Infigen Energy is Australia's largest owner and operator of wind energy, with over 556MW of capacity. It has a development pipeline of over 1200MW of wind and solar projects with planning approvals. NSW has opportunities for further wind development due to growing demand, aging coal plants, and supportive government policies like the RET scheme. Wind is emerging as one of the lowest cost new generation technologies in Australia. Infigen's presentation outlines the investment opportunities for wind energy in meeting NSW's electricity needs.
1. Infigen Energy
28 July 2015
Opportunities for wind energy in NSW
NSW Resources and Energy
Investment Conference
Presenter:
Miles George, Managing Director
For further information please contact:
Richard Farrell, Group Manager, Investor Relations and Strategy
+61 2 8031 9901
richard.farrell@infigenenergy.com
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Infigen Energy Australia overview
• Largest owner of wind energy capacity
in Australia, owning and operating over
556MW of wind energy
• Development pipeline of over 1200MW
of wind and solar PV projects with
planning approvals
• Development, asset management and
energy markets capabilities
• Sydney HQ; ASX listed (ASX:IFN)
• Market Capitalisation: $215m (@
23/07/2015)
• Recently announced the sale of US
operating wind business and US solar
PV development pipeline
Australian Wind Farm Owners (operating MW)1
1. Ecogeneration and company Websites (2015).
Infigen Energy
14%
Trustpower
9%
AGL
8%
Hydro Tas
8%
Pacific
Hydro
8%Acciona
6%
Malakoff
5%
UBS IIF/REST
5%
Meridian
5%
Goldwind/Jingen
g
4%
Infrastructure
Capital Group
4%
Energy
Infrastructure
Investments
3%
Wind Prospects
3%
Banco
Santander/Blue
NRG
3%
Mitsui
3%
Others
13%
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Location: New South Wales
Status: Operational November 2009
Installed Capacity: 140.7MW
Turbine: 67 Suzlon 2.1MW S88
Location: Western Australia
Status: Operational January 2006
Installed Capacity: 89.1MW
Turbine: 54 NEG Micon NM82
Location: South Australia
Status: Operational March 2005
Installed Capacity: 80.5MW
Turbine: 46 Vestas V66
Location: South Australia
Status: Operational September 2008
Installed Capacity: 159.0MW
Turbine: 53 Vestas V90
Location: South Australia
Status: Operational June 2010
Installed Capacity: 39.0MW
Turbine: 13 Vestas V90
Location: New South Wales
Status: Operational October 2011
Installed Capacity: 48.3MW
Turbine: Suzlon 2.1MW S88
Australia's leading wind energy developer and operator
Operating Australian wind assets
ALINTA
LAKE BONNEY 2
LAKE BONNEY 1
LAKE BONNEY 3
WOODLAWN
CAPITAL
4. Development pipeline
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Wind Farm Location Capacity (MW)
Planning
Status
Connection
Status
Bodangora NSW 90-100 Approved Advanced
Capital 2 NSW 90-100 Approved Advanced
Flyers Creek NSW 100-115 Approved Intermediate
Cherry Tree VIC 35-40 Approved Intermediate
Forsayth QLD 60-75 Approved Intermediate
Walkaway 2&3* WA ~400 Approved Intermediate
Woakwine SA ~450 Approved Intermediate
Total 1,230 –1,280
* Infigen has a 32% equity interest
Advanced wind and solar development pipeline with planning approvals in place
Solar Farm Location Capacity (MW)
Planning
Status
Connection
Status
Capital NSW 50 Approved Advanced
Cloncurry QLD 6 Early Early
Manildra NSW 50 Approved Advanced
Total 207
5. NSW electricity supply/demand
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New wind capacity can assist with meeting growing NSW demand and replacing ageing coal plant
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
Existing Committed Announced 2018 Demand
GenerationCapacity(MW)
NSW exisitng and potential supply by fuel
Solar
Wind
Biomass
Other
Hydro
Gas
Coal
AEMO National Electricity Forecasting Report (2015)
AEMO Electricity Statement Of Opportunities (2014)
6. Ageing, inefficient, highly carbon intensive
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Climate Council: Australia’s Electricity Sector: Ageing, Inefficient and Unprepared
Currently no credible plans to significantly reduce coal fired power generation emissions
Australia's generation sector accounts
for one third of Australia's carbon
emissions.
An ageing fleet of inefficient and highly
carbon intensive coal fired generators
needs an appropriate signal to exit the
market.
NSW coal fired generators are only
slightly younger and less carbon
intensive than brown coal fired
generators in Victoria and South
Australia (eg Liddell 43 years old and
~1.1 tonnes CO2/MWh)
Replacing Australia’s old and inefficient
coal fired plant with renewable energy
generation is one of the most effective
ways to reduce electricity sector
emissions.
7. NSW – renewable energy statistics
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Climate Council: The Australian Renewable Energy race: Which States are winning or losing?
The Climate Council recently
published a state by state analysis
of renewable energy deployment
in Australia to December 2013.
The analysis shows NSW having a
large share of renewable energy
generation capacity but this is
primarily hydro plant built many
decades ago that produces little
energy.
NSW share of new renewable
energy generation expressed in
energy terms is low at 7% of
Australia’s total renewable energy
generation.
8. NSW has failed to capture its RET share to date
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Clean Energy Council: Clean Energy Australia Report 2014
More recent figures from the Clean Energy Council show similar results.
NSW had the second lowest level of renewable energy generation of all states in 2014, and the lowest share of
renewable energy generation of all states. At the end of 2014 NSW had 450 MW of installed wind capacity – about
12% of Australia’s total and less than a third of South Australia’s capacity.
By contrast South Australia has built its renewable energy capacity from next to nothing before the RET scheme was
introduced in 2001 to a 40% share of generation in 2014.
South Australia has capitalised on its natural wind energy resources to generate much needed regional investment
and jobs, whilst NSW has seriously lagged behind other states.
9. …but the future opportunities are strong
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State Demand Growth System capacity
for new wind
Wind Resource Electricity prices Planning
conditions
NSW Fair Good Good Fair Fair
Victoria Fair Good Very Good Poor Improving
Queensland Good Excellent Fair/Poor Good Good
South Australia Poor Poor Excellent Good Good
Western Australia Fair Fair Excellent Good Good
Tasmania Poor Poor Excellent Fair Good
NSW now has a government that is supportive of wind energy investments.
There is plenty of system capacity for new wind and a strong wind resource is available.
Minister Roberts stated yesterday that nearly 3000 MW of renewable energy projects have planning
approvals in place - with wind farms representing the largest proportion of projects.
Approximately half of the total investment in a new wind farm goes into Australian goods and
services, creating growth and employment opportunities in regional areas where it is needed most.
10. -20,000
-10,000
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Target(GWhorx1,000LGCs)
Existing supply Committed supply Annual deficits prior to new build Legislated targets Cumulative surplus
LRET: changing Australia’s electricity generation mix
Bipartisan support of the amended RET will restore much needed investment certainty
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• The surplus of large-scale generation certificates created in 2010 will be largely eliminated by 2017.
• Annual RET targets rise substantially from 2016 creating a legislated demand for new investment.
• This is expected to result in a requirement for around 5-6000 MW of new renewable energy capacity to be installed
between now and 2020.
• It takes around two years for a large wind farm to be built and ramp up to full operation from the point of
commitment.
• Obligated parties face stiff penalties and adverse customer reactions if they don’t take appropriate action to avoid
breaking the law.
Surplus resulting from generous
State residential solar incentives
Source: Green Energy Markets, 2014 and Clean Energy Regulator, 2015
11. …with market prices supporting new build economics
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40.6 42.6 45.1
57.1 57.4 57.9
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
2015 2016 2017
BundledPrice$/MWh
NSW Base Electricity Futures LGC Forward Price
NSW Bundled Prices
• The best wind projects will be built for
~$80/MWh
• The average wind project will require ~$90-
$100/MWh
Source: ASX Energy, Mercari, July 2015
12. Will there be more wind generation built post LRET?
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Australian Energy Technology Assessment (AETA) 2012 - Levelised cost of electricity (LCOE)
Wind is expected to be one of the lowest cost electricity technologies by 2030
• Renewable technologies are expected to be the cost leaders towards the end of the decade.
• The AETA cost estimates suggest that Australia’s electricity generation mix out to 2050 is likely to be very different to
the current technology mix.
• LCOE includes where relevant allowance for: carbon price, CO2 transport and sequestration cost, plant capital cost
(EPC basis) within battery limits, owners costs excluding interest during construction, fixed and variable operating
costs, fuel costs and economic escalation factors.
Source: Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics, 2012
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Annual Energy Outlook - Levelised cost of electricity (LCOE)
If Australia follows the US, wind will become one of the lowest cost energy providers
Source: US Energy Information Administration, June 2015
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Conventional Coal Advanced Coal Advanced Coal
with CCS
CCGT CCGT with CCS Wind Solar PV
US$/MWh
• The most up-to-date LCOE information available is from the United States Energy Information Administration
• Wind is already one of the cost leaders in that country
• LCOE includes where relevant allowance for: carbon price, CO2 transport and sequestration cost, plant capital
cost (EPC basis) within battery limits, owners costs excluding interest during construction, fixed and variable
operating costs, fuel costs and economic escalation factors
Will there be more wind generation built post LRET?
14. Wind power
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Megawatts
NEM fuel mix (exc household solar), 25/07/2015
Biomass Black Coal Brown Coal Gas Hydro Liquid Fuel Large Solar Wind
Top five wind power days on
the NEM
(MWh per day)
25/07/2015 70,558
10/05/2015 68,799
8/06/2015 66,559
Average NEM
power met by wind
on 25/07: 13.5%
Max wind output
occurred at 20:10:
3,378 megawatts
For the first time wind output on Saturday produced more than 70,000 MWh in a single day
Source: AEMO, July 2015, by Ketan Joshi - @Ketanj0
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