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1 INSURANCE BANKABILITY Innovative Insurance Solutions for Renewable Energy Special Enterprise Risks, Green Tech Solutions Álvaro Núñez Andrada Underwriter Munich Re

2 SER is a unit within Corporate Insurance Partner (CIP) Our focus: individual risk solutions for individual risk profiles MUNICH RE - Corporate Insurance Partner (CIP) Property Casualty Engineering Energy Traditional Insurance Products Special Enterprises Risks (SER) Green Tech Solutions Alternative Risk Transfer / Financial Solutions Intangible Assets / New Products Individual Risks Solutions SER is a CIP department inside the reinsurance arm of Munich RE SER is focused on innovative solutions out of the boundaries of the traditional insurance SER understands Insurance as a business enabler for RE and new technologies, especially when thinking of bankability requirements We are supported by Munich Re s know-how and solid ratings ( AA -category) 2

3 Renewable Energies Planning and Financing Sources of financing: Banks, Corporate & Private Investors, Capital Markets - Project Finance: CAPEX paid by future cash flows which are relevant for assessing the credit risk; Limited or non recourse financing; Minimum investment size (> 5-10Mill); Accessible for small developers - Due to constraints from the banking sector since 2008, Project Bonds are becoming a new alternative of financing (similar to project finance but senior debt is from external investors) Financial market environment - Renewable Energy Financing stopped in 2009 and 2010 but is back on growth - Banking landscape has changed and so have project sponsors profiles - Banks concentrating on better known markets and high quality projects - New lenders and sponsors entries (Asian markets) - Funding costs are higher due to market uncertainties - Short-term capital costs are subject to fluctuate due to manufacturing capacity, market demands, raw materials RE technologies are relatively young, CAPEX to fall due to economies of scale 3

4 Insurance must be a reliable risk transfer tool for investors and project owners What are the lenders main concerns before financing RE projects? - Uncertainty of the equity owner creditworthiness. Credit risk management - Certainty on the project forecasted cash flows (remuneration) - Capital costs - Risk mitigation/guarantees, full control of the risky areas during the Construction, Testing and Operating phases. - Construction time and delays: Additional guarantees - Performance (component level and system level) - Technical planning and design: preferable to have a 2 nd opinion before investing (technical endorsement) - Involving counterparts with experience in the RE industry, especially on pioneer projects - Project location (linked to capital costs and regulatory environment) - Jurisdiction - Cancelation risks 4

5 Insurance must be a reliable risk transfer tool for investors and project owners (cont.) How can Insurance provide bankability and become a business enabler? - Insurance must become a reliable risk transfer tool that provides certainty to the project owners and investors - Insurance must provide protection to the policyholder and beneficiaries of the insurance policy on the manufacturer level (corporate level) and on the project level - Insurance can provide the lenders direct recourse financing to the insurer s Balance Sheet - Insurance must be technology driven. This is a difficult area for lenders due to lack of resources and timing. It is always beneficiary to have a 2 nd opinion from an expert counterpart. - Project differentiation - Insurance can facilitate credit risk management by giving certainty to the project s viability 5

6 Green Tech Solutions Wide range of solutions for the renewable energy sector SOLAR Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Performance Warranty Insurance (25 years, non-cancellable) - Corporate Cover: Balance Sheet Protection for Module Manufacturers - Option Cover: Complementary Assignment of Coverage for Solar Projects Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Performance and Delay Liquidated Damages for Solar thermal EPC Contractors - Performance Guarantee Cover for parabolic Trough Collectors (Solar Thermal Efficiency and Specular Reflectance) WIND - Serial loss cover for turbine manufacturers (onshore and offshore) COMING SOON - Option Cover for CSP projects and a pure performance warranty for CSP projects - Performance warranty for Solar Inverters - Fuel cell / Performance Warranty for Lithium Ion Batteries and LED (lighting) performance warranty - Performance warranty for desalination plants 6

7 Thermal Efficiency and Specular Reflectance Performance Warranty Cover TYPE OF INSURANCE Performance Guarantee Insurance solution that covers major claims of the manufacturer resulting from warranties on named components of a solar collector field. SCOPE OF INSURANCE Munich Re shall indemnify the Policyholder with respect to Thermal Efficiency and Specular Reflectance RISKS INSURED For Thermal Efficiency Cover and Reflectance Performance Cover: - Faulty Manufacturing - Material Defects For Reflectance Performance Cover only: - Material Ageing of reflectance sheets For Thermal Efficiency Performance only: - In case of Faulty Manufacturing and Material Defects: Non-performance of suppliers` warranties due to insolvency of suppliers to the named insured. 7

8 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Performance Guarantee Cover for parabolic Trough Collectors Thermal Efficiency Performance (5 years) Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% 20% 20% 20% 20% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Specular Reflectance Performance (20 years) Limit 25%-50% Limit 25%-50% Limit 25%-50% Limit 25%-50% Black-Out Period (5 years) Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Munich Re 80% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% Deductible 2% 20% Elements of the Coverage - Deductible, s, Annual Limit, Policy Limit and Black-Out Period: Adapted to policyholder s risk appetite - Insured participates in each $/ of loss (alignment of interests) - Coverage above frequency losses: for large serial losses that jeopardize Going Concern 8

9 Added Value of the CSP Performance Warranty Cover (for CSP parabolic trough technology and tower technology) Benefits for: Insuring Marketing Corporate Cover - Insurance = pro-active risk management position - The Performance Guarantee Cover relies on the existing knowhow of the parabolic through technology of our customers, it is based on technical triggers therein - Customers prefer insurance back-up - Differentiates manufacturer in competitive market (Munich RE seal of quality) - Technical and industry know-how within GTS is becoming very strong and highly regarded in the market of renewable energies Risk Capital Management Bankability Insurance as - Efficient management - In certain cases insurance can be seen as an asset - Munich Re is credible counterparty - MR s underwriting valued as 2 nd opinion on technology risk - Financial security - The potential extension of the Performance Guarantee Cover into an Option Cover provides an exceptional vehicle to leverage its network in the banking and investment community - Business enabler 9

10 Performance Warranty Insurance for CSP Projects Enhancing the Credit Risk of the manufacturer of CSP Collectors In addition to the Corporate Balance Sheet Protection for manufacturers of CSP collectors, Munich Re intends to develop a complementary insurance cover for the CSP project owners and their financing lenders. 10

11 Potential Benefits of the Option Cover for CSP projects Feedback from the market Benefits for: Insuring Marketing Risk Capital Management Bankability Insurance as Project Cover - Mitigates credit risk - Decreases uncertainty of manufacturer s creditworthiness, even given longer warranty period - Attractive, enhanced risk profile - Differentiates project in competitive market - Optimizes financing terms - Enhances counterparty credit = favourable capital treatment by regulators / auditors - Enhanced recovery scenarios for internal hedge and risk-weighting - Technical endorsement - Munich Re s underwriting and know-how are valued by investors - 2 nd opinion on technology risk which most investors cannot perform - Credit risk management 11

12 Green Tech Solutions Contact details CSP INSURANCE SOLUTIONS Alvaro Núñez - Underwriter Tel.: [email protected] Stephan Heigl Risk Analyst Tel.: [email protected] PV INSURANCE SOLUTIONS: Jan Napiorkowski Senior Risk Analyst Tel.: [email protected] Alvaro Núñez - Underwriter Tel.: [email protected] WIND INSURANCE SOLUTIONS Mathias Hörmann - Underwriter Tel.: [email protected] Michael Schrempp - Underwriter Tel.: [email protected] 12