of units 1-12 of Bełchatów power plant until exhaustion of lignite resources. In |
|
| the course of the project, the requirement to fit out unit 14 with new technology for the | |
| transport and storage of combustion waste was identified. | |
| ● budget for units 1-12: ca. PLN 456 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● budget for unit 14: ca. PLN 91 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● completion: 2018 | |
| Reduction of NOx emission - units 1, 2 and 4 Opole power plant | |
| ● project's objective: to decrease the NOx emission level from boilers of units no. 1, 2 and 4 to standard required in IED (<=200 mg/Nm3 ). |
|
| ● budget: ca. PLN 148 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● fuel: hard coal | |
| ● completion: 2016 | |
| Construction of desulphurization installations for units 4-6 – Turów power plant | |
| ● project's objective: to decrease the SO2 emission level to standard required in IED (<=200 mg/Nm3 ). |
|
| ● budget: ca. PLN 530 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● fuel: lignite | |
| ● completion: 2016 | |
| Construction of overburden line in Bełchatów Lignite Mine (Szczerców Field) ● project's objective: to increase the mine extraction capacity enabling to cover lignite needs of Bełchatów power plant |
|
| ● budget: ca. PLN 99.5 million (net, without costs of financing) | |
| ● fuel: lignite | |
| ● completion: 2016 | |
| Construction of flue gas denitrification installation and flue-gas desulphurisation for OP-230 | |
| boilers no. 3 and 4 in Bydgoszcz CHPs | |
| ● Aim of the project: Reduction of NOx and SOx emissions from boilers no. 3 and 4 to a level allowing for further use after 2017 |
|
| ● budget to be determined, tender procedure ongoing | |
| ● fuel: hard coal | |
| ● completion: 2018 | |
| Modernisation of the Pomorzany power plant | |
| ● Aim of the project: Reduction of NOx and SOx emissions from Benson OP-206 boilers to a level allowing to meet the requirements of the IED Directive and BAT/BREF conclusions as well as to ensure that the plant remains in operation until about 2040 |
|
| Comprehensive reconstruction and modernisation of units no. 1-3 at Turów power plant |
|---|
| ● Aim of the project: Adaptation to BAT Conclusions requirements regarding permissible |
| emissions, increase of availability and efficiency, as well as expansion of each turboset's |
| nominal capacity by 15 MW. |
| ● budget to be determined |
| ● fuel: lignite |
| ● completion: 2020 |
| Construction of flue gas desulphurisation and denitrification installations for WP-70 boilers |
| at Lublin-Wrotków CHP |
| ● Aim of the project: Adaptation of WP-70 water boilers to emission standards as per BAT |
| Conclusions requirements for units smaller than 300 MWt. |
| ● budget to be determined, tender procedure ongoing |
| ● fuel: hard coal |
| ● completion: 2018 |
PGE Group reorganises the sales process based on effective trading strategy. In every customer segment the PGE Group focuses on understanding the needs of the customers and improvement of customer service quality. In particular it includes:
In the Distribution segment, assuring reliability of supply through operational and investment efficiency is the main goal. PGE Group is committed to improve grid reliability - we intend to achieve a goal of 50% SAIDI reduction by 2020 mainly by refocusing the investment outlays on projects to the largest extent limiting the level of undelivered energy and by increasing operational performance.
| Key projects in the first quarter of 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Project of network losses |
● the project is intended to reduce electricity procurement costs for balancing differences |
| reduction | ● activities undertaken: replacement of transformers with low-loss units grid conversion and modernisation: construction of HV/MV stations, increase of cable cross sections for HV, MV and LV lines, reduction of MV and LV lines maintenance of optimal grid workload, elimination of adverse energy transit in HV lines, optimisation of MV line partitions, reduction of load asymmetries in LV lines. |
| ● the results of the project: lowering of the balancing difference in 2015 to 5.91% (in 2014 it amounted to 6.32%); volume of balancing difference in 2015 amounted to 2.38 TWh and was lower than in 2014 by 4.4% with the simultaneous increase of volumes of energy delivered to off-takers by 2.6% in comparison to the previous year. ● activities initiated in the first quarter of 2016: project assumptions for 2016-2020 were updated in March 2016. Pursuant to the revision, activities aimed at reducing balancing differences at PGE Dystrybucja S.A. are to be continued. Level of balancing differences expected in 2016 – 5.90%. |
|
| CRM Billing | ● the aim of the project is deployment of support systems for settlements and customer service in PGE Obrót S.A. and PGE Dystrybucja S.A. ● the project will yield: improved operational performance and support tools for processes dealing with settlements and customer service stronger competitive position on the back of an expanded product offering improved customer service quality |
| ● the above objectives will be attained through the deployment of IT tools that support billing and settlement processes, debt collection, sales, post-sales services, CRM, customer service, exchange of metering data and information concerning technical operations |
● activities initiated in the first quarter of 2016: A procurement proceeding was initiated to deliver and implement a system for customer service and settlements at PGE Obrót S.A. and PGE Dystrybucja S.A. 11 requests to participate in the proceeding were received. Moreover, implementation of a new eBOK/mBOK system for PGE Group clients was completed. The solution received a PayU Lab Award in the "eCustomer Experience – Energy" category.
PGE Group ambition is to be the most efficient power utility in Poland. It includes improvement of operational efficiency, dialogue with the stakeholders concerning the regulatory environment and implementation of best corporate governance practices. Key actions in this field include:
| Human Capital | ● the aim of this project issupporting the business strategy goals through: |
|---|---|
| Management | enhancing the effectiveness of human resources management |
| Strategy ("HCM | reinforcing strategic HR management |
| Strategy") | optimisation and standardisation of HR processes in terms of: maximising the benefits through operational scale and specialisation (integration of IT tools and systems), harmonised operating standards, optimal use of resources |
| ● activities in 2015: communicating the Human Capital Management Strategy adopted by the PGE Group, commencement of works on preparation and implementation of the I group of strategic initiatives. Of key importance in the first period were the Corporate Rules for the HCM Area, which bring standardisation to the integrated HR field across whole PGE Group. The adopted rules cover the following: employment, mobility, key personnel, training and development, HR controlling, social relations, job design and a new organisational model for PGE Group's HCM area. |
|
| ● activities initiated in the first quarter of 2016: Works were initiated in specific business lines to | |
| adapt procedures and instructions to guidelines contained in corporate rules in the area of human | |
| capital management. Also initiated were works on the second group of strategic initiatives, | |
| consisting of specific HR tools resulting from corporate rules. |
| Program SAP | ● the aim of the project is: |
|---|---|
| improved operational efficiency through: standardisation of processes within the Group, the aim of the project, optimisation of the technical assets efficiency, more efficient maintenance and development of the system |
|
| improved transparency through: creation of uniform records of economic events, access to the ongoing and compact of management information, streamlining and accelerating of decision making process |
|
| base creation for: creation of Shared Services Centre within PGE Group, integration of procurement system, retention of market leadership in face of stiffening competition |
|
| Within PGE Group's SAP Programme, an ERP system is being implemented in the areas of accounting, controlling, logistics ("RiL"), asset management ("AM"), human capital management ("HCM"), financial consolidation ("FC") and SAP Fiori. |
|
| ● activities initiated in the first quarter of 2016: implementation of AM area was completed in main companies of the PGE Group. SAP Fiori was also implemented with regard to basic services in Port@l HR. So far, implementation of SAP system encompassed 18 thousand users in areas of RiL, |
|
| HCM, AM, FC in all companies of PGE Group companies. Implementation works are being pursued in areas of RiL, AM, HCM in companies Ramb sp. z o.o., Megaserwis sp. z o.o., Bestgum Polska sp. z |
|
| o.o., Eltur-Serwis sp. z o.o., Elbis sp. z o.o., Betrans sp. z o.o. Production start took place April 1, 2016. |
PGE Group's Development and Innovation Strategy 2015-2020, adopted by the Management Board of PGE S.A. in June 2015, defines Strategic Research and Development and New Business Areas ("SOBiR+NB"), within which the Group intends to carry out R&D and innovation projects concerning, among others, the supply of new products or services. The SOBiR+NB areas are aligned with the Group's most important challenges and are identified for each element of the value chain (see the graph below). In addition, in order to scope out the technologies that are available on global markets, three working groups have been established within PGE S.A., dedicated to coal gasification technology, waste management for electricity and heat production as well as coal drying and enrichment. Characterisations and assessments of technology, carried out by teams, are currently the basis and are used for the defining of expansion projects or projects aimed at implementing solutions that are of most significance to PGE Group. Projects are launched gradually, taking into consideration their potential impact on the business and the capacity for executing them within the production environment.
PGE focuses on initiating and executing R&D projects that fall within the SOBiR+NB areas. In the first quarter of 2016, 53 projects were continued within these areas.
| Key projects in the first quarter of 2016 | |
|---|---|
| "Power-to-Gas" concept |
● Aim of the project: development of energy storage technology in a "Power-to-Gas" installation, consisting of the conversion of electricity surpluses, produced mainly by wind farms, into hydrogen via an electrolysis process, with potential for further use in different technological configurations. The feasibility study of construction of Power to Gas installation was developed on joint request of PGE S.A. and gas transmission operator Gaz-System S.A. |
| Cooperation with the National Centre |
● one of the key assumptions of the project is the use by PGE Group of public funds available in the Intelligent Development Operational Programme (POIR), where NCBR is the implementing authority |
| for Research and Development ("NCBR") |
● main activities: on July 1, 2015 a settlement on execution of Joint Venture was signed. So far, works on the Joint Venture Agreement consisted of preparing a draft of the Agreement and Financing Rules; agreements with contractors and the research agenda are currently being drafted. The aim of the joint undertaking is to address the challenges facing PGE Group as the sector's largest entity, thus increasing the level of innovativeness in PGE Group and the Polish energy sector. Agenda is being drafted on the basis of subject areas proposed by PGE S.A., which are aligned with the SOBiR+NB areas and is assumed to complement synergically with the Sectoral Program for the power sector. in October 2015 NCBR adopted Feasibility study of the Sector Programme for Energy prepared under the auspices of the Polish Electricity Association. It is a coherent plan of a research agenda, consistent for the entire scope of the energy value chain, the implementation of which is intended to provide answers to the most pressing challenges facing the whole industry. The Sector Programme Report is the first plan of its type prepared and approved by all of the key energy market participants. Following a recommendation from the Centre's Council, work is under way to align the Programme's research agenda with the NCBR-approved ICT Sector Programme, as regards equipment solutions and software intended for use in the power sector. as part of works on setting up a joint funding mechanism, using public funds (at NCBR's disposal), TFI PZU proposed a modified structure based on funds of funds and venture capital funds. Due to formal (on the part of the NCBR) and business (on the part of PGE S.A.) considerations, the new solution must receive a general approval and organisational details must be worked out. Use of public and private funding, as initially proposed, remains a project priority, with emphasis on employing professional management teams and use of the potential of the Polish and foreign markets. |
| Q1 | Q1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key financial data | Unit | 2016 | 2015 | % change |
| data restated | ||||
| Sales revenues | PLN million |
7,133 | 7,553 | -6% |
| EBIT | PLN million |
1,123 | 1,416 | -21% |
| EBITDA | PLN million |
1,822 | 2,202 | -17% |
| Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company |
PLN million |
870 | 1,095 | -21% |
| LTC compensations | PLN million |
278 | 162 | 72% |
| Revenues from LTC compensations | PLN million |
130 | 162 | -20% |
| Reversal of LTC write-down (other operating revenues) |
PLN million |
148 | 0 | - |
| Capital expenditures | PLN million |
1,841 | 1,393 | 32% |
| Net cash from operating activities | PLN million |
1,068 | 1,361 | -22% |
| Net cash from investing activities | PLN million |
-2,522 | -2,433 | 4% |
| Net cash from financial activities | PLN million |
-20 | -150 | -87% |
| Net earnings per share | PLN | 0.47 | 0.59 | -20% |
| EBITDA margin | % | 26% | 29% | - |
| As at March 31, | As at Decem ber 31, |
% change | ||
| Key financial data | Unit | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Working capital | PLN million |
4,121 | 4,126 | 0% |
| Net debt/LTM EBITDA * | x | 0.53 | 0.32 | |
| * LTM EBITDA - Last Twelve Months EBITDA | ||||
| Table: Impact of one-offs on EBITDA. | ||||
| One-offs | Q1 | Q1 | % change |
| 2016 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LTC compensations | 278 | 162 | 72% |
| Voluntary Leave Program | -19 | 0 | - |
| Total | 259 | 162 | 60% |
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA in PGE Capital Group [in PLN million].
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA by segments[in PLN million].
| EBITDA 2015 |
Conventional Generation |
Renewable Energy | Supply | Distribution | Other Operations + consolidation adjustments |
EBITDA 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | -353 | -11 | -20 | -77 | -16 | ||
| EBITDA reported Q1 2015 | 2,202 | 1,256 | |||||
| One-offs Q1 2015 | 162 | 162 | |||||
| Recurring EBITDA Q1 2015 | 2,040 | 1,094 | 125 | 159 | 632 | 30 | |
| Recurring EBITDA Q1 2016 | 741 | 114 | 139 | 555 | 14 | 1,563 | |
| One-offs Q1 2016 | 259 | 259 | |||||
| EBITDA reported Q1 2016 | 1,000 | 1,822 |
one-offs
3.1.2 Consolidated statement of financial position
Chart: Key changes in Assets [in PLN million].
Assets as March 31, 2016 48,205 934 1,854 2,325 2,623 1,310 214 1,629 1,780 60,874
Chart: Key changes in Equity and Liabilities[in PLN million].
| Equity and liabilities as at December 31, 2015 |
Retained earnings |
Provision for CO2 emission rights |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
LTC liabilities | Trade liabilities |
Fees for use of environment |
Personnel expenses |
Other | Equity and liabilities as at March 31, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 870 | 251 | -807 | -44 | -412 | -185 | -106 | 11 | ||
| Equity and liabilities as at December 31, 2015 |
61,296 | 8,636 | 760 | 1,608 | 1,131 | 1,119 | 273 | 247 | 47,522 | |
| Equity and liabilities as at March 31, 2016 |
9,506 | 1,011 | 801 | 1,087 | 707 | 88 | 141 | 47,533 | 60,874 |
Chart: Net change in cash [in PLN million].
| Net change in cash Q1 2015 |
EBITDA | Income tax | Working capital |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
Repayment of loans, borrowings, bonds and finance lease |
Other | Net change in cash Q1 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | -380 | 27 | -49 | -88 | 137 | 101 | ||
| Net change in cash Q1 2015 | -1,222 | 2,202 | -109 | -908 | -2,434 | -170 | 197 | |
| Net change in cash Q1 2016 | 1,822 | -82 | -957 | -2,522 | -33 | 298 | -1,474 |
Table: Key operational figures.
| Q1 | Q1 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key figures | Unit | 2016 | 2015 | change | 2015 |
| Lignite extraction | Tons m | 11.10 | 13.10 | -15% | 49.40 |
| Net electricity production | TWh | 13.16 | 14.53 | -9% | 55.58 |
| Heat sales | GJ m | 7.80 | 7.67 | 2% | 18.19 |
| Sales to final customers* | TWh | 10.70 | 9.84 | 9% | 39.00 |
| Distribution of electricity** | TWh | 8.64 | 8.41 | 3% | 33.38 |
* sales by PGE Obrót S.A. with additional estimation and with taking into account the sales within PGE Group
** with additional estimation
Table: Sales of electricity outside the PGE Capital Group (in TWh).
| Sales volume | Q1 2016 |
Q1 2015 |
% change |
2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES IN TWh, including: | 25.46 | 26.16 | -3% | 101.70 |
| Sales to end-users * | 10.71 | 9.85 | 9% | 39.05 |
| Sales on the wholesale market, including: | 14.27 | 15.90 | -10% | 60.89 |
| Sales on the domestic wholesale market - power exchange | 12.75 | 15.07 | -15% | 57.71 |
| Other sales on the domestic wholesale market | 1.49 | 0.81 | 84% | 3.07 |
| Sales to foreign customers | 0.03 | 0.02 | 50% | 0.11 |
| Sales on the Balancing Market | 0.48 | 0.41 | 17% | 1.76 |
* after elimination of internal sales within PGE Group
The growth in sales volumes to end customers resulted mainly from having contracted additional volumes in the corporate client segment. The decline in volumes sold via the power exchange largely resulted from lower output at the Bełchatów and Turów power plants (see p. Production of electricity). A higher sales volume on other wholesale markets was driven by performance of contracts for PSE S.A. and Enea Operator S.A. in the Conventional Generation segment. Higher sales volumes on the balancing market were due to sales under the Cold Intervention Reserve Service ("IRZ").
Table: Purchases of electricity from outside of the PGE Capital Group (in TWh).
| Purchases volume | Q1 | Q1 | % | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | change | ||
| PURCHASES IN TWh, including: | 14.02 | 13.06 | 7% | 50.92 |
| Purchases on the domestic wholesale market – power ex change |
10.57 | 10.18 | 4% | 40.54 |
| Purchases on the domestic wholesale market, other | 1.24 | 1.24 | 0% | 3.99 |
| Purchases from abroad | 0.02 | 0.00 | - | 0.03 |
| Purchases from Balancing Market | 2.19 | 1.64 | 34% | 6.36 |
Increased purchases on the domestic wholesale market – power exchange was caused by increased purchases pursued by Supply segment in order to sell to the final customers. Higher purchase volume on the balancing market is a consequence of balancing the contracted sale and generation.
| Generation volume | Q1 | Q1 | % | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | change | ||
| ENERGY GENERATION IN TWh, including: | 13.16 | 14.53 | -9% | 55.58 |
| Lignite-fired power plants | 8.50 | 10.13 | -16% | 38.98 |
| including co-combustion of biomass | 0.00 | 0.11 | - | 0.34 |
| Coal-fired power plants | 2.74 | 2.60 | 5% | 11.04 |
| including co-combustion of biomass | 0.09 | 0.11 | -18% | 0.43 |
| Coal-fired CHP plants | 0.39 | 0.41 | -5% | 1.30 |
| Gas-fired CHP plants | 0.80 | 0.77 | 4% | 2.05 |
| Biomass-fired CHP plants | 0.12 | 0.11 | 9% | 0.46 |
| Pumped storage power plants | 0.18 | 0.14 | 29% | 0.57 |
| Hydroelectric plants | 0.13 | 0.14 | -7% | 0.36 |
| Wind power plants | 0.30 | 0.23 | 30% | 0.82 |
Generation level in the first quarter of 2016 in comparison to the first quarter of 2015 was mainly affected by lower generation in lignite-fired power plant. Decline in production in Bełchatów power plant results from working time of unit no. 1 limited to 1,500 h in 2016 because of restrictions resulting from the EU emission standards as well as from longer period of overhauls and modernizations of units in Bełchatów power plant:
Decrease of production in Turów power plant results mainly from unit no. 1 being in medium overhaul from February 13, 2016 until March 27, 2016.
Decrease of production coal-fired CHP plants is a result of lower production of electricity in co-generation with heat in Bydgoszcz CHP what is a consequence of technological restrictions of the desulphurisation installation.
An increase in production of electricity at coal - fired power plants was caused by higher generation in Opole power plant what is a consequence of lower production in the comparable period of 2015 due to unit no. 4 being in overhaul from October 2014 till February 6, 2015.
Increased production in gas-fired CHP plants results from higher electricity production in co-generation with heat in Lublin Wrotków CHP and shorter overhauls of unit in Rzeszów CHP.
Higher production in wind farms results mainly from increased installed capacity by 218 MW in wind farms commissioned in the second half of 2015 i.e.:
FW Resko II 76 MW;
FW Karwice 40 MW;
with the lower generation from other wind farms due to unfavourable wind conditions.
A decrease of production in hydroelectric power plants is a consequence of unfavourable hydrological conditions.
Higher production in pumped storage power plants results from the nature of these generation units, which in the first quarter of 2016 were used to a higher extent by PSE S.A.
In the first quarter of 2016 the heat sales in PGE Capital Group totalled 7.80 GJ million and was higher by 0.13 GJ million than in the first quarter of 2015. Higher sales of heat resulted from larger demand for heat due to lower average temperatures during the winter period.
Table: Breakdown of the Group's income by business segments in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015.
| Total income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 |
Q1 2015* |
% change | |||
| Conventional Generation | 3,073 | 3,517 | -13% | |||
| Renewable Energy | 213 | 215 | -1% | |||
| Supply | 4,142 | 3,797 | 9% | |||
| Distribution | 1,510 | 1,541 | -2% | |||
| Other operations | 163 | 173 | -6% | |||
| TOTAL | 9,101 | 9,243 | -2% | |||
| Consolidation adjustments | -1,968 | -1,690 | 16% | |||
| TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS | 7,133 | 7,553 | -6% |
*data restated
Table: Key figures for each business segment in the first quarter of 2016.
| in PLN million | EBITDA | EBIT | Capital expenditures |
Assets of the segment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2016 | ||||
| Conventional Generation | 1,000 | 680 | 1,471 | 33,467 |
| Renewable Energy | 114 | 49 | 76 | 4,717 |
| Supply | 139 | 132 | 4 | 3,615 |
| Distribution | 555 | 273 | 287 | 16,719 |
| Other operations | 15 | -17 | 24 | 1,034 |
| TOTAL | 1,823 | 1,117 | 1,862 | 59,552 |
| Consolidation adjustments | -1 | 6 | -21 | -2,228 |
| TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS | 1,822 | 1,123 | 1,841 | 57,324 |
* see note 5.1 to the consolidated financial statements
Table: Key figures for each business segment in the first quarter of 2015.
| in PLN million | EBITDA | EBIT | Capital expenditures |
Assets of the segment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2015** | ||||
| Conventional Generation | 1,256 | 810 | 1,042 | 36,506 |
| Renewable Energy | 125 | 70 | 68 | 4,123 |
| Supply | 159 | 153 | 4 | 4,026 |
| Distribution | 632 | 367 | 263 | 15,732 |
| Other operations | 21 | -5 | 33 | 940 |
| TOTAL | 2,193 | 1,395 | 1,410 | 61,327 |
| Consolidation adjustments | 9 | 21 | -17 | -1,965 |
| TOTAL AFTER ADJUSTMENTS | 2,202 | 1,416 | 1,393 | 59,362 |
* see note 5.1 to the consolidated financial statements
** data restated
Table: Key figures for Conventional Generation.
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015* | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 3,073 | 3,517 | -13% |
| EBIT | 680 | 810 | -16% |
| EBITDA | 1,000 | 1,256 | -20% |
| Capital expenditures | 1,471 | 1,042 | 41% |
* data restated
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA in Conventional Generation [in PLN million].
| ERI I DA 2015 |
price | electricity in volume |
from LTC |
Trom agreement with TSO |
Sale Of heating |
Fuel | CO2 | costs | costs | Other | Cabitalized. costs |
CDIIDA 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $-104$ | $-269$ | 116 | 13 | 89 | -79 | -42 | ||||||
| 1.256 | 162 | 68 | 265 | 717 | 172 | 92 | 692 | 286 | ||||
| 278 | 70 | 278 | 628 | 251 | 703 | 244 | 1.000 | |||||
| electricity difference in difference 2,514 2,141 |
Environmental Personnel |
Key factors affecting the results of Conventional Generation in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the results of the comparable period of 2015 were:
Lower fees for use of environment mainly resulting from lower electricity generation and as a consequence lower emissions (SO2, NOX).
Higher personnel expenses mainly as a result of provision raised for Voluntary Leave Program in amount of PLN 19 million due to newly submitted applications.
Chart: Costs of fuels consumption (including transport) in Conventional Generation [in PLN million].
Table: Capital expendituresincurred in Conventional Generation segment in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, by particular investment tasks.
| Capital expenditures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015* | % change | |||
| Investments in generating capacities, including: | 1,320 | 794 | 66% | |||
| Development | 920 | 471 | 95% | |||
| Modernisation and replacement | 400 | 323 | 24% | |||
| Purchase of finished capital goods | 10 | 11 | -9% | |||
| Vehicles | 4 | 7 | -43% | |||
| Other | 4 | 55 | -93% | |||
| TOTAL | 1,338 | 867 | 54% | |||
| Capitalized costs of overburden removal in mines | 133 | 175 | -24% | |||
| TOTAL with capitalized costs of overburden removal | 1,471 | 1,042 | 41% |
* data restated
Highest capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2016 were incurred for the following projects:
| | construction of units 5 and 6 in Opole power plant | PLN 904 million; |
|---|---|---|
| | comprehensive modernization of units 7-12 - Bełchatów power plant | PLN 267 million; |
| | construction of desulphurization installations of units 4 - 6 in Turów power plant | PLN 16 million; |
| | construction of overburden line GD 1 in Bełchatów lignite mine | PLN 7 million; |
| | construction of unit no. 11 in Turów power plant | PLN 5 million; |
| | construction of CCGT unit in Gorzów CHP | PLN 2 million. |
Key developments in the first quarter of 2016 in Conventional Generation:
Key investments being pursued within the Conventional Generation segment are described in p. 2 of thisreport.
Diagram: Main assets of the Conventional Generation segment.
Table: Key figures for Renewable Energy.
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015* | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 213 | 215 | -1% |
| EBIT | 49 | 70 | -30% |
| EBITDA | 114 | 125 | -9% |
| Capital expenditures | 76 | 68 | 12% |
* data restated
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA in Renewable Energy [in PLN million].
| EBITDA 2015 |
Sale of electricity - wind |
Sale of property rights - wind |
Sale of electricity - water |
Sale of property rights - water |
Revenues from agreement with TSO* |
Personnel costs |
Other | EBITDA 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | -4 | -15 | $-10$ | ||||||
| EBITDA Q1'15 | 125 | 40 | 19 | 59 | 21 | ||||
| EBITDA 01'16 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 67 | 19 | 114 | |||
* Excluding revenues and costs relating to balancing market not affecting EBITDA result
Key factors affecting the results of Renewable Energy in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the results of the first quarter of 2015 included:
Capital expenditures
Table: Capital expenditures incurred in Renewable Energy segment in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015.
| Capital expenditures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | % change | |
| Investments in generating capacities, including: | 76 | 67 | 13% | |
| Development | 72 | 65 | 11% | |
| Modernization and replacement | 4 | 2 | 100% | |
| Other | 0 | 1 | - | |
| TOTAL | 76 | 68 | 12% |
In the first quarter of 2016 the highest capital expenditures were incurred for the following projects:
Construction of Lotnisko wind farm with capacity of 90 MW (final settlement of the contract) PLN 69 million;
Key conclusions in Renewable Energy segment in the first quarter of 2016 included:
Key investments being pursued within the Renewable Energy segment are described in p. 2 of thisreport.
Diagram: Main assets of the Renewable Energy segment.
Table: Key figures for Supply.
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015* | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 4,142 | 3,797 | 9% |
| EBIT | 132 | 153 | -14% |
| EBITDA | 139 | 159 | -13% |
| Capital expenditures | 4 | 4 | 0% |
* data restated
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA in Supply [in PLN million].
Key changes in Supply segment in in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the results of the first quarter of 2015 included:
Table: Key figures for Distribution.
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 1,510 | 1,541 | -2% |
| EBIT | 273 | 367 | -26% |
| EBITDA | 555 | 632 | -12% |
| Capital expenditures | 287 | 263 | 9% |
Chart: Key changes of EBITDA in Distribution [in PLN million].
| EBITDA 2015 |
vuulleul distributed energy |
CHANGE OF distribution tariff* |
usuwuun related revenues** |
Network losses |
Transmission services* |
Personnel costs |
Fixed $costs***$ |
Other | EBITDA 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 40 | -63 | -8 | -29 | -10 | 19 | -19 | |||
| EBITDA 01'15 | 632 | 1 421 | 93 | 138 | 336 | 281 | 134 | |||
| EBITDA 01'16 | 1 398 | 85 | 167 | 346 | 262 | 153 | 555 | |||
* Increase of transmission costs with no impact on result, offset by the increased revenues from distribution services
** Other revenues (reactive power, excess capacity, additional services), revenues from connection fee, sale of transit services
*** Fixed costs (lowered by cost of own use, fixed costs of transmission by PSE S.A. and personnel expenses)
Key factors affecting the results of Distribution in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the results of the first quarter of 2015 included:
Table: Capital expenditures incurred in Distribution segment in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015.
| Capital expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | % change | ||
| MV and LV power networks | 91 | 90 | 1% | ||
| 110/ MV and MV/MV power stations | 22 | 21 | 5% | ||
| 110 kV power lines | 5 | 3 | 67% | ||
| Connection of new off-takers | 116 | 100 | 16% | ||
| Purchase of transformers and energy counters | 10 | 18 | -44% | ||
| IT, telemechanics and communication | 30 | 18 | 67% | ||
| Other | 13 | 13 | 0% | ||
| TOTAL | 287 | 263 | 9% |
In the first quarter of 2016 in Distribution segment the highest capital expenditures were incurred for implementation of tasks from group: "Connection of new off-takers" and "MV and LV power networks".
Table: Key figures for Other operations.
| in PLN million | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 163 | 173 | -6% |
| EBIT | -17 | -5 | 240% |
| EBITDA | 15 | 21 | -29% |
| Capital expenditures | 24 | 33 | -27% |
EBITDA lower by PLN 6 million was mainly related to:
Capital expenditures in Other Operations in the first quarter of 2016 amounted to PLN 24 million compared to PLN 33 million in the first quarter of 2015.
Within the above amount, the highest capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2016 were incurred by the following companies:
| | PGE Systemy S.A. – for IT infrastructure and software development | PLN 12 million; |
|---|---|---|
| | Exatel S.A. – for telecommunication infrastructure development | PLN 8 million; |
| | PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. – for nuclear project development | PLN 4 million. |
Information about transactions with related entities is presented in note 21 to the consolidated financial statements.
PGE S.A. did not publish financial forecasts.
On April 25, 2016 PGE S.A. published current report no. 24/2016, in which disclosed EBITDA and net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company for the first quarter of 2016. Consolidated EBITDA and net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company in the first quarter of 2016 were achieved at the estimated level and amounted respectively to PLN 1.8 billion and PLN 0.9 billion.
According to the best knowledge of the Management Board of the Company, members of management and supervisory authorities of the Company as of the date of submission of this report and as of the date of publishing of the consolidated report for 2015 held following number of shares:
Table: PGE S.A. shares held and managed directly by the members of management and supervisory authorities of the Company.
| Shareholder | Number of shares as of submission date of the annual report for 2015 (i.e. February 16, 2016) |
Change in number of owned shares |
Number of shares as of submission date of the quarterly report for Q1 2016 |
Nominal value of shares as of submission date of the quarterly report for Q1 2016 (PLN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Management Board |
350 | - | - | - |
| Grzegorz Krystek* | 350 | - | - | - |
| The Supervisory Board | - | - | 7 | 70 |
| Jarosław Głowacki** | - | - | 7 | 70 |
*Mr. Grzegorz Krystek submitted his resignation from the position of Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations and Trading as of March 31, 2016
**Mr. Jarosław Głowacki was appointed to the Supervisory Board of PGE S.A.by the resolution no. 13 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of PGE S A. on March 1, 2016.
Other member of the Management Board and Supervisory Board did not hold PGE S.A. shares.
Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board did not hold shares in the entities related to PGE S.A.
The State Treasury holds 1,072,984,098 ordinary shares of the Company with a nominal value of PLN 10 each, representing 57.39% of the share capital of the Company and entitling to exercise 1,072,984,098 votes at the General Meeting of the Company, constituting 57.39% of the total number of votes.
| Shareholder | Number of shares | Number of votes |
% in total votes on General Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Treasury | 1,072,984,098 | 1,072,984,098 | 57.39% |
| Others | 796,776,731 | 796,776,731 | 42.61% |
| Total | 1,869,760,829 | 1,869,760,829 | 100.00% |
Companies comprising the main business segments of PGE Group as at March 31, 2016.
| Segment | Company | |
|---|---|---|
| CONVENTIONAL GENERATION | 1. | PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. |
| 2. | Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej sp. z o.o. | |
| 3. | MegaSerwis sp. z o.o. | |
| 4. | ELBIS sp. z o.o. | |
| 5. | PUP ELTUR SERWIS sp. z o.o. | |
| 6. | TOP SERWIS sp. z o.o. | |
| 7. | ELMEN sp. z o.o. | |
| 8. | MEGAZEC sp. z o.o. | |
| 9. | EPORE sp. z o.o. | |
| 10. | RAMB sp. z o.o. | |
| 11. | PTS BETRANS sp. z o.o. | |
| 12. | BESTGUM POLSKA sp. z o.o. | |
| 13. | Energoserwis Kleszczów sp. z o.o. | |
| RENEWABLE ENERGY | 14. | PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. |
| 15. | Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-1 sp. z o.o. | |
| 16. | Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-2 sp. z o.o. | |
| 17. | Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-3 sp. z o.o. | |
| 18. | PGE Energia Natury sp. z o.o. | |
| 19. | PGE Energia Natury Omikron sp. z o.o. | |
| 20. | PGE Energia Natury PEW sp. z o.o. | |
| SUPPLY | 21. | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. |
| 22. | PGE Dom Maklerski S.A. | |
| 23. | PGE Trading GmbH | |
| 24. | PGE Obrót S.A. | |
| 25. | Enesta sp. z o.o. | |
| DISTRIBUTION | 26. | PGE Dystrybucja S.A. |
The changes, which occurred in the PGE Capital Group's structure in the first quarter of 2016 are presented in note 1.3 to consolidated financial statements and described below.
In the first quarter of 2016 PGE S.A. changed its equity interest in the following entities:
In the first quarter of 2016 PGE Group companies changed their capital exposure in the following entities:
In the first quarter of 2016 PGE Capital Group did not discontinue any of its substantial operations.
| 4.2 Branches of the companies of the PGE Capital Group |
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|---|---|---|---|
| As at March 31, 2016 the following PGE Group companies had their branches: | |||
| PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. ● Branch Bełchatów power plant |
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| with its registered office in Bełchatów | ● Branch Opole power plant | ||
| ● Branch Turów power plant | |||
| ● Branch ZEDO | |||
| ● Branch Bełchatów lignite mine | |||
| ● Branch Turów lignite mine | |||
| ● Branch Gorzów CHP | |||
| ● Branch Bydgoszcz CHPs | |||
| ● Branch Rzeszów CHP | |||
| ● Branch Kielce CHP | |||
| ● Branch Lublin Wrotków CHP | |||
| ● Branch Zgierz CHP | |||
| PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. | ● Branch ZEW Solina - Myczkowce in Solina | ||
| with its registered office in Warsaw | ● Branch ZEW Porąbka - Żar in Międzybrodzie Bialskie | ||
| ● Branch ZEW Dychów in Dychów | |||
| ● Branch EW Żarnowiec in Czymanów | |||
| PGE Energia Natury sp. z o.o. | ● Branch "Galicja" with seat in Orzechowce | ||
| with its registered office in Warsaw | |||
| PGE Trading GmbH | ● Branch in Prague | ||
| with its registered office in Berlin | ● Branch in Bratislava | ||
| PGE Dystrybucja S.A. | ● Branch Lublin | ||
| with its registered office in Lublin | ● Branch Łódź-Miasto | ||
| ● Branch Łódź-Teren | |||
| ● Branch Warszawa | |||
| ● Branch Rzeszów | |||
| ● Branch Białystok | |||
| ● Branch Zamość | |||
| ● Branch Skarżysko-Kamienna | |||
| PGE Obrót S.A. | ● Branch with seat in Lublin | ||
| with its registered office in Rzeszów | ● Branch with seat in Łódź | ||
| ● Branch with seat in Warsaw | |||
| ● Branch with seat in Białystok | |||
| ● Branch with seat in Zamość | |||
| ● Branch with seat in Skarżysko-Kamienna | |||
| "ELBEST" sp. z o.o. | ● Branch Bogatynia | ||
| with its registered office in Bełchatów | ● Branch Wawrzkowizna | ||
| ● Branch Krasnobród | |||
| ● Branch Iwonicz-Zdrój | |||
| "ELBEST SECURITY" sp. z o.o. | ● Branch Rogowiec I | ||
| with its registered office in Bełchatów | ● Branch Rogowiec II | ||
| Przedsiębiorstwo Transportowo - Sprzętowe | ● Branch ELTUR-TRANS with seat in Bogatynia | ||
| "Betrans" sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Bełchatów | ● Branch Rogowiec with seat in Rogowiec | ||
| Przedsiębiorstwo Usługowo-Produkcyjne | ● Branch in Brzezie near Opole | ||
| "ELTUR-SERWIS" sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Bogatynia |
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| EPORE sp. z o.o. | ● Branch Bogatynia | ||
| with its registered office in Bogatynia | ● Branch Bełchatów | ||
| ● Branch in Brzezie | |||
| ● Branch Żarska Wieś | |||
| ELBIS sp. z o.o. | |||
| with its registered office in Bogatynia | ● I Branch with seat in Warsaw |
PGE S.A. and other Group companies do not have branches.
On April 26, 2016, an agreement was reached regarding the launch of Polska Grupa Górnicza sp. z o.o. (PGG). The investors are entering PGG on market terms and will supervise the company in implementing its business plan. Analyses show that the investment will generate positive rates of return for investors.
The parties to the agreement are Energa Group, PGE Group, PGNiG Group, Węglokoks, Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia (TFS), Fundusz Inwestycji Polskich Przedsiębiorstw (FIPP) FIZAN, as well as banks – Kompania Węglowa's bondholders – Alior Bank, BGK, BGŻ BNP Paribas, PKO BP, Bank Zachodni WBK, and 13 trade union organisations at Kompania Węglowa S.A.
PGG, which is set to become the largest producer of hard coal in Poland and in Europe, will comprise 11 mines, 4 facilities and parts of the headquarters of Kompania Węglowa S.A. PGG's shareholders from the energy sector will gain access to rich thermal coal resources with parameters corresponding to the needs of their existing and planned production units, which is in line with the energy groups' strategic objectives. Furthermore, cooperation between the generation sector and mining sector guarantees that recipients of energy services will gain stable partners capable of ensuring uninterrupted electric and thermal energy supplies at predictable prices.
The investors have committed to purchasing new shares of PGG for a total of PLN 2,417 million, of which PLN 1,800 million will be paid in cash, while the remaining PLN 617 million will be a conversion of debt owed to TFS and Węglokoks S.A.
Energa Kogeneracja, an Energa Group company, is investing PLN 500 million in PGG, PGE GiEK, part of PGE Group, PLN 500 million, PGNiG Group's PGNiG Termika PLN 500 million, FIPP FIZAN - PLN 300 million, TFS - PLN 400 million and Węglokoks S.A. PLN 217 million (Węglokoks' total exposure to PGG, together with previous capital commitments of PLN 500 million, will reach PLN 717 million). The investors are not planning on fully consolidating PGG's results.
Under refinancing of Kompania Węglowa's existing bond issue programme, the banks and Węglokoks S.A. are declaring to purchase new bonds issued by PGG worth PLN 1,037 million in three tranches, to be repaid over 2019- 2026. Węglokoks's investment will reach PLN 422 million, while the banks will invest PLN 615 million.
Financial creditors took part in talks to reach the agreement, therefore showing readiness to participate over the long term in the changes occurring in key sectors of the Polish economy, which resulted in all of the bondholders accepting the agreement aimed at reaching profitability and improving the company's effectiveness.
PGG will operate based on a business plan, approved by the PGG's Management Board, that is aimed at maintaining strict control over coal production costs, improving the company's operating effectiveness and reaching specified profitability levels. Details in this regard will be set out in the investment agreement, which was signed on April 28, 2016 (the "Agreement").
The Agreement specifies the Investment conditions, including inter alia, conditions of PGG recapitalisation by the Investors, operating rules of PGG and corporate governance rules, including method of Investors' supervision over PGG.
Recapitalisation of PGG in total amount of PLN 2,417 million, will take place in 3 tranches, within which PGE GiEK will pay a total of PLN 500 million, including:
The particular tranches will be released, on the condition, inter alia, that terms of PGG bonds issue are not breached.
The Agreement foresees several mechanisms allowing for on-going monitoring of the financial standing of PGG, including execution of business plan and taking further optimization measures, among others, in case of adverse changes in market conditions.
The Agreement assumes that each shareholder of PGG is entitled to appoint, recall and suspend one member of the Supervisory Board (individual rights).
An agreement reached with trade unions on April 19, 2016 regarding employee rights, constituted an important condition for establishing PGG and bringing in the investors. This agreement sees PGG implement its business plan, leading to more efficient mining operations by merging mines and temporarily suspending certain employee benefits.
Until January 28, 2016 the Management Board consisted of:
| Name and surname | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| of the Management Board member | ||
| Marek Woszczyk | President of the Management Board | |
| Jacek Drozd | Vice-President of the Management Board for Corporate Affairs | |
| Dariusz Marzec | Vice-President of the Management Board for Development | |
| Grzegorz Krystek | Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations and Trading |
On January 29, 2016 the Supervisory Board dismissed Mr. Jacek Drozd and Mr. Dariusz Marzec from the Management Board and delegated Mr. Marek Pastuszko, appointed to the Supervisory Board by the statement of the Minister of the State Treasury on January 28, 2016, to temporarily perform the duties of the Vice-President of the Management Board for the 3-month period.
On February 25, 2016 the Supervisory Board cancelled delegation of Mr. Marek Pastuszko to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board appointed him as a member of the PGE's Management Board entrusting him the position of the Vice-President for Corporate Affairs.
On February 26, 2016 the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Emil Wojtowicz to the Management Board as from March 15, 2016 entrusting him the position of the Vice-President for Finance and appointed Mr. Ryszard Wasiłek to the Management Board of office as from March 7, 2016 entrusting him the position of the Vice-President for Development.
On March 2, 2016 Mr. Marek Woszczyk and Mr. Grzegorz Krystek submitted resignations from their positions in the Management Board as from March 30, 2016.
On March 22, 2016 Mr. Paweł Śliwa submitted his resignation from the Supervisory Board and the Supervisory Board appointed four members of the Management Board as from March 31, 2016:
| Name and surname | ||
|---|---|---|
| of the Management Board member | Position | |
| Henryk Baranowski | President of the Management Board | |
| Marta Gajęcka | Vice-President of the Management Board for Market Development and International Relations |
|
| Bolesław Jankowski | Vice-President of the Management Board for Trading | |
| Marek Pastuszko | Vice-President of the Management Board for Corporate Affairs | |
| Paweł Śliwa | Vice-President of the Management Board for Innovations | |
| Ryszard Wasiłek | Vice-President of the Management Board for Development | |
| Emil Wojtowicz | Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance |
As at the publication date of this report, the Management Board of the Company consists of:
Until January 28, 2016 the Supervisory Board consisted of:
| Name and surname | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| of the Supervisory Board member | ||
| Anna Kowalik | Chairman of the Supervisory Board | |
| Jacek Barylski | Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board | |
| Małgorzata Molas | Secretary of the Supervisory Board | |
| Małgorzata Mika – Bryska | Supervisory Board Member | |
| Jarosław Gołębiewski | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Piotr Machnikowski | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Marek Ściążko | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Jacek Fotek | Supervisory Board Member - independent |
On January 28, 2016 the State Treasury appointed Mr. Marek Pastuszko as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company by way of a written declaration submitted to the Management Board of the Company. On January 29, 2016 Mr. Marek Pastuszko was delegated by the Supervisory Board to temporarily perform the duties of the Member of the Management Board - Vice-President for Corporate Affairs. Then, on February 25, 2016 Mr. Marek Pastuszko submitted his resignation from the Supervisory Board and the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Marek Pastuszko for the position of the Vice-President of the Management Board for Corporate Affairs.
On February 5, 2016 the Company received a resignation from Mr. Piotr Machnikowski from the Supervisory Board.
On March 1, 2016 the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company adopted resolutions on:
dismissal of Mr. Jacek Barylski, Ms. Małgorzata Molas, Mr. Jarosław Gołębiewski, Mr. Jacek Fotek and Mr. Marek Ściążko from the Supervisory Board;
appointment of Mr. Jarosław Głowacki, Ms. Janina Goss, Mr. Mateusz Gramza, Mr. Mieczysław Sawaryn, Mr. Artur Składanek and Mr. Grzegorz Kuczyński to the Supervisory Board.
Moreover, on March 1, 2016 the State Treasury appointed Mr. Paweł Śliwa as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company by way of a written declaration submitted to the Management Board of the Company. On March 22, 2016 Mr. Paweł Śliwa submitted his resignation from the Supervisory Board and the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Paweł Śliwa for the position of the Vice-President of the Management Board for Innovations as from March 31, 2016.
As at the publication date of this report, the Supervisory Board of the Company consists of:
| Name and surname | ||
|---|---|---|
| of the Supervisory Board member | Position | |
| Anna Kowalik | Chairman of the Supervisory Board | |
| Małgorzata Mika-Bryska | Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board | |
| Grzegorz Kuczyński | Secretary of the Supervisory Board - independent | |
| Jarosław Głowacki | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Janina Goss | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Mateusz Gramza | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Mieczysław Sawaryn | Supervisory Board Member - independent | |
| Artur Składanek | Supervisory Board Member - independent |
Table: Composition of the standing committees of the Supervisory Board in the first quarter of 2016:
| Name and surname | Corporate Gov | Strategy and De | Appointment and | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of the Supervisory Board member |
Audit Committee | ernance Commit tee |
velopment Com mittee |
Remuneration Committee |
| Member | Member | |||
| Janina Goss | from March 2, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 | ||
| Member | Chairman | |||
| Jacek Barylski | until March 1, 2016 | until March 1, 2016 | ||
| Jacek Fotek | Member | |||
| until March 1, 2016 | ||||
| Jarosław Głowacki | Member | Member | ||
| from March 2, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 | |||
| Jarosław Gołębiewski | Chairman | Member | ||
| until March 1, 2016 | until March 1, 2016 | |||
| Member | Member | Member | ||
| Mateusz Gramza | from March 7, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 until March 6, 2016 |
from March 2, 2016 | |
| Anna Kowalik | Member | Member | ||
| Chairman | Member | |||
| Piotr Machnikowski | until February 5, | until February 5, | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | |||
| Małgorzata Mika-Bryska | Member | Member | ||
| Małgorzata Molas | Member | Member | ||
| until March 1, 2016 | until March 1, 2016 | |||
| Member | ||||
| Grzegorz Kuczyński | from March 2, 2016 | Member | ||
| Chairman | from March 2, 2016 | |||
| from March 18, 2016 | ||||
| Mieczysław Sawaryn | Member | Member | ||
| from March 2, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 | |||
| Artur Składanek | Member | Member | ||
| from March 7, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 | |||
| Member | Member | |||
| Paweł Śliwa | from March 2, 2016 | from March 2, 2016 | ||
| until March 22, 2016 | Member | until March 22, 2016 | ||
| Marek Ściążko |
As a result of the sale of shares to the Business Partners (TAURON Polska Energia S.A., ENEA S.A. and KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.) by PGE S.A., PGE S.A. holds 70% in the share capital of PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o., and each of the Business Partners holds 10% in the share capital of PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o.
According to the Partners' Agreement, concluded on September 3, 2014, the Parties jointly undertook to finance operations under the initial phase of the Program (the "Development Stage"), proportionally to their shareholdings. The funds for the Program are paid to PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. in form of the increase of the share capital. In the second quarter of 2016, it is intended to increase the share capital of PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. by approximately PLN 40 million. PGE's financial commitment in the Development Stage will not exceed amount of approx. PLN 700 million.
In the first quarter of 2016, the works were continued (for the needs of the integrated proceeding) on financing structure of the Program based on updated assumptions regarding capital expenditures and operating costs for the nuclear power plant and revised financing model for the investment. Preparatory works for the selection of financial and insurance advisor were also conducted.
Works in those areas are assumed to be continued in the second quarter of 2016.
In the first quarter of 2016, cooperation with the Polish government continued in the area of laying down the conditions for the Polish nuclear power project, taking into consideration the potential support mechanisms dedicated to nuclear power, including the contract for difference, among others.
In the second quarter of 2016, further work is planned together with the government, aiming to develop detailed proposals for economic, organisational and legal solutions, together with allocation of risks and a cost estimate for implementing such solutions. PGE S.A. awaits approval by the Government of the presented solutions (justification and general shape of the mechanism), as well as developing detailed economic, financial and legal solutions.
The objective of the integrated proceeding is to select concurrently, within a single procedure, all of the key contractors to build the first Polish nuclear plant (i.e. an integrated investment and capital package combined with delivery of technology and related services, supplies and construction work (in the EPC formula), fuel supply as well as related services and O&M support services).
The key event of the first quarter of 2016 was development and approval by the procurement committee of documentation relating to the invitation to the integrated proceeding. A formal launch of the integrated proceeding in the third quarter of 2016 requires all essential decisions in this area to be made by the end of the second quarter of 2016.
In the first quarter of 2016, the approach to site and environment surveys was updated and the three potential sites for Poland's first nuclear plant, i.e. Lubiatowo-Kopalino, Choczewo and Żarnowiec, were verified in terms of hydrogeological, natural, infrastructural, social and economic conditions. Analysis was carried out regarding impact on the integrity, cohesiveness and subject of protection of Natura 2000 areas. Based on the results of the analysis and the verification procedure, a decision was made to select two locations, i.e. Lubiatowo-Kopalino and Żarnowiec, to launch in the second quarter of 2016 full-scale environmental and site surveys for the purposes of preparing an environmental impact assessment and site report.
The General Director for Environment Protection is expected to issue a decision in the second quarter of 2016 regarding the scope of the environmental impact assessment, taking into consideration the two potential sites: Lubiatowo-Kopalino and Żarnowiec.
Studies were being carried out in the first quarter of 2016 regarding preparations for potential access routes to construction sites at the locations being considered. These constitute the basis for designating environmental ground survey areas, which will begin in 2016.
In the second quarter of 2016, PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. is expected to participate in consultations for the "Pomeranian voivodship development plan" and the "Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot metropolitan area plan," which are currently being developed, in order to include in said plans infrastructure tasks related to the nuclear plant.
Consultations were carried out with the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) in the first quarter of 2016 regarding the processing of applications and schedule for issuing decisions by the PAA's President for nuclear technologies that are to be qualified for participating in the integrated procedure as well as the scope of application for issue of a general opinion and the type of documents required and the scope of information in the application expected by the PAA President. Further consultations and arrangements with the PAA President are planned for the second quarter of 2016.
The main objective of activities in this area is garnering and maintaining a high level of social support at the potential nuclear plant locations (eventually, at the selected location), allowing to implement the programme to build Poland's first nuclear plant and provide knowledge about nuclear power and the programme to specific stakeholder groups at national and local level.
From the first quarter of 2016, applications can be submitted under the Programme to Support the Development of Site Municipalities ("PWRGL"). Program's aim is to strengthen partnership-based relations between PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. and the local communities and authorities of the three municipalities by providing support to initiatives that are of significance to the residents and development of the region. Contracts with qualified applicants under the PWRGL programme are expected to be signed in the second quarter of 2016.
On national level, the third edition of the Atom for Science programme was initiated. As in the previous years, two competitions were part of the programme: for students and for academics. A study visit to an operational nuclear plant is to be organised in the upcoming months, with the participation of competition winners, among others.
On August 13, 2015 the District Court in Warsaw dismissed in full the shareholder's claim. The verdict is not final and binding. On December 7, 2015 PGE S.A. received copy of the appeal by the Claimant. On December 21, 2015 the Company filed response to the appeal.
On October 23, 2015 PGE S.A. received a copy of lawsuit filed to the District Court in Warsaw by one of the shareholders. In the lawsuit, the shareholder is seeking for annulment of the resolution 1 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on September 14, 2015 concerning the election of the Chairperson of the Extraordinary General Meeting. On November 23, 2015 the Company filed response to the claim.
Former shareholders of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A. filed petitions calling PGE S.A. for a pre-trial settlement with respect of the payment of damages for incorrectly set – as they claim – share exchange ratio of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A. shares for the shares of PGE S.A. in the consolidation process which took place in 2010. The total
value of claims resulting from petitions for pre-trial settlements by former shareholders of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A. is over PLN 10 million.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, on November 12, 2014 Socrates Investment S.A. (the purchaser of the liabilities from former shareholders of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A.) filed a lawsuit for compensation in total amount exceeding PLN 493 million (plus interests) for the damage resulting from incorrectly (in opinion of the Socrates Investment S.A.) set share exchange ratio in the consolidation process of PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A. with PGE S.A.
The Company filed its reply to the lawsuit on March 28, 2015. In September 2015 Socrates Investment S.A. presented its letter constituting a response to the Company's reply to the lawsuit.
The court hearing took place on April 27, 2016. Both of the parties upheld their previous motions and statements, and Socrates Investment also filed a motion to dismiss PGE's motions from a letter dated April 10, 2016. The court scheduled the next hearing for August 10, 2016.
PGE S.A. does not accept the claims of Socrates Investment S.A. and of the other shareholders filing for a pre-trial settlement. The claims are unsubstantiated. In the opinion of PGE S.A. the whole consolidation process was executed in fair and proper manner. The value of the shares of companies subject to the mergers was assessed by the independent company - PwC Polska sp. z o.o. Additionally, plan of the companies' merger, including the exchange ratio with respect to shares of the acquired company for the shares of the acquiring company were examined for accuracy and reliability by an expert appointed by the registration court; no irregularities were found. Then, the court registered the merger of the companies.
In 2013, PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. signed an agreement for environmental studies, site characterisation and services related to obtaining permits and permissions necessary in the investment process associated with the construction of a nuclear power plant with a consortium of WorleyParsons Nuclear Services JSC, WorleyParsons International Inc. and WorleyParsons Group Inc. ("WorleyParsons", the "Contractor"), in the amount of PLN 253 million net (including basic range of PLN 167 million). Due to delays in the implementation of the agreement, in 2013 the company accrued to WorleyParsons a contractual penalty in the amount of PLN 7 million. In addition, in connection with a further improper execution of services in 2014, the company accrued contractual penalties in the total amount of PLN 43 million. On December 23, 2014, PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. terminated the contract for reasons attributable to the Contractor.
Contractual penalties of 2013 were deducted from the remuneration payable to WorleyParsons in 2014. Penalties for 2014 in the total amount of PLN 30 million were deducted from the remuneration payable to WorleyParsons and the bank guarantee. After all deductions and amounts received by the company from the bank guarantee, the company is entitled to claim towards WorleyParsonsfor payment of PLN 14 million as a penalty by way of delay.
On August 7, 2015 PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. filed with the District Court in Warsaw, Commercial Division a claim against WorleyParsons for the payment of nearly PLN 15 million plus statutory interest for late payment of the amount due. The claimed amount includes the amount of the outstanding contractual penalties and interest for delay capitalized as at the date of filing the claim.
On January 8, 2016, PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. received a statement of defence from WorleyParsons International Inc. and WorleyParsons Group Inc. On April 20, 2016 PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. received a statement of defence from WorleyParsons Nuclear Services JSC.
Furthermore, on November 13, 2015, PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. received a payment demand from WorleyParsons for PLN 59 million due for, according to the claimant, remuneration and cost reimbursement that were incorrectly, according to the claimant, collected by the company from the bank guarantee. The court obligated PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. to submit a statement of defence within three months from receipt.
On February 13, 2016 PGE EJ 1 sp. z o.o. filed with the District Court in Warsaw a reply to the claim by WorleyParsons.
No material agreements occurred in the first quarter of 2016.
Within the Group, in the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016 PGE S.A. and its subsidiaries did not grant any loan securities or guarantees to another entity or its subsidiary, where the value of securities and guarantees constituted at least 10% of the Company's equity.
Some generating entities, currently branches of PGE GiEK S.A., became entitled to receive funds to cover stranded costs (socalled "LTC compensation") pursuant to the LTC Act. The LTC Act is ambiguous in many points and raise important questions of interpretation. The calculation of the estimated results of each entity and resulting compensations, annual adjustments of stranded costs and final adjustments as well as resulting revenues recognized in the statement of comprehensive income was performed by the Group with the best of its knowledge in this area and with support of external experts.
Until the preparation date of this report, producers from PGE Group received decisions on annual adjustments of stranded costs and costs related to natural gas fired entities for 2008-2014. The part of these decisions were disadvantageous for the particular entities and the Group believes that they were issued in violation of the Long-Term Contracts Act. As a consequence, since 2009, a number of proceedings have been pending before the Regional Court in Warsaw - Competition and Consumer Protection Court ("CCP Court") and before the Court of Appeal. As at the preparation date of this report, majority of the proceedings are conducted before the Supreme Court.
In the first quarter of 2016:
Moreover, in April 2016 the company filed a cassation appeal with the Supreme Court relating to a ruling by the Court of Appeal in a case on determining the annual adjustment of costs arising in gas-fired units at PGE GiEK S.A. for 2010. Claim value amounts to PLN 5 million.
In the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2016, the Group recognized LTC revenue in sales revenue in the amount of PLN 130 million.
The verdict of the Court of Appeal on determining the annual adjustment for stranded costs due to GiEK S.A. Branch Elektrownia Opole for 2010 caused an adjustment of LTC settlements of approx. PLN (+) 173 million in the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2016.
Moreover, refusal to accept the cassation appeal for examination in case of the annual adjustment of costs arising in gas-fired units at PGE GiEK S.A. Branch Elektrociepłownia Lublin and Branch Elektrociepłownia Rzeszów for 2010 and unfavourable ruling of the Supreme Court in case of the annual adjustment of costs arising in gas-fired units at PGE GiEK S.A. Branch Elektrociepłownia Lublin Wrotków for 2009 caused an adjustment of LTC settlements of PLN (-) 25 million in the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2016.
Above adjustments are presented after compensation in the statement of the comprehensive income in other operating revenues.
The value of disputes in all matters relating to the years 2008 – 2012 amounts to PLN 1,660 million, including the value of disputes favourably resolved for PGE Group by the Court of Appeal and a favourable final judgment by the CCP Court in the amount of PLN 1,563 million.
In the period 2008 – March 31, 2016 the PGE Capital Group recognised LTC revenues in total amount of PLN 7,365 million.
As at March 31, 2016 PGE S.A. and its subsidiaries were not a party of any proceedings concerning payables or debts whose total value would constitute at least 10% of the Company's equity.
Significant proceedings pending in front of courts, competent arbitration authority or public administration authority are described in note 19 to the consolidated financial statements.
Information on issue, redemption and repayment of debt securities and other securities were described in p. 4.1. of the foregoing report.
To the best knowledge of the Management Board of PGE S.A., the quarterly consolidated financial statements and comparable data were prepared in accordance with the governing accounting principles, present a fair, true and reliable view of the material and financial situation of PGE Capital Group and its financial result.
The report of the Management Board on the activities of PGE Capital Group presents a true view of the development, achievements and situation of the Capital Group.
The foregoing Management Board's Report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. was approved for publication by the Management Board of the parent company on May 11, 2016.
Warsaw, May 11, 2016
Signatures of Members of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
| President of the Management | |
|---|---|
| Board | Henryk Baranowski |
| Vice-President of the Management | |
| Board | Marta Gajęcka |
| Vice-President of the Management | |
| Board | Bolesław Jankowski |
| Vice-President of the Management | |
| Board | Marek Pastuszko |
| Vice-President of the Management | |
| Board | Paweł Śliwa |
| Vice-President of the Management Board |
Ryszard Wasiłek |
| Vice-President of the Management | |
| Board | Emil Wojtowicz |
| Ancillary control services (ACS) |
services provided to the transmission system operator, which are indispensable for the proper functioning of the national power system and ensure the keeping of required reliability and quality standards. |
|---|---|
| Achievable capacity | the maximum sustained capacity of a generating unit or generator, maintained continuously by a thermal generator for at least 15 hours or by a hydroelectric generator for at least five hours, at standardized operating conditions, as confirmed by tests. |
| Balancing market | a technical platform for balancing electricity supply and demand on the market. The differences between the planned (announced supply schedules) and the actually delivered/off-taken volumes of electricity are settled here. The purpose of the balancing market is to balance transactions concluded between individual market participants and actual electricity demand. The participants of the balancing market can be the generators, customers for electricity understood as entities connected to a network located in the balancing market area (including off-takers and network customers), trading companies, electricity exchanges and the TSO as the balancing company. |
| Base, baseload | standard product on the electricity market: a constant hourly power supply per day in a given period, for example week, month, quarter or year. |
| Best Practices | Document "Best Practice for GPW Listed Companies 2016" adopted by the resolution of the GPW Supervisory Board of October 13, 2015 and effective from January 1, 2016. |
| Biomass | solid or liquid substances of plant or animal origin, subject to biodegradation, obtained from agricultural or forestry products, waste and remains or industries processing their products as well as certain other biodegradable waste in particular agricultural raw materials. |
| Black energy | popular name for energy generated as a result of combustion of black coal or lignite. |
| CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage Technology used to capture CO2 from the emissions of fossil fuel power plants followed by its underground storage. |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanisms, one of the flexible mechanisms introduced under Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. |
| CER | Certified Emission Reduction. |
| Co-combustion | the generation of electricity or heat based on a process of combined, simultaneous combustion in one device of biomass or biogas together with other fuels; part of the energy thus generated can be deemed to be energy generated with the use of renewable sources. |
| Co-generation | the simultaneous generation of heat and electricity or mechanical energy in the course of one and the same technological process. |
| Constrained generation |
the generation of electricity to ensure the quality and reliability of the national power system; this applies to generating units in which generation must continue due to the technical limitations of the operation of the power system and the necessity of ensuring its adequate reliability. |
| Distribution | transport of energy through distribution grid of high (110 kV), medium (15kV) and low (400V) voltage in order to supply the customers. |
| Distribution System Operator (DSO) |
a power company engaging in the distribution of gaseous fuels or electricity, responsible for traffic in the gas or electricity distribution systems, current and long-term security of operation of the system, the operation, maintenance, repairs and indispensable expansion of the distribution network, including connections to other gas or power systems. |
| ERO | Energy Regulatory Office (pol. URE). |
| ERU | Emission Reduction Units. |
| EUA | European Union Allowances: transferable CO2 emission allowances; one EUA allows an operator to release one tonne of CO2 |
| EU ETS | European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme) EU emission trading scheme. Its operating rules are set out in the ETS Directive, amended by the Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 (OJ EU L. of 2009, No. 140, p. 63—87). |
| Generating unit | a technically and commercially defined set of equipment belonging to a power company and used to generate electricity or heat and to transmit power. |
| GJ | Gigajoule, a unit of work/heat in the SI system, 1 GJ = 1000/3.6 kWh = approximately 278 kWh. |
| GPZ | main power supply point, a type of transformer station used for the processing or distribution of electricity or solely for the distribution of electricity. |
| Green certificate | popular name for energy generated from renewable energy sources. |
| GW | gigawatt, a unit of capacity in the SI system, 1 GW = 109 W. |
| Gwe | one gigawatt of electric capacity. |
| GWt | one gigawatt of heat capacity. |
| HICP | Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices |
| High Voltage Network (HV) |
a network with a nominal voltage of 110 kV. |
| Highly efficient co generation |
the generation of electric or mechanical power and useful heat through co-generation, in such a way as to ensure savings of primary energy used in: (i) a co-generation unit in the amount not lower than 10 per cent. as compared to generation of electric power and heat in separated systems with reference efficiency for separated generation; or (ii) co-generation unit with an installed capacity under 1 MW as compared to generation of electric power and heat in separated systems with reference efficiency for separated generation. |
|---|---|
| IGCC | Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle. |
| Installed capacity | the formal value of active power recorded in the design documentation of a generating system as being the maximum achievable capacity of that system, confirmed by the acceptance protocols of that system (a historical value, it does not change over time. |
| IRiESP | the Transmission Network Operation and Maintenance Manual required to be prepared by a transmission system operator pursuant to the Energy Law; instructions prepared for power networks that specify in detail the terms and conditions of using these networks by system users as well as terms and conditions for traffic handling, operation and planning the development of these networks; sections on transmission system balancing and system limitation management, including information on comments received from system users and their consideration, are submitted to the ERO President for approval by way of a decision. |
| IRZ | Cold Intervention Reserve Service – service consisting of maintaining power units ready for energy production. Energy is produced on request of PSE S.A. |
| JI | Joint Implementation: one of the flexibility mechanisms introduced under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol. |
| Kyoto Protocol | the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of December 11, 1997 (Dz.U. of 2005, No. 203, Item 1684), in force since February 16, 2005. |
| KSE | the National Power System, a set of equipment for the distribution, transmission and generation of electricity, forming a system to allow the supply of electricity in the territory of Poland. |
| KSP | the National Transmission System, a set of equipment for the transmission of electricity in the territory of Poland. |
| kV | kilo volt, an SI unit of electric potential difference, current and electromotive force; 1kV= 103 V. |
| kWh | kilowatt-hour, a unit of electric energy in the SI system defined as the volume of electricity used by the 1 kW equipment over one hour. 1 kWh = 3,600,000 J = 3.6 MJ. |
| Low Voltage Network (LV) |
a network with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1 kV. |
| LTC | Long-term contracts on the purchase of capacity and electricity entered into between Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. and electricity generators in the years 1994-2001. |
| Medium-voltage network (MV) |
an energy network with a nominal voltage higher than 1 kV but lower than 110 kV. |
| MEV | Minimum Energy Volumes. |
| MSR | Market Stability Reserve (relating to CO2 ) |
| MW | a unit of capacity in the SI system, 1 MW = 106 W. |
| Mwe | one megawatt of electric power. |
| MWt | one megawatt of heat power. |
| NAP | National emissions Allocation Plan, prepared separately for the national emission trading system and for the EU emission trading system by the National Administrator of the Emission Trading System. |
| NAP II | National CO2 emissions Allocation Plan for the years 2008-2012 prepared for the EU emission trading system adopted by the Ordinance of the Council of Ministers of July 1, 2008 (Dz. U. of 2008, No. 202, item 1248). |
| Nm3 | normal cubic meter; a unit of volume from outside the SI system signifying the quantity of dry gas in 1 m3 of space at a pressure of 101.325 Pa and a temperature of 0°C. |
| NOx | nitrogen oxides. |
| Peak, peakload | a standard product on the electricity market; a constant power supply from Monday to Friday, each hour |
| between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (15-hour standard for the Polish market) or between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (12-hour standard for the German market) in a given period, for example week, month, quarter or year. |
|
| Peak power pumped storage plants |
a special kind of hydroelectric power plants. In addition to river flow and the difference in the water table levels they need two bodies of water connected with a channel or a pipeline. The power station is situated next to the lower lake or at the dam of the upper lake. The pumped storage facilities provide ancillary control services for the national power system. Their functions are to secure stability, provide passive energy, store excessive power in the system and supply power to the system in peak time. The pumped storage plants that have a natural inflow of water to the upper lake also generate electricity from renewable sources. The main off-taker of electricity produced by the peak power pumped storage power stations and their services is TSO |
| Property rights | negotiable exchange-traded rights under green and co-generation certificates |
| RAB | Regulatory Asset Base. |
| Red certificate | a certificate confirming generation of electricity in co-generation with heat. |
| Red energy | popular name for electricity co-generated with heat. |
| Regulator | the President of ERO, fulfilling the tasks assigned to him in the energy law. The regulator is responsible for, among others, giving out licenses for energy companies, approval of energy tariffs, appointing Transmission System Operators and Distribution System Operators. |
|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Source (RES) |
a source of generation using wind power, solar radiation, geothermal energy, waves, sea currents and tides, flow of rivers and energy obtained from biomass, landfill biogas as well as biogas generated in sewage collection or treatment processes or the disintegration of stored plant or animal remains. |
| Tariff | the list of prices and rates and terms of application of the same, devised by an energy enterprise and introduced as binding on the customers specified therein in the manner defined by an act of parliament. |
| Tariff group | a group of customers off-taking electricity or heat or using services related to electricity or heat supply to whom a single set of prices or charges and terms are applied. |
| TFS | Tradition Financial Services, an electricity trading platform used for concluding various transactions, purchase and sale of conventional energy, property rights, renewable energy and CO2 emission allowances. |
| TGE | Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A. (Polish Power Exchange), a commodity exchange on which trading can take place in electricity, liquid or gas fuels, extraction gas, emission allowances and property rights whose price depends directly or indirectly on electric energy, liquid or gas fuels and emission allowances, admitted to commodity exchange trading. |
| TPA, TPA rule | Third Party Access, the owner or operator of the network infrastructure to third parties in order to supply goods/services to third party customers. |
| Transmission | transport of electricity through high voltage (220 and 400 kV) transmission network from generators to distributors. |
| Transmission System Operator (TSO) |
a power company engaging in the transmission of gaseous fuels or electric energy, responsible for traffic in a gas or power transmission system, current and long-term security of operation of that system, the operation, maintenance, repair and indispensable expansion of the transmission system, including connections with other gas or power systems. In Poland, for the period from July 2, 2014 till December 31, 2030 Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. was chosen as a TSO in the field of energy transmission. |
| TWh | terawatt hour, a multiple unit for measuring of electricity unit in the system SI. 1 TWh is 109 kWh. |
| Ultra-high-voltage network (UHV) |
an energy network with a voltage equal to 220 kV or higher. |
| V (volt) | electrical potential unit, electric voltage and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), 1 V= 1J/1C = (1 kg x m2 ) / (A x s3). |
| W (watt) | a unit of power in the International Systems of Units (SI), 1 W = 1J/1s = 1 kg x m2 x s-3. |
| Yellow certificate | a certificate confirming generation of energy in gas-fired power plants and CCGT power plants. |
| Yellow energy | popular name for energy generated in gas-fired power plants and CCGT power plants. |
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