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1 Case Study: Masen NOOR Ouarzazate Solar Complex 25/07/2017

2 NOOR OUARZAZATE CSP POWER PLANTS

3 NOOR OUARZAZATE COMPLEX Ouarzazate NOORo III Under construction 150 MW NOOR OUARZAZATE COMPLEX, A GRADUAL DEPLOYMENT OF 580 MW CSP Tower NOORo II Under construction 200 MW CSP Parabolic Trough NOOR I in operation R&D Platform NOOR IV 70 MW 160 MW Photovoltaic CSP Parabolic Trough

4 NOOR O I SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (1/3) Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic troughs and molten salt Thermal Energy Storage Capacity 160 MWe Gross Capacity Storage 3 hours Thermal Energy Storage Cooling Wet cooling Developer Price Data EPC Price per kwh* 0,189 $ * evaluated peak hour tariff 4

5 NOOR O I SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (2/3)

6 NOOR O I SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (3/3) Reflective Area: m 2 1 hot Tank & 1 cold Tank ST Gross Capacity: 160 MW Number of loops: 400/STN0 HTF: Dowtherm A Thermal Capacity: 1269MWth (equivalent to 3 hours of storage) Water consumption: m 3 /yr HCE tubes: Schott PTR 70 Tank Dimension: Ø: 46,5 m / H: 14 m Project Area: 458ha

7 NOOR O II SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (1/3) Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic trough Capacity 200 MW Gross Capacity Storage > 7 hours Cooling Dry Tariff* 0,14 $ / kwh Developer Financial Institutions EPC * evaluated peak hour tariff

8 NOOR O II SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (2/3)

9 NOOR O II SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (3/3) Reflective Area: m² 2 hot Tank & 2 cold Tank ST Gross Capacity: 200MW Number of loops: 425/STN2 Solar field Inlet/outlet: 295 C/ 393 C 1 Loop = 4 SCAs 1 SCA = 12 SCEs Thermal Capacity: 3125MWth (equivalent to 7.3 hours of storage) Tank Dimension: Ø: 44.1 m / H: 16.6 m Water consumption: m 3 /yr Project Area: ~ 600ha

10 NOOR O III SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (1/3) Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using tower Capacity 150 MW Gross capacity Storage > 7 hours Cooling Dry Tariff* 0,15 $ / kwh Developer Financial Institutions EPC * evaluated peak hour tariff 10

11 NOOR O III SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (2/3)

12 NOOR O III SOLAR PLANT MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (3/3) Reflective Area: m² Number of heliostat: 7400 (178m2/Heliostat, 54 facet 1 hot Tank & 1 cold Tank Thermal Capacity: 2770MWth Tower Height: 247m ST Gross Capacity: 150MW HTF: Molten Salt (NaNO3 (60%)/ KNO3 (40%) Receiver: 660 MWth Tank Dimension: Ø: 41.3 m / H: 14 m Cold: 290 C (to receiver) Hot: 565 C (receiver outlet) Water consumption: m 3 /yr Project Area: ~ 600ha

13 NOOR OUARZAZATE POWER PLANTS NOORo I NOORo II NOORo III NOORo IV Technology CSP Parabolic trough CSP Parabolic trough CSP Tower Photovoltaic Capacity 160 MW 200 MW 150 MW 70 MW Cooling Wet Dry Dry - Thermal Storage 3h 7h to 8h 7h to 8h - Annual Production 520 GWh 699 GWh 515 GWh 125 GWh Surface 485 ha 600 ha 580 ha 137 ha - NOORo I in operation since beginning of NOORo II and NOORo III under construction - Start of construction of NOORo IV in 2017

14 CONSTRUCTION & START-UP

15 POWER PLANTS CONSTRUCTION & START-UP ONEE PPA 1 Technical Advisor Owner Engineer Masen PPA 2 Project Company Independent Engineer EPC Contract O&M Contract

16 POWER PLANTS MASEN ORGANIZATION TEAM Contract Management Technical Management Project Management Quality Management HSE Management - Establishment of a responsibility assignment matrix at the beginning of each project

17 POWER PLANTS SCOPE OF INTERVENTION Services Awarding Request for Proposals preparation Independent Engineer Services Evaluation of Technical and Financial Proposals Certification of Initial and Final Tests Request for Proposals preparation Technical Advisor Services Evaluation of Technical and Financial Proposals Support for Design Review Specific missions for construction activities inspections HSE Specific Audits and inspections Quality Assurance Specific activities Funds disbursement Payment Milestones approval Ensure the milestones are reached in order to request for funds Ensure the appropriate documents are provided Manage the mission of Lender Technical Advisor

18 POWER PLANTS SCOPE OF INTERVENTION Engineering Ensure compliance with the contractual documents Design Review Interfaces with Masen common infrastructures Review of design plans and drawings including the specification of equipment Review of O&M Manuals Selection of drawings for ONEE s approval Interfaces with ONEE (Grid operator) Telecommunication system with the dispatching center Approval of the Plant s electrical protection settings List of prerequisites before first energization List of prerequisites before first synchronization Logistics and Procurement Approval of agreed manufacturers Factory Acceptance Tests Factory inspections Support for the delivery of permits and authorizations

19 POWER PLANTS SCOPE OF INTERVENTION Construction & Commissioning Construction Management Quality Assurance HSE Management Commissioning Management Ensure compliance with the contractual documents Follow-up of construction progress Analysis of Project scheduling Integration of the Plant with Masen Infrastructures Follow-up of Industrial Integration Follow-up of employment statistics Commissioning procedures analysis Follow-up of commissioning progress Analysis of Project scheduling Certification by the Independent Engineer Acceptance Tests Initial Performance Tests Final Performance Tests Performance Tests procedures analysis Witness and Approval of Performance Tests results Certification by the Independent Engineer

20 LESSONS LEARNED

21 NOORo I DUST IMPACT ON PRODUCTION Mirrors cleanliness impact directly the performance of the plant 2 additional cleaning trucks have been procured in beginning of 2017 Mirrors cleanness factor is expected to be higher after the completion of NOORo II & NOORo III construction

22 NOORo I - ACTUAL PRODUCTION VS EXPECTED PRODUCTION S ACTUAL PRODUCTION VS EXPECTED PRODUCTION 47,539 41,916 37,440 35,049 32,672 31,040 28,945 24,291 24,65826,924 28,293 25,697 July August September Octobre November December Actual generation (MWh) Expected generation* (MWh) *Expected generation is calculated using the Performance Model with reference data and the weather data musured on site Overall the production during this semester was good. However it was impacted by following: the cleanliness factor affected by ongoing works in the complex and weather conditions Learning curve of the Operator (NOMAC) especially during cloudy days

23 NOORo I RATIO PEAK GENERATION S MWh 33, MWh MWh MWh MWh MWh 27,912 24,516 19,484 16,316 16,191 Peak generation Off-Peak generation 2 nd semester 2016 (MWh) Ratio Peak 23,5% 8,231 4,760 6,524 8,342 9,506 4,807 July August September October November December Peak Hours generation (MWh) Off-Peak Hours generation (MWh) Ratio Peak generation 20% 21% 20% 15% 34% 37% July August September October November December Very good production during peak hours thanks to the progress made by the O&M team 23

24 NOORo I PLANTS CONSUMPTION (JANUARY APRIL 2017)

25 COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN Wet Cooling System Dry Cooling System NOORo I: 160 MW Annual water consumption: m3 NOORo II: 200 MW Annual water consumption: m3 NOORo III: 150 MW Annual water consumption: m3

26 HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES IN THE DELIVERY OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT Main heavy equipment requiring transport authorization: o HTF / SALT Heat exchangers: 6 x 362 T o Generator : 237 T o HP turbine: 134 T o Pre-heaters 2x92 T o Evaporators 2x146 T o Reheaters 2x92 T o Main Transformer 130 T o Condenser 140 T o HTF heaters: 2 x 90 T SELECTED ROUTING FOR TRANSPORTATION Assessment to be conducted at the beginning of the project: Selection of the routing during the bidding process Coordination with the involved authorities in order to define any necessary reinforcement works

27 NOORo I - INDUSTRIAL INTEGRATION % industrial integration 0% 30% 34,7% EPC Committed expenses Committed % industrial integration over the period 34,7% EPC expenses % total industrial integration 34,7 % EPC Committed expenses with local companies / Total EPC budgeted costs for the project EPC expenses with local companies Mdh Mdh Mdh / Total EPC budgeted costs for the project Mdh Committed expenses split by main EPC works (committed by local companies) Solar field collectors (mirrors supports) 27% 33% 22% 10% 8% Salts and water tanks and reservoirs Piping and cables Piling and civil works Mechanical and electrical erection Expenses split by main EPC works (paid to local companies) 26% 34% 23% 10% 7% Solar field collectors (mirrors supports) Salts and water tanks and reservoirs Piping and cables Piling and civil works Mechanical and electrical erection 27

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