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Iñigo Prior

Senior Advisor Deutsche Bank – Investment Manager eeef

[email protected]

April 26th, 2017

eeef - European Energy Efficiency Fund

Advancing Sustainable Energy for Europe

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eeef – key elements

Agenda

1

2 Portfolio Overview

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eeef – Key Elements

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eeef at a glance

eeef’s capital

Beneficiaries

Objective eeef is an innovative public-private partnership dedicated to

mitigating climate change through market based financing in the member states of the European Union

Initial capitalization of the fund amounting to €265m provided by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Deutsche Bank

Municipal, local and regional (and central) authorities or public and private entities acting on behalf of those authorities such as utilities, public transportation providers, social housing associations, ESCOs etc.

Investments

Fund’s investments are split into three project categories:

Energy Efficiency (EE)

Renewable Energy (RE)

Clean Urban Transport

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Commitment of the EU member states to achieve the 20/20/20 goals: 20% increase in EE, 20% reduction of CO2 emissions, and 20% RE in EU's energy mix by 2020

Substantial potential for EE and small scale RE in the European public sector

Set up a funding source to enhance EE and foster RE dedicated financing within the European Union, primarily through the provision of dedicated financing to:

municipal, local and regional (and national) authorities

public and private entities acting on behalf of those authorities such as utilities, public transportation providers, social housing associations, ESCOs etc.

Focus areas: EE, RE and clean urban transport

European Commission(Initiator)

European Investment Bank(Founding investor)

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti(Founding investor)

Deutsche Bank(Investor and investment advisor)

Objective and sponsors of the eeef

Background and objective Sponsors

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eeef structure

Investors

Super-Senior Tranche

(Notes)

Mezzanine Tranche

(B Shares)

Issuer

Vehicle

Luxembourg

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(C Shares)

Institutional Investors

EUR fundingEUR, Local FX investments

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Advantages of the eeef

Fast and flexible

financing

Professional investment advisor, decision making process from initial screening (assuming all information is provided) until financial close no longer than 6 months

One-stop shop from project development support via grants from the TA facility to tailor-made financing of projects

Various financing

instruments

The fund offers various financing instruments including senior debt, mezzanine, equity, leasing structures and forfeiting loans

Fund can also operate as the sole investor in projects (single investor transactions) to simplify implementation and lower execution costs

Long maturities

Flexible with respect to maturities:

Debt can be provided for maturities up to 14 - 16 years

Equity or mezzanine capital can be provided to act as co-sponsor or long-term subordinated risk taker

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According to eeef’s investment guidelines an investment has to meet several eligibility criteria:

General eligibility criteria such as:

public link

commitment of municipality to mitigate climate change (e.g. Covenant of Mayors Initiative)

Primary energy savings of at least 20% (Co2 savings for certain technologies)

use of proven technologies

Furthermore, each technology may have its own specific eligibility criteria

Financing need of the Project from eeef shall be preferably in the range of €5m to €25m – smaller project sizes will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

Alignment with relevant EU legislation

Eligibility criteria of the eeef

Project eligibility

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Role of Deutsche Bank in the eeef

Deutsche Bank, in its role as investment advisor for eeef, is the first point of contact for private and public clients, developing projects in the energy efficiency, renewable energy or clean urban transport sector

Identifies, evaluates and structures the investments for the Fund, the final investment decision is taken by the Management Board

Manages the existing project portfolio and interacts with all fund‘s service providers

Sources new investors for the Fund

Is the key point of contact for all investors, service providers, sponsors and project companies

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eeef’s typical projects are so far...

Project examples Characteristics Project structures

Building upgrades

Energy audits completed, vast energy savings

potential

Sufficient know-how of ESCO in case of big projects

Savings guarantee required

Depending on counterparty risk additional

parental/municipal guarantee required

Senior debt

Mezzanine / equity

Funding via co-

investments in SPV or

NewCo

Forfaiting

Leasing (mostly for clean

urban transport projects)

Street lighting

Only light bulbs, switch boards plus EE related

measures can be financed, not the light pole itself

Ownership of lighting points need to be in municipal

hand

Technology with good track-record only

Biomass plants

Contracts for input (feed-stock) / output (e.g.

electricity/heat) in place

Substitution of input possible

Technology with good-track record (e.g. boilers,

turbines etc.)

O&M concept

Photovoltaic

Land ownership in municipal hand

Grid connection secured

Feed-in tariff secured

O&M concept

Bankable module supplier

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GERMANY €0.9m forfeiting loan to

Jewish Museum Berlin via

Johnson Controls‘ ESCO

(EE: building retrofit)

€0.6m forfeiting loan to

University of Applied

Sciences Munich via

Johnson Controls‘ ECSO

(EE: building retrofit + CHP)

ROMANIA €25m subdebt to Banca

Transilvania

(Financial Intermediary

investment: EE, RE, Clean

Urban Transport)

ITALY €32m project and VAT bond

facility to project entity

upgrading University

Hospital S.Orsola Malpighi

in Bologna

(EE: reduction on energy in

entire fluid production and

distribution system)

FRANCE €5.1m junior funds to project

vehicle to supply heat to City

of Orléans

(EE: CHP/biomass)

€7.3m junior funds to project

vehicle to supply heat to City

of Rennes

(EE: CHP/biomass)

€30m senior funding to

Bolloré

(Clean Urban Transport:

electric cars)

€5m senior construction

facility to project vehicle of

Région Rhône-Alpes

(EE: schools retrofit)

eeef investments by country – project details

SPAIN €2.5m forfaiting loan to

Universidad Politécnica de

Madrid via Enertika (EE:

building retrofit)

UK €4.2m senior debt to project

entitiy Cardenden Heat and

Power

(EE: boiler replacement and

RE: onshore wind)

NETHERLANDS €8.5m senior debt to City of

Venlo

(EE: public lighting)

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eeef Technical Assistance Facility

• Following the European Commission TA

Facility managed by the EEEF, the Fund

set up the EEEF TA Facility to support

ambitious public beneficiaries in developing

bankable sustainable energy investments.

• The EEEF TA Facility aims to bridge the

gap between sustainable energy plans and

real investments through supporting all

activities necessary to prepare investments

into sustainable energy projects.

• Going forward EEEF is open (no deadline)

for TA project proposals on a first-come-

first-serve basis, subject to availability of

funds and the Fund’s appetite for proposed

sector/technology etc.

More info: http://www.eeef.eu/general-

introduction.html

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Portfolio Overview

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eeef’s typical projects are so far...

Project examples Characteristics Project structures

Building upgrades

Energy audits completed, vast energy savings

potential

Sufficient know-how of ESCO in case of big projects

Savings guarantee required

Depending on counterparty risk additional

parental/municipal guarantee required

Senior debt

Mezzanine / equity

Funding via co-

investments in SPV or

NewCo

Forfaiting

Leasing (mostly for clean

urban transport projects)

Street lighting

Only light bulbs, switch boards plus EE related

measures can be financed, not the light pole itself

Ownership of lighting points need to be in municipal

hand

Technology with good track-record only

Biomass plants

Contracts for input (feed-stock) / output (e.g.

electricity/heat) in place

Substitution of input possible

Technology with good-track record (e.g. boilers,

turbines etc.)

O&M concept

Photovoltaic

Land ownership in municipal hand

Grid connection secured

Feed-in tariff secured

O&M concept

Bankable module supplier

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Investments by Projects (in %) Investments by Country (in %)

Investments by type of Partner Institution (in %) Investments by Sector (in %)

79%

21%

Direct Investment Financial Institution

eeef investments as of 12/2016

26%

25%21%

7%

6%

4%

4%3% 2% 1%1%

University Hospital S. Orsola Malpighi Bolloré AutolibBanca Transilvania City of VenloDalkia City of Rennes Dalkia City of OlrèansSPL - Region Rhone-Alpes Cardenden Heat & PowerUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid Jewish Museum Berlin FoundationUniversity of Applied Sciences Munich

39%

26%

21%

7%4% 2%1%

France Italy Romania Netherlands UK Spain Germany

61%

25%

14%

Energy Efficiency Clean Urban Transport Renewable Energy

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Project description

Partners: Progetto ISOM S.p.A (project SPV)

University Hospital S. Orsola Malpighi (grantor

of concession)

Measures:

energy

efficiency

CCHP

Upgrade of entire fluids’ production and distribution

system of the hospital

Including a tri-generation plant for the combined

production of cooling, heat and power (CCHP)

Results: Reduction of CO2 emissions of 14,136 t p.a.,

approx. 31% compared to baseline

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Energy efficiency upgrade of the University

Hospital S. Orsola Malpighi - Bologna, Italy

Location

Project structure Investment characteristics

Key data:

Total project volume: € 41m (equity provided by Manutencoop

Facility Management, Siram, Sinloc and Iter Cooperativa

Ravennate)

EEEF funded volume: € 32m via a project bond structure

Duration of financing: 20 years

Highlights:

Largest energy efficiency upgrade in Italy under a Public Private

Partnership (PPP) framework

Complex energy efficiency upgrade of the hospital - won the

'CESEF Energy Efficiency Award 2015' in the Financial category

SPV Progetto

ISOM S.p.A.

Project bond +

VAT bond

Equity funding

UHSOM (Grantor of

concession)

Concession

agreement

EPC & O&M

consortium

EPC and O&M

Manutencoop Facility Management Siram Sinloc

Region

Emilia

Romania

Regional funding

of healthcare

Bologna, Italy

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Project description

Partners: City of Orléans, Dalkia France, eeef

Measures:

Biomass

plant/

energy

efficiency

Dalkia won a public tender realized under a French

Regulation Commission Tender („CRE3“) for

electricity /heat generation fired by biomass

Biomass-fired combined heat and power plant with

a capacity of 7.5 MW in electricity and 17 MW

thermal energy

Results: Reduction of CO2 emissions of 20,500t p.a., approx.

89.1% compared to baseline

Energy production 50,826 kWh p.a.

Combined Heat and Power Plant (biomass) –

City of Orléans, France

Location

Project structure Investment characteristics

Key data:

eee is a 84.4% shareholder of Orléans Biomasse Energie s.a.s

Total project volume: € 36m

Total junior funds volume: € 6m

Duration of financing: 18 years

Highlights:

Decentralized energy supply for City of Orléans using existing

district network

Supply of biomass within 100 km

Long term PPA agreement with EDF

Orléans Biomasse

Energie s.a.s

Dalkia Biomasse

Orléans s.a.s

Operation and

maintenance ,

Incl. biomass supply

Contract for

electricity sale

City of

Orléans

Land rights

agreement

Construction

contract

Public concession for

Heat supply to district

heating network

EDF

Orléans, France

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Project description

Partners: University of Applied Sciences Munich (UoM),

Johnson Controls, eeef

Measures:

Building

upgrade/

energy

efficiency

Installations of combined heat and power plant

Installation of energy efficient lighting

Optimization of heating

Optimization of building management

Results: Reduction of CO2 emissions 88t p.a. approx. 11.6%

compared to baseline

Guaranteed energy savings € 118,860 p.a. (41.7%)

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Location

Financing structure Investment characteristics

Key data:

Financing volume: approx. € 0.6m

Duration of financing: 10 years

Highlights:

Second project with the innovative forfeiting structure

EE measure including a CHP plant (decentralized energy

production)

Role model for further energy efficiency investments in schools,

universities etc.

2

UoM

(Employer)ESCO (Seller)

(Purchaser)

Implementation of EE

measures acc. to

energy performance

contract (EPC)

Pays receivables/

energy savingsForfaiting agreement:

purchase of

70% of receivables /

energy savings

Savings guarantee

1

3

Building retrofit of the University of Applied

Sciences - Munich, Germany

Munich, Germany

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Project description

Partners: Banca Transilvania S.A. (‘BT’)

Measures: EEEF and BT, one of the leading banks in Romania

signed a letter of intent regarding green lending to

support energy efficiency and renewable energy

investments

Provision of financing to public and private building

owners, homeowner associations and municipalities,

public sector entities and private sector companies

acting on behalf of the public sector

Results: Average CO2 emission reduction of at least 20% for

projects financed via BT

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Location

Financing structure Investment characteristics

Key data:

Financing volume: approx. € 25m

Duration of financing: 10 years

Highlights:

First cooperation of the EEEF with a financial institution and also

EEEF’s first project in Eastern Europe

Strong local partner with credentials in financing several energy

efficiency projects

Role model for further Financial Institutions investments(Sub-

borrowers)(Borrower)

(Lender)

Sub-loans for EE and

RE projects

Loan Agreement

Green lending cooperation with Banca Transilvania-

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cluj-Napoca,

Romania

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Project description

Partners: City of Venlo (Borrower)

Measures:

Energy

efficiency

Street

lighting

The City of Venlo upgrades of the existing street

lighting network of the city with energy efficient LED

lamps

The existing O&M contract for the street lighting

network with a private service company stays in

place and includes the upgraded lighting points

Results: Achievement of primary energy savings of around

62% p.a. compared to baseline

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Street lighting upgrade of the City of Venlo -

Venlo, Netherlands

Location

Project structure Investment characteristics

Key data:

Total project volume: € 8.5m

eeef funded volume: € 8.5m via a senior debt loan covered by the

City of Venlo

Duration of financing: 15 years

Highlights:

First direct lending to a municipality by eeef. The street lighting

upgrade is part of an overall green development plan of the city

Reference project for European public authorities demonstrating

efficient financing solutions for energy efficiency and renewable

energy projects via eeef

(Lender) (Borrower)

Loan Agreement

Obligation to invest

into energy

efficiency projects

Venlo, Netherlands

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Project description

Partner: Bolloré S.A.

Measures:

Public urban

transpor-

tation

Bolloré SA won the concession for the first large

scale electric vehicle renting scheme in the greater

Paris region (Ile-de-France)

expansion of Bolloré’s core infrastructure (e.g. cars,

charging stations, rental kiosks)

Results: Reduction of CO2 emissions of min. 50% compared

to baseline

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Car-sharing programme for electric cars-

Cities of Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux, France

Location

Investment characteristics

Key data:

Bond issue (private placement): € 30m

Duration of financing: 5 years

Repayment: Bullet structure

Highlights:

First eeef transaction for clean urban transport in Europe

51 municipalities in the Paris/ Île-de-France region participating,

accessible to more than 4 out of 7 million inhabitants

Project structure

Paris, Lyon and

Bordeaux, France

Obligation to

expand core

infrastructure

Bond

purchase

100% 12 year concession for the

Paris/ Île-de-France region;

Lyon and Bordeaux to come

BordeauxParis Lyon

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Project description

Partner: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Measures:

Energy

efficiency

Building

retrofit

Energy efficiency measures in 32 buildings of the

University

Substitution of the 63 oil based with the gas based

boilers

Installation of 6,800 thermal valves in the heating

system an solar panels

Installation of a global energy management service

Results: Targeted primary energy savings of 27% and CO2

savings of 45% compared to baseline

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New heating infrastructure for the Universidad

Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Location

Investment characteristics

Key data:

Forfaiting structure to purchase receivables obligations related to

installation works: €2.5m

Duration of financing: 9 years

Repayment: monthly

Highlights:

Transaction completed in three months after signing of the Energy

Management Contract by the UPM and Enertika, demonstrating the

ability of the private and public sectors to align efforts to implement

projects in the energy efficiency sector

Project structure

Madrid, Spain

2

UPM

(Employer)

(Purchaser)

Implementation of EE

measures acc. to

Energy Management

Contract

Monthly payment of

the relevant share

based on issued

invoices Purchase of

of receivables

1

4

ESCO (Seller)

3

Pledge of

equipment

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Project description

Partner: Cardenden Heat & Power Ltd

Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund (REIF)

Measures:

Energy

efficiency

Wind

Gas boiler upgrade of more than 200 homes owned

by the local housing association

Construction of small size onshore wind-farms (each

0.5MWe) in the Fife Region

Results: Reduction of CO2 emissions of 1,732t p.a., 96%

compared to baseline

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Energy efficiency upgrade of social housing homes and

construction of small size wind plants – Cardenden, UK

Investment characteristics

Key data:

Total project volume: €5.4m

eeef funded volume: €4.2m via a senior loan

Duration of financing: 15 years

Highlights:

First small scale wind power project development financed by the

eeef

eeef collaborated with the Scottish community to address the

technical and financial aspects to plan and implement climate

change related project

Location

Cardenden, UK

Project structure

Cardenden

Heat & Power

Senior loan

Equity funding

REIF

Subordinated

loan

EPC and

O&M partners

EPC and

O&M

Ore Valley Housing Association

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Contacts

European Energy Efficiency Fund (eeef)

Lada Strelnikova

+49 (69) 910 46444

[email protected]

Iñigo Prior

+49 (69) 910 48603

[email protected]

Paola Rusconi

+49 (69) 910 84768

[email protected]

Matthias Benz

+49 (69) 910 46449

[email protected]

Zarpana Signor

+49 (69) 910 49858

[email protected]

www.eeef.eu

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