Elia Facts & Figures 2010

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3 01 ELIA GROUP Elia Group - Key figures Consolidated IFRS results (in million, results per share in ) Revenue 1,037.5 Net profit Total assets 5,904 Net profit 2.26 Dividend 1.40 Number of Elia Group employees (FTE) 1, Length of the networks in kilometres (31/12) 18,173 Residents (in millions)* 29 * In the area covered by the networks

4 02 ELIA GROUP Elia Group - Financial ratios (under IFRS) Ratios Pay-out ratio 68.4% 79.4% 63,9% 80.5% 80.8% Return on equity 7.3% 6.2% 7,6% 5.9% 5.9% Return on capital employed 6.7% 6.3% 6,5% 6.3% 6.0% Net debt / Equity 127% 179% 175,8% 159.7% 158.6% Leverage (Debt / Debt + Equity) 56% 65.8% 63,7% 62.1% 61.9% EBITDA / Financial charges , Net debt / EBITDA , Margins EBITDA margin 39.5% 42.5% 44.1% 42.2% 41.1% EBIT margin 27.2% 29.3% 31.4% 29.3% 28.7% Net-profit margin 11.9% 10.9% 13.6% 10.6% 10.7% Dividend yield on equity 4.2% 4.9% 4.9% 4.7% 4.7% Tax rate 21.4% 19% 21.2% 29.7% 28.2%

5 Profile The Elia Group is organised around its two major constituent electricity transmission system operators: Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany. In Belgium, Elia comprises two legal entities, Elia System Operator NV/SA and Elia Asset NV/SA, which operate as a single economic entity under the generic name Elia, and a subsidiary, Elia Engineering. Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator, holds licences for its 380 kv to 150 kv national grid and for the 70 kv to 30 kv networks in Belgium s three regions. 50Hertz Transmission, one of the four German transmission system operators and active in the north and east of Germany, is held jointly by Elia (60%) and Industry Fund Management (IFM) (the remaining 40%). The acquisition was concluded in May 2010 after it had been approved by the EU authorities. 03 ELIA GROUP The Elia Group is now amongst the top five transmission system operators in Europe. Through its actions it has set an example in terms of its independence, its role as a driving force behind development of the European market, its commitment to the security of supply of electricity and its contribution to the integration of energy generated from renewable sources. The primary mission of the Elia Group is to ensure the reliable and entirely safe transmission of electricity generated by generation units to consumers connected to its grids in Belgium and Germany (distribution system operators and major industrial consumers). Given its strategic position at the intersection between the electricity markets in the west, east and north of Europe, the Elia Group safely manages electrical power imports, exports and transits on its networks in Belgium and Germany. It is also playing a key role in establishing a fully-fledged electricity market in Europe

6 04 ELIA GROUP through its (direct and indirect) participation in the shareholdings of the APX-Belpex-Endex and EPEX exchanges. The Elia Group also offers a range of consultancy and engineering services to its customers and to the community as a whole. Its approach encompasses respect for the environment and provides support for EU, national and regional sustainable development policies, with the Group ensuring it involves the various stakeholders in its activities at national and European levels. The Elia Group applies the rules relating to corporate governance as well as the provisions of the corporate governance codes applicable to companies quoted on the stock exchange. Elia System Operator has been quoted on the regulated Euronext Brussels market since June 2005.

7 05 ELIA GROUP Brussels TenneT TenneT GmbH Amprion Berlin EnBW TNG Planned Offshore wind farms Power stations High-voltage lines

8 06 ELIA GROUP The Elia Group s activities As a transmission system operator, Elia Group has three main, interdependent tasks: Operation of the electrical system Elia constantly monitors the balance of its control area. Since electrical energy cannot be stored, a balance must be continually maintained, in real time, between the quantities of electricity injected into the system and the quantities taken off it (i.e. consumed). Security of supply in Belgium depends on this. Operation of the infrastructure Elia maintains high-voltage installations: lines, cables, transformers, and so on. Depending on market requirements and given the need for sound operation of the electrical system, Elia operates and upgrades its grid using state-of-the-art technologies. Market facilitation Elia holds a unique, central position on the national electricity market, enabling it to serve as a market facilitator and implement services and mechanisms to ensure the proper operation and development of the market in continental Europe. Furthermore, by spearheading numerous initiatives, Elia intends to play a key role in the electrical system of Western Europe.

9 07 ELIA GROUP Other activities Elia is also taking action - in Belgium and abroad - to optimise the company s productivity and capitalise on its existing know-how. Supporting market and of European system integration The Elia Group is one of the most European system operators and has taken countless initiatives with a view to establishing a European market and a safe and reliable system that will ensure the security of supply of companies and the community. Leading the way in terms of integrating renewable energy and wind power The factors mentioned above mean that the two TSOs are ideally positioned to play a strong role in establishing a prospective offshore system. They mainly work in cooperation with NGOs such as the World Wildlife Fund within the Renewables Grid Initiative or in consortiums such as Friends of the Supergrid. This is a major challenge given the extent of the climate challenges facing us. A research and development centre serving the Group With an R&D operating at Group level, Elia and 50Hertz intend to continue to play a leading role in building the European system and establishing the European market, and to demonstrate its capacity for innovation to meet the challenges facing the sector. A business development centre developing new activities for the Group The Elia Group has also set up a business development centre to listen to what the market has to say and to develop consultancy and engineering services that are tailored to the needs of its international customers.

10 08 ELIA GROUP Staff breakdown Elia Group - 31 December 2010 Elia Transmission Men Women Total FTE Management Supervisory staff Employees Total ,163 1, Hertz Transmission Men Women Total FTE Management Supervisory staff Employees Total

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12 10 ELIA GROUP High-voltage grids* Length of the Elia grid as at 1 January 2011 Voltage (kv) Underground (km) Overhead (km) Total (km) ,008 2, ,382 2, , , Total 2,775 5,608 8,383 Length of the 50Hertz grid as at 1 January 2011 Voltage (kv) Underground (km) Overhead (km) Total (km) ,830 6, ,862 2, (DC) Total 75 9,715 9,790 * Overhead connections: route length / Underground connections: electrical length

13 Management and supervisory bodies 11 ELIA GROUP Elia System Operator Elia Asset 100% Eurogrid SCRL 60% CASC 9,46% HGRT 24,5% Coreso 22,49% Elia RE 100% Elia Engineering 100% APX 20% Eurogrid GmbH 100% Gridlab GmbH 100% 50Hertz Transmission 100% CAO 12,5% Coreso 10% EMCC 20% 50Hertz Offshore 100%

14 12 ELIA GROUP Board of directors Two new directors (one independent director and one representative of the shareholders) were appointed to sit on the board of directors, following an amendment to the Articles of Association that was adopted by an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 13 January 2011, with a view to increasing the number of directors from 12 to 14, of whom half are independent directors. The boards of directors of Elia System Operator and of Elia Asset are identical, with each comprising 14 members. The directors have no management role within Elia System Operator or Elia Asset. Half of them are independent directors, appointed by the General Meeting and having gained from CREG a positive unanimous opinion on their independence. At the time of the General Meeting held on 10 May 2011, the board of directors had the following composition, with six-year terms of office that will come to an end at the General Meeting in May Chairman Luc Van Nevel Vice-Chairmen Francis Vermeiren Thierry Willemarck Directors Jennifer Debatisse Jean-Marie Laurent Josi Clement De Meersman Jane Murphy Miriam Maes Johan De Roo Dominique Offergeld Jacques de Smet Leen Van den Neste Claude Grégoire Steve Stevaert Independent Publi-T Independent Publi-T Independent Independent Independent Independent Publi-T Publi-T Independent Arco Publi-T Publi-T

15 13 ELIA GROUP Management Committee Daniel Dobbeni, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jacques Vandermeiren, Vice-Chairman and Chief Corporate Officer Jan Gesquière, Chief Financial Officer Hubert Lemmens, Chief Innovation Officer Roel Goethals, Chief Officer European Activities and Participations Frank Vandenberghe,Chief Officer Energy & System Management Markus Berger, Chief Officer Asset Management

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17 15 ELIA IN BELGIUM Elia Transmission* Key figures Consolidated IFRS results Operating income EBITDA Net profit Regulated asset base (RAB) 2 3,743 3,766 3,764 3,583 3,443 3,443 Average RAB 2 3,758 3,765 3,673 3,512 3,442 3,371 Number of employees (31/12) 1,136 1,205 1,231 1,249 1,227 1,221 Length of the grid in kilometres (31/12) 8,383 8,379 8,412 8,406 8,367 8,344 * The criteria relating to 50Hertz Transmission are detailed in a separate publication. 1 EBITDA = Operating income - cost of goods and services - personnel costs - provisions - write-downs 2 Calculated in accordance with Belgian accounting principles (Belgian GAAP)

18 16 ELIA IN BELGIUM Sites Lendelede Lochristi Antwerp (Merksem) Schaarbeek Genk (Stalen) Brussels Diegem Liège (Bressoux) Courcelles (Gouy) Namur Villeroux Headquarters National Control Centre Regional Control Centre Elia Engineering Service Center

19 17 ELIA IN BELGIUM Investments In million Investments (IFRS) The initial sum of million was revised on the basis of customer projects being postponed.

20 18 ELIA IN BELGIUM Personnel Safety Elia frequency and severity rates Frequency rate Severity rate Elia Headquarters Service Area North Service Area South Engineering

21 19 ELIA IN BELGIUM Energy balance The consumption indicator 1 for the Elia control area grew by 5.84%, from 81.8 TWh in 2009 to 86.6 TWh in The monthly values recorded in 2010 were up on the corresponding months of 2009, but were down from the corresponding months of 2008 up to October 2010 inclusive. In 2010 as a whole, consumption was 13.3% up on 2009 in the case of industrial customers connected directly to the Elia grid, and 1.8% up in the case of industrial, business and residential customers of the distribution system operators. However, it was still 1% lower than in Updated value - June The Elia consumption indicator covers most of electricity consumption in Belgium. It includes all the generation facilities connected to the Elia grid plus the net import-export balance. The share of consumption supplied directly by generation units connected to the distribution systems is not included in the indicator.

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23 21 ELIA IN BELGIUM Year: 2010 (All values in GWh) Imports France: 3,167.0 Luxembourg: 1,845.8 Netherlands: 7,382.7 Exports France: 5,409.0 Luxembourg: 1,121.5 Netherlands: 5,313.3 Net imports Net generation Generation: 76,545.2 Local generation: 9,068.9 Injection by DSOs: Total 86,311.2 Consumption* Direct customers: 29,176.7 Distribution: 56,110.8 Total: 85,287.4 Energy losses: 1,575.4 * Consumption on the Elia grid, including the consumption from local generation facilities.

24 22 ELIA IN BELGIUM Changes in monthly consumption The maximum rate of consumption on the Elia grid in 2010 was 13,845 MW, according to the value recorded on 1 December 2010 between 5.45 p.m. and 6 p.m. This is 1.4% below the all-time record, set on 17 December 2007 (14,040 MW), but is 2.3% above the maximum value recorded in 2009 (13,531 MW, dating from 8 January 2009). The lowest rate of consumption (6,278 MW) was recorded on 25 July 2010 (between 6.15 a.m. and 6.30 a.m.). This was 6.4% above the lowest rate of consumption in 2009 (5,901 MW, recorded on 26 July 2009). Gwh/month C 9,00 8,00 7,00 6,00 5,00 4,00 3,00 2,00 1,00 0,00 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov 25,00 20,00 15,00 10,00 5,00 0,00-5,00 Dec Energy 2009 (GWh) Energy 2010 (GWh) Average temperature 2009 Average temperature 2010

25 23 ELIA IN BELGIUM Imports and exports Monthly in 2010 / physical border flows Imports Exports January February March April May June July August September October November December Exchanges with France Exchanges with the Netherlands Exchanges with Luxembourg

26 24 ELIA IN BELGIUM Reliability Security of supply remained at a high level in The average number of interruptions on the Elia grid per consumer (Average Interruption Frequency) 2 was 0.129, equivalent to one interruption per customer every 7.8 years. The average duration of interruptions was 37 minutes 24 seconds. Spread across all customers, the average duration of interruptions was 4 minutes 51 seconds per customer (Average Interruption Time) 1, equivalent to an average availability of more than %, which is higher than the average for the last decade. Belgium thereby emerges, year on year, as one of the best countries in Europe in terms of quality of electricity supply.

27 25 ELIA IN BELGIUM Average Interruption Time Average Interruption Frequency Average Interruption Duration Reliability of the Elia grid Number of days in the year : : % : : % : : % : : % : : % 365 In accordance with the international recommendations, the statistics relating to continuity of the electricity supply only include interruptions of more than three minutes. 1 Average Interruption Time indicates the average number of minutes of interruption time for all customers on the Elia grid. 2 Average Interruption Frequency indicates the average number of annual interruptions per customer. A number of 0.09 indicates that each customer experiences an interruption every 11 years. Average Interruption Duration indicates the average duration of a customer interruption.

28 26 ELIA IN BELGIUM Promoting RUE amongst our customers As part of its public service obligations in Flanders, Elia implements an action plan each year aimed at encouraging Rational Use of Energy (RUE) amongst its industrial customers. In this connection, Elia provides its customers with the resources required to make recurrent savings of 2.5% on their primary energy consumption for each MWh supplied, in the case of facilities connected at between 36 kv and 70 kv. The objective set for 2010 was savings of 45.2 GWh of electric power, while savings of 27.1 GWh have been made. A total of 30 projects were launched and our customers undertook to invest in some 52 energy-saving projects. Thanks to the initiatives Elia has taken amongst its industrial customers, cumulative energy savings since 2003 stood at 455 GWh at the end of December 2010, i.e. some 148,000 tonnes of CO 2.

29 27 ELIA IN BELGIUM Green certificates Federal and regional legislators have developed market mechanisms aimed at encouraging investments in facilities for generating electricity from renewable energies. These include the green certificates awarded to generators by the regulator, vouching for the green credentials of their electricity. Suppliers produce the certificates annually in proportion to their sales, with the proportion being set by law. As a transmission system operator, Elia is required by law to purchase the certificates offered to it at a minimum price. Elia submits these certificates to the market via the power exchange Belpex. The balance between the price at which Elia purchases the certificates and the price at which they are sold on Belpex is covered by a levy on the transmission tariffs.

30 28 ELIA IN BELGIUM Sales of green energy certificates Prices and volumes Number 2,250 2,050 1,850 1,650 1,450 1,250 1, Green certificates (GC) in Flanders Date of sale Price 2, Number /certificate

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