Onshore wind farms in France Status quo, project planning and regulatory framework Michel SUZAN General Manager KDE ENERGY France & Belgium

Who we are, brief introduction Koop Group and KDE ENERGY Annual Turnover 700 Million Approximately 3000 Employees Europe, Middle East, Far East, Africa, Asia, Australia, Russia, CIS KDE ENERGY is the renewable energy subsidiary of KOOP Group : Wind Farm Afrikahaven, Amsterdam port 1. Site Selection 2. Acquisition 3. Developm. Permitting Contracting 4. Building & Construction 5. Exploitation Total portfolio in JV in present 6 countries: 2000 MW Total portfolio in FR and Belgium : Total to be realised in 2012 (incl hitrate): 600 MW Total already realised in JV: 400 MW 350 MW

Wind conditions and regimes in France North Picardy Britanny Normandy Pays de la Loire Champagne Ardennes Centre Languedoc Roussillon Provence

France detailed market overview Wind Resources Regulatory Mechanisms Site Approval Utility/Grid Connection Operation Wind potential: Onshore: 85 TWh/year Offshore: 477 TWh/yea Key siting areas: Languedoc Roussillon, Bretagne, Normandy, North, Champagne Ardennes, Centre, Lorraine Wind goal: RES 2010 target: 21% Wind: 13,500 MW by 2012, 6,000 offshore by 2020 Incentive system: Long-term renewable energy feed-in tariff (REFIT) Value/kWh: Onshore: 8.2 cent/kwh for 10 years, for additional five years can claim 8.2 cent/kwh for up to 2,400 hours Offshore: 13 cent/kwh for 20 years REFIT duration: 15 years onshore 20 years offshore Accelerators: Construction, grid, production, operation permits in place Creation of wind power development zones (ZDEs) to facilitate permitting process Developer involvement in the ZDE definition Inhibitors: Incentives limited to projects within ZDEs starting in mid-2007 Landscape conservation concerns In some regions lack of public support might affect zoning Potential new regulation in 2009 Sufficient capacity near term for 7,000 MW RTE simulations showing need for minor upgrades in some areas Unclear capacity availability for full 13.5 GW planned, but a plan was requested to RTE Local acceptance is monitored by authorities As well as : natural impact, noise impact etc ZDE : Zone de Développement Eolien : Zone selected by communities and auhtorities to promote wind energy

Main constraints on Wind Energy in France Country specifics Main constraints of ZDE : 500 meters from houses Special attention to Natura 2000 areas Landscape issues Historical sites to be taken into account Wind conditions Impact on wind energy development Local for local approach and strong public relation approach are mandatory to succeed Greenfield development with relatively long planning process; difficult grid access but improvements are expected in the future; local acceptance is needed to perform projects. Brownfield as a niche market; less difficult EIA; easy grid connection; smaller size Grid connection access 8 000 Protocole National Eolien signed with National Farmers Association Birds & bats issues 1 585 2 455 3 404 4 600 6 000 Aeronautics constraints Noise constraints Safety constraints Local acceptance through a public inquiry 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Installed Wind Power Capacity MW

Regulatory Framework Consequences on Project Planning Wind measurement campaign ZDE Birds study Landscape study Acoustic study Permanent relationships with local authorities 28 signatures are Necessary all along The lifecycle of A project Flora, Animals, Bats study Building permit appliance Grid connection Début construction : fin 2011

Regulatory Framework : concerned administrations PREFET & ALL Communes ZDE Public Associations Direction Départementale de l Equipement (DDE) Wind measurement campaign Direction Aviation Civile DIREN Birds study Parcs Naturels Architecte Landscape Bâtiments study de France Commission des Sites Acoustic DIRENstudy DIREN Flora, Animals, Bats study Parcs Naturels Building PREFET permit appliance DDE Communes Public Permanent relationships with local authorities 28 signatures are Necessary all along The lifecycle of A project DRIRE Grid connection EDF RTE Début construction : fin 2011

Map of installed capacity 4,6 GW installed by the en of 2009

Estimation of ongoing projects (to be done by 2012) 1 GW 0,4 GW 0,4 GW 0,5 GW 1 GW 0,4 GW 0,7 GW

Example of a French site assessment Potential sectors because 500 meters from houses

Air view of the sector

Historical sites & Grid connections constraints ZPPAUP Sites classées Tour St Pierre Calvaire Bourg Manoir de Rouson Raccord électrique possible à Vion

Parcé Sur Sarthe : Eléments de Faisabilité Bois à l ouest de la Lortière Absence de réseau Natura 2000 Absence de réserve naturelle Absence d arrêté de protection de biotope Présence de ZNIEFF de Type I Bas côtés de la RD 8 entre Rouillon et la Breriaire Lande Humide à l est de la Basse Lande

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