ENGIE AND SUEZ LAUNCH THE FIRST PHOTOVOLTAIC …...Apr 08, 2019  · energy. It also secures water...

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SUEZ Head Office: Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’iris, 92040 Paris La Défense Cedex, France - Tel: +33 (0)1 58 81 20 00 - www.suez.com Limited Liability Company with a share capital of €2,485,450,316 – 433 466 570 RCS Nanterre – TVA FR 68433 466 570 Paris, 8 April 2019 ENGIE AND SUEZ LAUNCH THE FIRST PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER PARK UNDER THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP THE ENERGY TRANSITION IN FRANCE Today, ENGIE and SUEZ inaugurated the Drambon-Pontailler photovoltaic solar power park, in the Côte d’Or. This facility is the first project completed under the partnership between ENGIE and SUEZ, which aims to develop renewable energies in mainland France, by transforming waste storage facilities into solar farms. Committed to boosting the energy transition of French regions, in March 2018, ENGIE and SUEZ agreed an ambitious partnership to develop photovoltaic solar power parks at around a hundred Recycling & Recovery waste storage facilities, representing a total potential of around 1 GWp. Located at the heart of the Grands Moulins Ecocentre, the Drambon-Pontailler park is the first site completed after 1 year of development. With a power of 12 MWc, it will produce electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of 6,800 people, corresponding to almost a third of the population of the CAP Val de Saône canton. This 20 hectare facility, on a redeveloped waste storage site, consists of 27,500 modules and represents an investment of 10 million euros for ENGIE. This project, overseen by the ENGIE Green subsidiary, has received support from the region, thanks to close and permanent dialogue between the partners and all local players. Continuing from the work on this park, studies are underway for a second plant, which could receive planning permission in 2019. “This facility illustrates the formidable complementarities between ENGIE and SUEZ. It opens the way for many photovoltaic solar projects within ecocentres, in the interests of a zero carbon transition for the regions”, states Gwenaelle Huet, CEO of France Renewable Energy for ENGIE. “As well as producing new materials and energy from waste, the storage facility sites managed by the Group have huge potential for the generation of alternative resources. We are proud of this partnership with ENGIE, which allows us to expand solar energy in France and contribute to the development of the regions”, adds Jean-Marc Boursier, Senior Executive VP for SUEZ in charge of Recycling & Recovery in Northern Europe and Finance. ENGIE is the French leader in solar power, with 1.2 GWp of installed capacity at the end of 2018. The Group, which is a key player in the energy transition, wants to reach 2.2 GW of installed solar capacity by the end of 2021.

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SUEZ Head Office: Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’iris, 92040 Paris La Défense Cedex, France - Tel: +33 (0)1 58 81 20 00 - www.suez.com Limited Liability Company with a share capital of €2,485,450,316 – 433 466 570 RCS Nanterre – TVA FR 68433 466 570

Paris, 8 April 2019

ENGIE AND SUEZ LAUNCH THE FIRST PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER PARK UNDER THEIR PARTNERSHIP

TO DEVELOP THE ENERGY TRANSITION IN FRANCE Today, ENGIE and SUEZ inaugurated the Drambon-Pontailler photovoltaic solar power park, in the Côte d’Or. This facility is the first project completed under the partnership between ENGIE and SUEZ, which aims to develop renewable energies in mainland France, by transforming waste storage facilities into solar farms.

Committed to boosting the energy transition of French regions, in March 2018, ENGIE and SUEZ agreed an ambitious partnership to develop photovoltaic solar power parks at around a hundred Recycling & Recovery waste storage facilities, representing a total potential of around 1 GWp.

Located at the heart of the Grands Moulins Ecocentre, the Drambon-Pontailler park is the first site completed after 1 year of development. With a power of 12 MWc, it will

produce electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of 6,800 people, corresponding to almost a third of the population of the CAP Val de Saône canton. This 20 hectare facility, on a redeveloped waste storage site, consists of 27,500 modules and represents an investment of 10 million euros for ENGIE.

This project, overseen by the ENGIE Green subsidiary, has received support from the region, thanks to close and permanent dialogue between the partners and all local players. Continuing from the work on this park, studies are underway for a second plant, which could receive planning permission in 2019.

“This facility illustrates the formidable complementarities between ENGIE and SUEZ. It opens the way for many photovoltaic solar projects within ecocentres, in the interests of a zero carbon transition for the regions”, states Gwenaelle Huet, CEO of France Renewable Energy for ENGIE.

“As well as producing new materials and energy from waste, the storage facility sites managed by the Group have huge potential for the generation of alternative resources. We are proud of this partnership with ENGIE, which allows us to expand solar energy in France and contribute to the development of the regions”, adds Jean-Marc Boursier, Senior Executive VP for SUEZ in charge of Recycling & Recovery in Northern Europe and Finance.

ENGIE is the French leader in solar power, with 1.2 GWp of installed capacity at the end of 2018. The Group, which is a key player in the energy transition, wants to reach 2.2 GW of installed solar capacity by the end of 2021.

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SUEZ Head Office: Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’iris, 92040 Paris La Défense Cedex, France - Tel: +33 (0)1 58 81 20 00 - www.suez.com Limited Liability Company with a share capital of €2,485,450,316 – 433 466 570 RCS Nanterre – TVA FR 68433 466 570

As a major player in the circular economy, SUEZ develops new local renewable energy sources, through water management and recovery. In 2018, the Group sold 7.5 TWh of green energies.

A second solar power plant will be opened this year within the Calce storage centre (Eastern Pyrenees). More than 20 projects are also being studied in France, including in Milhac d’Auberoche (Dordogne) and Gueltas (Britanny).

About ENGIE Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. In response to the urgency of climate change, our ambition is to become the world leader in the zero carbon transition of our customers, in particular businesses and local authorities. We rely on our key businesses (renewable energy, gas, services) to offer competitive turnkey solutions "as a service". With our 160,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress. Turnover in 2018: 60.6 billion Euros. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, DJSI Europe and Euronext Vigeo Eiris - World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120, France 20, CAC 40 Governance). About SUEZ With 90 000 people on the five continents, SUEZ is a world leader in smart and sustainable resource management. We provide water and waste management solutions that enable cities and industries to optimize their resource management and strengthen their environmental and economic performances, in line with regulatory standards. To meet increasing demands to overcome resource quality and scarcity challenges, SUEZ is fully engaged in the resource revolution. With the full potential of digital technologies and innovative solutions, the Group recovers 17 million tons of waste a year, produces 3.9 million tons of secondary raw materials and 7 TWh of local renewable energy. It also secures water resources, delivering wastewater treatment services to 58 million people and reusing 882 million m3 of wastewater. SUEZ generated total revenues of €17.3 billion in 2018.

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