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DGAP-News: GLOBAL ECOPOWER is now also operating in the wind energy sector
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GLOBAL ECOPOWER is now also operating in the wind energy sector
16.05.2012 / 18:00
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GLOBAL ECOPOWER is now also operating in the wind energy sector
GEP closed the fiscal year 2011* with EUR16.1 m revenue and EUR1.3 m Ebitda
in the photovoltaic area and has organized its redeployment in the wind
energy sector since beginning 2012.
1. Turnover
GEP achieved a turnover of EUR16,126k in 2011 compared to EUR108k in 2010.
This 2011 turnover is split into:
- A 'Turnkey Construction' activity which amounted to EUR14,110k thanks
to the completion of a roof top photovoltaic project in Bourgneuf en
Mauges.
This project in Maine and Loire (France) involved the construction by GEP,
on behalf of the German group Leonidas Associates, of 55 000 m²of
photovoltaic greenhouses with an installed capacity of 3.49 MWp.
The plant was connected to the public network of ERDF on October 25th 2011
and produces about 4 GWh per year, corresponding to the electricity
consumption of 2,700 inhabitants. Inside the greenhouses, a farmer grows
strawberries and raspberries.
- A 'Management and Assistance' activity attributed to the project owner
which amounted to EUR2,016k due to the completion of a ground
photovoltaic project located in Veules les Roses.
This project in Seine Maritime (France) consisted of the construction of a
ground photovoltaic plant with an installed capacity of 5.03 MWp ,
operational since October 7th 2011.
GEP has developed the project and helped the German group Leonidas
Associates in the capacity of project manager assistant.
2. Results
The activity for the fiscal year 2011 released a significant operating
profit of EUR1,307k against a negative contribution of EUR1,047k in 2010,
year in which GEP had only concentrated on the development of its
photovoltaic projects.
* 2011 accounts approved and audited.
An impairment test on the value of Solar EcoPower (SEP) shares has been
conducted. The valuation methodology consisted in multiplying the total
potential installed capacity of the portfolio by an average gross margin
per MWp.
The gross margin average reflects the nature of the projects and the
financial contribution of the two projects sold in 2011.
The tariff moratorium in 2010, and the current draconian conditions for
tender offers in the photovoltaic sector in France led to two major
implications for the valuation of SEP shares:
- First, SEP has abandoned the development of the less mature projects.
Thus, SEP's portfolio consists, per 31/12/2011, of three projects for a
total installed capacity of 63 MWp.
- Secondly, given the uncertainties of the tender offers, the success
rate was reduced to 20% in 2011, compared to 50% in 2010.
GEP's management decided to depreciate the goodwill related to solar
development in its subsidiary Solar EcoPower (SEP). This depreciation,
amounting to EUR36,737k, derives from the French government's decision to
end the incentive rates that were set up in the photovoltaic industry. This
depreciation does not affect the cash position of the group, nor its
profitability.
The financial result thus amounts to - EUR36,951k.
Exceptional results amounting to EUR517k are attributable to the losses on
those projects whose development was abandoned in 2011.Net result shows a loss of EUR36,162k, compared to a loss of EUR1,211k in
2010.
(EURuros k) Year Year3. Balance sheet structure
2011 2010
Revenues 16 126 108
Net sales 15 680 931
Operating expenses 14 373 1 978
Operating results 1 307 - 1 047
Depreciation and provisions
recovery 9 14
EBITDA 1 316 - 1 033
Financial results - 36 951 - 163
Exceptional results - 517 - 1
Net result - 162 - 1 211
Equity amounts to EUR50k at 31 December 2011, against EUR36,212k at 31
December 2010.
There is no bank debt existing per 31 December 2011.
Cash amounts to EUR716k per 31 December 2011 against EUR87k per 31 December
2010.
(EURuros k) YEAR YEAR4. Operational outlook
2011 2010
Fixed Assets 4 143 40 989
Current assets 3 219 4 934
Including Cash 716 87
Equity 50 36 212
Liabilities 7 312 9 711
Including shareholder's loans 3 701 4 061
Total assets 7 363 45 923
France
- Solar
Three solar projects have been kept in SEP's portfolio and will continue to
be developed.
- Operation 1 (Aude): 67 hectares of PV greenhouses for an installed
capacity of 47.5 MWp on roof top.
- Operation 2 (Ardèche): Ground PV project for an installed capacity
of 10 MWp.
- Operation 3 (Var): Ground PV project for an installed capacity of
5.5 MWp.
- Wind
Since January 2012, Global EcoPower, released from the non-compete clause
of its founders, which expired on October 1st 2011, is developing a wind
energy business and will offer its investors several projects in France.
A first project of 20 MWp installed capacity will be built in Normandy in
the second half of 2012 and sold to the German Group Leonidas Associates.
GEP will be responsible for the turnkey construction of this project.
Romania
Several wind projects are under study and analysis by Global EcoPower.
Philippe Perret, Executive Vice President of GEP, said:
'In 2011, GEP has demonstrated its ability to generate a profitable build
and sell activity, despite an unfavorable regulatory framework in the
photovoltaic sector in France. Following this successful experience, the
management of GEP is confident in its ability to replicate this model in
its core competence sector of wind energy'.
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