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                      The IPPPP RFP
Debate: Renewable Energy in South Africa
                              23 August 2011
Contents                                           1

           Section                          Page

           1.   Overview of Standard Bank      2

           2.   SA Renewables Market           4

           3.   Overview of IPPPP             10
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                Section 1
Overview of Standard Bank
Standard Bank - Natural partner in Africa                                                                                                              3

Key points           Most comprehensive network in Sub-Saharan Africa

                      On-the-ground presence in 17 African countries
On-the-ground
presence in 17
                      Nearly 150 years of experience in Africa
African countries
                      Largest bank in Africa

                           – Over 40,000 employees in Africa
                           – Over 8,000 bank branches headquartered in
                              Johannesburg

                      Growth on the continent is a key strategic focus area
Unrivalled
knowledge of sub-     Investment banking presence across the region and in key
Saharan Africa         markets strengthened by recent acquisitions:
through on ground
presence                   – IBTC Chartered Bank, Nigeria
                           – CFC Bank, Kenya
                           – Recent banking license awarded - Angola

                                                                                                                                   Standard Bank
Strong product
teams in
Johannesburg,                     Angola (33.3 million)            Lesotho (1.7 million)       Nigeria (154.7 million)       Zambia (14.6 million)
Lagos, Nairobi and
                                  Botswana (1.8 million)           Malawi (12.8 million)       South Africa (47.4 million)   Zimbabwe (13.1 million)
London
                                  DRC (63.6 million)               Mauritius (1.2 million)     Swaziland (1.1 million)

                                  Ghana (23.1 million)             Mozambique (20.3 million)   Tanzania (37.8 million)

                                  Kenya (34.7 million)             Namibia (2.1 million)       Uganda (27.6 million)
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            Section 2
SA Renewables Market
SA Renewables Sector
Key points             Introduction

                          SA is presently one of the world‟s most exciting renewables markets, adopting renewables late but with a high growth
IRP 2010 has               rate
significantly
increased
disclosure of SA’s        IRP 2010 is the SA Government‟s 20 year sector master-plan, issued for public consultation (October 2010); Cabinet
material power             approved on 16th March 2011 and promulgated on 6th May 2011.
challenges

                          42% (17.8 GW) of new generation in IRP 2010 is proposed to come from renewable energy - 8.4 GW from solar PV, 1
                           GW CSP and 8.4 GW will come from wind;

                          Standard Bank believes new build wind will achieve SA grid parity with the blended wholesale tariff by 2014/2015 and
                           new build solar may achieve grid parity by 2018/2019. NT is expected to introduce carbon taxes by 2012, wherein the
                           exposure of the blended Eskom portfolio exposure is an additional R0.12 – R0.14 kWh (SB calculations)). This will
                           further boost renewable energy (no CO2 charge) competitiveness within SA.

The IPP                   REFIT was the planned renewables route to market. This has been replaced by the IPP Procurements Programme
Procurements               („‟IPPPP’‟), which was released on 3 August 2011 and asks for 3,725 MW of which 91% relates to Wind and Solar. This
Programme, which
                           Programme relates to renewable energy IPP‟s and uses a revised tariff as a cap, with competitive price bidding taking
was released on 3
August 2011, relates       place up to the cap
to renewable energy
IPP’s and uses
revised tariffs as a      Comments on the First Bid Submission Phase are due 31 August 2011 with First Bid Submission due 4 November 2011.
cap, for a                 Selection of preferred bidders is scheduled to take place on 25 November 2011, with the projects reaching financial close
competitive bidding        on 19 June 2011. Phases 2 – 5 follows accordingly.
process.

                          Bidders for the First Submission Phase should be capable of beginning commercial operation by June 2014, with any
                           other Submission Phase capable of beginning commercial operation no later than end 2016
Potential New Electricity Generation                                                                                                                              6

Key                       Geographical Overview

  Gas-fired Power                                                                                       North-Eastern SA renowned for large coal deposits

  Wind Power Potential

  Coal Power Potential                                                                                                Medupi
                                                                Shale Gas potential being
  Solar Power Potential                                          evaluated in the Karoo Basin                                            ROMPCO gas pipeline
                                                                                                                                         Utilised and sold by
  CCGT/Shale Gas Potential                                                                                                                Sasol
  New Nuclear Sites
                                                                                                             Kusile
  New/Discard Coal                   SA has exceptional DNI                                                                                Mozambique
                                      levels                                                                          Secunda
  New Gas                            High Solar PV, CPV and
                                      CSP potential
  Existing Gas Pipeline

           Natural Gas deposits
            found on the west                      Ibhubesi
            coast of South Africa
           Piped onshore and
            used as a feedstock
            for Gas-fired power
            plants
                                                        Koeberg
                                                                                                                   Onshore wind in the Eastern / Western Capes
                                                                                                Thyspunt           Strong potential
                                                               Bantamsklip

                                                      3 potential new nuclear sites
IRP 2010 - Summary                                                                                                                                                   7

Key points              Overview                                                        Consultation Process

                        The promulgated IRP2010 features the below energy mix           The consultation process that ensued after the publishing
IRP2010 is a            targets for 2030, in terms of new build:                        of the draft IRP2010 allowed for stakeholders to address
landmark public            Nuclear 23%                                                 their concerns and make suggestions (479 submissions
policy document                                                                         received). The below two graphs depict the major
that will change the       Coal 15%                                                    positive impact that the process had on renewables:
SA energy
landscape
                           Imported hydro 6%

                                                                                                                                        After consultation process
                           OCGT for peaking 9%
                           Imported gas 6%, and
                           Renewables 42% or 17,800MW, of which:
                              – PV: 8,400MW
                              – Wind: 8,400MW
                              – CSP: 1,000MW

                        In context

IRP2010 has hugely      Changes to the IRP2010 include:
increased SA’s
                           The increased allocation of Renewables to the overall
projected

                                                                                            Pre- consultation process
renewables total – to       energy mix plan for the 20 year period
17.8 GW over 20            The defined technology split of the Renewables
years
                            allocation.
                           The further technology split and allocation of solar into
                            PV and CSP
                           Reduction in planned initial allocations of Peak-OCGT
                            and an increase in Natural Gas-Fired CCGT
Tariffs - Grid Parity is nearing                                                                                                                                        8

Key points                Tariff Paths: IRP 2010 vs. Medupi/Kusile vs. Solar PV vs. Wind
                          4.5                                                                                                   Eskom National Blended Tariff (as per
                                                                                                                                Policy-Adjusted Scenario) + Carbon
 SA electricity tariffs                                                                                                         Tax
 are increasing at a      4.0
                                                                                                                                Eskom National Blended Tariff (as per
 fast rate from a low                                                                                                           Policy-Adjusted Scenario)
 base                     3.5
                                                                                                                                Onshore Wind - IPP Procurement
                          3.0                                                                                                   Programme (Phase 1 Tariff Cap) -
                                                                                                                                Inflation at 2% for Opex

                          2.5                                                                                                   Kusile + Enviromental Levy + Carbon
                                                                                                                                Tax

                          2.0
                                                                                                                                Kusile + Enviromental Levy

Note the central IRP      1.5
projections exclude                                                                                                             Medupi + Enviromental Levy + Carbon
                          1.0                                                                                                   Tax
the introduction of
Carbon Taxes (dealt
with as a scenario        0.5                                                                                                   Medupi + Enviromental Levy
although scheduled
to be imposed from        0.0
2012)                                                                                                                           Solar PV / CSP - IPP Procurement
                                2010    2012    2014    2016    2018    2020    2022    2024    2026    2028    2030            Programme (Phase 1 Tariff Cap) -
                                                                                                                                Inflation at 2% for Opex

                             The YELLOW line is the Policy-Adjusted Scenario („‟PAS’‟) from IRP 2010 (nominal money). The RED line is the PAS from IRP
                              2010 (nominal money), plus a potential price increase resulting from the proposed carbon tax
                             The GREEN and BROWN lines are potential tariff paths for Medupi/Kusile (calculated from public information), calculated with and
                              without carbon taxes. The costs of each project are highly material in terms of Eskom‟s assets and lead to Eskom envisaging two
                              further 25% tariff increases over the 2013-2015 period, before inflationary increases are expected
                             The PURPLE line is the wind IPPPP Price cap line indexed at 2% p.a.
                             The BLUE line is the PV / CSP IPPPP price cap line indexed at 2% p.a.
                             Clearly, in the medium to long-term, Wind and Solar PV are set to become highly competitive in the SA energy space.
                             We assume that future IPPPP price caps will be reduced in line with future equipment price trends
What will underpin IRP tariff increases?
Key points           Bank/Utility Credit Support as a Percentage of Country 2010 GDP

                                                         90.0%
                                                                 81.1%                                                                   Note: The bailouts of financial
The magnitude of

                         Bailout % of 2010 Country GDP
                                                         80.0%                                                                            institutions in the UK, USA and
the support of
Eskom - 16.9% of                                         70.0%                                                                            Ireland are reflected from 2008 –
2010 GDP shows the                                                                                                                        2010, while the other statistic
                                                         60.0%
importance of the                                                                                                                         represents the funding/credit
SA power sector                                          50.0%                                                                            support by SA Govt of Eskom.
                                                         40.0%                                                                           The Irish bailout reflects the recent
                                                                                                                                          November 2010 bailout
                                                         30.0%

                                                                                                                              16.9%      The bailouts represent 81.1%, 5%,
                                                         20.0%
                                                                                                                                          8.1% and 16.9% of the 2010 GDP‟s
                                                                                                        8.1%
                                                         10.0%                       5.0%                                                 of Ireland, the USA, the UK and
                                                         0.0%                                                                             South Africa respectively
                                                                 Ireland             USA                 UK                   Eskom
                                                                           UK , USA, Ireland and Eskom Bailouts 2008 – 2010

Eskom’s loans are              Eskom is a 100% State owned Enterprise. Under duress to fund its massive new build programme until tariff increases make its
intended to be                  financial position sustainable, Eskom has been provided with massive financial support from the SA Government
serviced from
increased tariffs              Maximum R 350bn of loan guarantees + R[60-80]bn of shareholder loans / equity = R[410-430]bn (USD 59-61bn)
                               We have compared the size of Eskom‟s “support” (total loan guarantees and shareholder loans) with the “banking bail outs” of USA,
                                UK and Ireland which are the nearest global precedents.
                               Eskom‟s total support (R430bn) represents 16.9% of 2010 SA GDP. This is higher than the equivalent banking bail-outs for their
                                2010 economy – for the USA (5%) and the UK (8.1%), but not for Ireland (81.1% - incl. Nov 2010 Bailout)
                               The SA Government has stated that tariffs have to increase in order for the loan guarantees not to be called. This issue is
                                supplemental to DOE‟s IRP 2010 price path (previous slide), and effectively calls upon the independent regulator (NERSA) to
                                approve future tariff increases, which may be increased by the reimbursement of carbon taxes paid by Eskom to its upstream
                                suppliers (coal miners)
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        Section 3
Overview of IPPPP
SA Renewables Overview                                                                                                                                                                                   11

Overview                                                                                              IPPPP Tariff Caps v Eskom 2012-2013

    SA‟s Renewable Energy scheme will be a competitive bid scheme
     (IPPPP), with the tariff caps as per the diagram alongside. The scheme                                    Eskom                          66
     includes the following technologies: onshore wind, small hydro, Landfill                             Small Hydro                                    103
     Gas (LFG), biomass (solid), biogas, photovoltaic systems and CSP.                                    Landfill Gas                       60
    IRP 2010 requires 300 MW solar PV per year from 2012 to 2024, 400                                        Biogass                              80
     MW wind from 2014-2023, 200 MW solar CSP by 2015, with 100 MW                                           Biomass                                     107
     p.a. through to 2025                                                                                       Solar…                                                                           285
    The IPPPP aims to kick-start the process of reaching the IRP 2010                                  Onshore Wind                                       115
     targets, with the allocations represented in the diagram below.                                     Concentrated…                                                                           285
    Eskom will be the buyer of the power produced by signing the PPA,
     acting through its Single Buyer Office (SBO).                                                                       0                         100                    200                   300
                                                                                                                                                        ZAR Cents / KWh
    Government will provide support for PPA payment obligations through
     the Implementation Agreement with DoE                                                                                      Concentrated Solar Power
                                                                                                                                 IPP Procurement                                  Eskom
                                                                                                                                 Programme

IPP Procurement Programme MW Allocations                                                              Current IPP Procurement Programme Structure

     2000                    1850
                                                                                                                                         Generation Licence
                                          1450                                                                RE IPP                                                              NERSA
     1500

                                                                                                                                                  Electricity
MW

     1000
                                                                                                                             Money                                                   Regulates national
      500       200                                                                                                                           PPA                                    tariffs, enables cost
                                                      12.5      12.5         25             75
                                                                                                                                                                                     pass through
        0
            Concentrated Onshore Wind    Solar       Biomass   Biogass   Landfill Gas   Small Hydro
            Solar Power               Photovoltaic
                                                                                                                                     Money                  Single Buyer Office
                                                                                                        Consumers
                                                                                                                                                            (Eskom)
        IPP Procurement Programme MW Allocations - Procurement Targeted on/before June
        2014 (CSP June 2015)                                                                                                    Electricity
Process & Structure                                                                                                                                                12

Key points                    Timing

1st Bid Submission                                       First Bid Submission Phase
Date – 04 November                                                                                               Selection of
2011                                    Bidders to                                                               Preferred       Preferred
                                        notify the                                        Evaluation of          Bidders in      Bidders to          Signing and
                                        DoE of                                            Bid Responses          respect of      finalise their      effective
2nd Bid Submission                                                        First Bid
                                        required                                          for 1st phase of       First Bid       contractual         date of
Date – 05 March                                                           Submission
                            Issue of    project          Bidders’                         REFIT                  Submission      arrangements        Project
2011                                                                      Date
                            RFP         information      Conference                       7 November –           Date            28 November         Agreements
                                                                          4
                            3 August    31 August        14 September                     25 November            25 November     2011 – 22           19 June
                                                                          November
                            2011        2011             2011                             2011                   2011            May 2012            2012
DoE does not                                                              2011
guarantee that
there will be a    August
2 , 3 , 4 or 5 2011
 nd  rd   th    th

Bid Submission
Date
                   November
                   2011

                      Notification by       Second Bid                Evaluation of Bid          Selection of             Preferred Bidders       Signing and
                      the Department        Submission               Responses for 2nd          Preferred                 to finalise their       effective date
                      of Second Bid         Date                     phase of REFIT             Bidders in                contractual             of Project
                      Submission            5 March                  6 March 2012 – 11          respect of the            arrangements            Agreements
                      Date                  2012                     May 2012                   Second Bid                15 May 2012 – 13        13 December
                      25 November                                                               Submission                November 2012           2012
                      2011                                                                      Date
                                                                                                14 May 2012

                                                         Second Bid Submission Phase
Process & Structure                                                                                                                                                    13

Key points               Qualification Criteria

1st stage – all bid
responses will be                                Project participants: equity participants,                           Price (full indexation and partial
assessed using the       Structure of the         lenders, contractors, equipment suppliers,                            indexation), financial standing of project
                         Project                  black enterprises and local community        Financial Criteria       sponsors, robustness and deliverability of
Qualification Criteria
                                                  members                                      and Evaluation           funding proposal, robustness of financial
to determine
                                                                                                                        models
whether they are
Compliant Bids

Only compliant bids                              Fully developed shareholders agreement,                              Proven technology, energy resource
will make it to the                               acceptance of project agreements (i.e.                                availability, generation forecast, project
                         Legal Criteria and                                                    Technical Criteria
2nd stage                                         PPA, Implementation Agreement, Direct                                 schedule, cost and timing of grid
                         Evaluation                                                            and Evaluation
                                                  Agreement etc), Statements by Members,                                connection, deliverability of project, water
                                                  Key subcontracts                                                      consumption

                                                 Title deeds, notarial leases, land use                               40% SA entity participation: Job creation,
                         Land Acquisition                                                      Economic
                                                  consents including        consents for                                local content, black ownership including
                         and Land Use                                                          Development
                                                  connection works                                                      local      communities,        preferential
                         Criteria and                                                          Criteria and
                         Evaluation                                                                                     procurement, enterprise development,
                                                                                               Evaluation
                                                                                                                        socio-economic development

                                                 Environmental consents namely a positive                             Bid submission : R100,000 per MW,
                         Environmental            Record of Decision from the Department                                Preferred Bidder status: R200,000 per
                                                                                               Submission of Bid
                         Consent Criteria         of Environmental Affairs                                              MW, Development fee: 1% of total project
                                                                                               Guarantee
                         and Evaluation                                                                                 cost
Process & Structure                                                                                                                       14

Key points            Evaluation Criteria

2nd stage –
Compliant bids will
                                 PRICE 70%
be evaluated based
on PRICE and
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT                Two prices to be provided (1) full CPI indexed and (2) partial CPI indexed per Bidder‟s election

                           The base date for the CPI rate shall be April 2011 and adjusted annually (based on previous year‟s CPI)

Total points 100
                           2 step process to calculating the Equivalent Annual Tariff („‟EAT‟‟)

                              – Calculating the EAT for each price based on formula provided and discounted back to the base date
                              – Each Bidder‟s EAT will be calculated by reference to the lowest EAT for the same technology
 70/30 PRICE/,
 ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT
 weighting
                                 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 30%

                           Job creation 25%, local content 25%, ownership 15%, management control 5%, preferential procurement,
                            10%, enterprise development 5%, socio-economic development 15% total 100% total points 30

                           Wind ownership targets: shareholding by black people in Project Company [12% - 30%], shareholding by
                            local community in Project Company [2.5% - 5%], shareholding in contractor responsible for construction [8%
                            - 20%], shareholding in operations contractor [8% - 30%],

                           PV ownership targets: shareholding by black people in Project Company [20% - 40%], shareholding by local
                            community in Project Company [2.5% - 5%], shareholding in contractor responsible for construction [8% -
                            20%], shareholding in operations contractor [8% - 40%],
Grid Connection                                                                                                                             15

Key points             Overview

                          If the Bidder intends to connect to the Transmission System, the Grid Provider will be NTC.
Non-negotiability of
Connection
Agreement i.e.            If the Bidder intends to connect to a Distribution System, the Grid Provider will either be the “Distribution”
Transmission               business unit of Eskom, or a municipality, depending on the location of the point of connection
Agreement /
Distribution              Shallow Connection Works:
Agreements
                                                                                      Grid Provider
                                                                       1
                                                                             undertakes the connection works
Transmission /
Distribution
Agreements to be
concluded prior to              Grid Connection Options                               Bidder Self Build
                                                                       2
or simultaneously             for shallow connection works                      and transfer to Grid Provider
with the conclusion
of the PPA

                                                                                     Bidder Self Build
                                                                       3
                                                                               and Bidder retains ownership

                          Deep Connection Works:

                             – The Department will provide clarification to the Bidders in relation to the cost of and process for
                                undertaking "deep connection" by way of a Briefing Note to be issued by the Department during the IPP
                                Procurement Programme

                          If a number of Projects all intend to connect to a common substation, and the available capacity of the
                           substation is insufficient to accommodate all of the Projects, the DoE will comparatively rank these bids
                           against each other and the highest ranking bids will be awarded preferred bidder status
IPPPP Analysis and Conclusion                                                                                                                                                      16

Renewables Development

  Feedstock                    2-year     Value – All-in/MW       Value –          Equity         Bidder Guarantee            Preferred Bidder                 Development Fee
                              RFP MW          (USDm)              (USDm)       (30%) – USDm         Req’d (ZARm)           Guarantee Req’d (ZARm)                (1%) – USDm
                 Wind          1,850              2.0              3,700            1,110                185.0                        370.0                         37.0
                        PV     1,450              3.7              5,365            1,610                145.0                        290.0                         53.65
                    CSP         200               7.0              1,400            420                   20.0                         40.0                          14
       Biomass                 12.5               3.7                 46             14                   1.25                          2.5                         0.46
            Biogas             12.5               2.5                 31             9                    1.25                          2.5                         0.31
 Landfill Gas                   25                1.7                 43             13                   2.5                           5.0                         0.43
Small Hydro                     75                2.0                 150            45                   7.5                          15.0                          1.5
                  Total        3,625               -               10,735           3,221                362.5                         725                         107.35

Key Requirements                                                                              Areas of Uncertainty

                                                                                                 PPA is not able to be marked up, but remain as-is
                               High SA shareholding (including BEE)                              Clarification needed on some elements of PPA, e.g. Force Majeure
 Request for Proposal (RFP)

                                                                                                 Evaluation discount rate likely to be lower than inflation
                               High local content (Manufacturing, O&M etc.)
                                                                                                 “Own Build” & Deep grid connection still being finalised
      Requirements

                               Estimated USD [10-11] bn of committed capital                     SBO and NTC remain part of Eskom
                               expenditures up to 2013 (Financial Close)                         DBSA BEE support likely to be unacceptable to Lenders
                                                                                                 Transfer of interest rate risk post bid given financial market reality and CPs
                                                                                                  not within Bidder‟s control
                               Associated USD [3-3.5] bn equity requirements
                                                                                                 300 day duration of bid validity risk Can EPC prices be held this long?
                                                                                                  Would PV bidders want to contract at a price that will almost certainly
                               Capped tariffs seen as enabling equity investments                 reduce in 300 days?
                                                                                                 Scope of pricing differentials and BAFOs (CSP?)
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