EDF_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

PRESENTATION OF EDF GROUP Description of the Group's activities

Photovoltaic solar power EDF EN pursued growth in solar photovoltaics, its second area of growth. At end 2017 gross installed solar capacity was 1,647.9MWp (1,141.5MWp net), up by 520.6MWp net (almost 85%) from end 2016. EDF EN also has a portfolio of solar projects under construction comprising 712.4MWp gross. France In 2017 EDF EN commissioned the Fossette photovoltaic plant (12MWp) built on land owned by ArcelorMittal in the port-industrial complex of Fos-Sur-Mer in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. EDF EN also commissioned the Fouilloux photovoltaic plant(11.9MWp). At the end of 2017 the Group launched the Solar Plan to develop and build 30GWp of photovoltaic solar plants in France between 2020 and 2035 as part of its development of renewable sources in France and abroad. Spain After selling photovoltaic plants with a total net capacity of 46.9MW and the Lucena biomass plant with a net capacity of 18.2MW in 2017, the Group no longer owns any installed solar capacity in Spain. North America (USA and Canada) In 2017 EDF RE began construction of the Pecan (111.3MWp) and Gutenberg (118.8MWp) photovoltaic plants. It also commissioned the Switch photovoltaic plant (234MWp) in California. In addition it signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Marin Clean Energy (MCE) for the Desert Harvest (150MWac) photovoltaic plant in southern California. In North America the Group has a total gross installed photovoltaic solar power capacity of 417.4MWp. India In 2017 EDEN, the common subsidiary formed in 2016 by EDF Énergies Nouvelles and EREN Renewable Energy to run their photovoltaic solar power business in India, brought three photovoltaic plants into operation with a combined capacity of 87MWp – UTT1 and UTT 2 with a unit capacity of 36MWp in Uttarakhand and Semli Avengers with a capacity of 15MWp in Madhya Pradesh – bringing EDF EN's gross operating photovoltaic power in India to 207MWp. Israel EDF EN Israel began construction of six photovoltaic plants, namely Mashabai Sadeh (60MWp), Melfasim 2 (13MWp), Peduyim (13MWp), Kfar Maimon (6.5MWp), Bitcha (6.5MWp) and Geffen (6MWp). The company also brought the Ashalim (35MWp) photovoltaic plant into operation. EDF EN Israel also sold minority stakes in the Mitzpe Ramon, Zmorot and Ketura photovoltaic plants for a total capacity of 27MW. The Group now has 193.5MWp of gross installed solar capacity in Israel. Chile In 2017 EDF EN Chile commissioned the Bolero (Laberinto) photovoltaic plant in the Atacama Desert with a capacity of 146MWp. The EDF group also continued building the Santiago Solar photovoltaic plant (115MWp) north of the Chilean capital. Brazil EDF Énergies Nouvelles has invested in solar energy in Brazil through the acquisition of 80% of the Pirapora I project (191MWp) in the south-east of the country, from Canadian Solar Inc., a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic panels. En 2017 EDF EN do Brasil extended its footprint in Brazil with the acquisition of 80% of the Pirapora II (114.9MWp) and Pirapora III (92.6MWp) photovoltaic plants from Canadian Solar Inc which will retain a 20% stake and will manufacture the photovoltaic modules at its local factory. These three plants are located in the same area and will make up the most powerful photovoltaic facility in South America with

a total capacity of around 400MWp. More than half of the Pirapora photovoltaic complex came into service in 2017 (283.6MWp). Pirapora II is under construction. Mexico In Mexico in 2016 the Group entered the solar power market by winning the Bluemex project with a capacity of 111MWp as part of a national tender. Located in the state of Sonora the future plant, which began construction in 2017, is made up of bifacial photovoltaic cells and its output will be sold at a fixed rate over a period of 15 years. United Arab Emirates (Dubai) In 2017 EDF EN joined the consortium led by Masdar to develop the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai with a capacity of 800MWac (over 1GWp) in partnership with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). Covering an area of 16 Sq. km the park will be the largest photovoltaic plant of its kind in the world and will generate around 2.5 million MWh of electricity a year. It will come into service in three stages with Stage A (266MWp) currently under construction. The project is being financed through a sophisticated vehicle involving seven institutions and Islamic financing. Egypt EDF EN entered the Egyptian market by joining forces with Elsewedy Electric to develop, build and operate two photovoltaic plants with a total installed capacity of 100MWac. Located in the south of the country the two plants form part of the Benban solar complex (1.8GWac) and come with a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). Operating & Maintenance As an integrated operator, EDF EN operates and maintains most of its own wind and solar facilities. Dedicated first and foremost to EDF group assets the activity has grown significantly and is also carried out on behalf of third parties. Worldwide EDF EN operated 14GW at end December 2017 with close to 1,300 experts, engineers and technicians in 11 countries and expects O&M activities to grow by approximately 30% by 2020. EDF EN has long been active in the operation-maintenance field in North America where it manages close to 10GW. It has grown in Europe and the rest of the world (e.g. launching in Chile) with a total capacity of over 4GW at end 2017. Growth in this activity is driven by commissioning new plants and choosing which facilities to operate on a case-by-case basis according to technology and region. The aim is to achieve maximum efficiency in every facility in conjunction with manufacturers throughout the expected or extended useful life of equipment. Accordingly EDF EN recently set up a predictive maintenance oversight centre (e-Diagnostic Center) drawing on specific in-house expertise centralized and coordinated with the EDF group's R&D Department. It complements the facility remote monitoring and control system made up of three real-time oversight centres in Colombiers (France), Emden (Germany) and San Diego (California). In 2017 EDF EN via its German subsidiary REETEC acquired Off-shore Wind Solutions GmbH (OWS), a German firm specialising in the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms. OWS operates and maintains the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm (400MW) 95km off the German coast in the North Sea. With the acquisition came a renewal of the maintenance contract for a period of 10 years with Ocean Breeze Energy, the owner of the facility. EDF EN set up several European maintenance centres in 2017 in Italy, Poland, Belgium, Germany and France. These operation-maintenance units are designed to place technical teams as close to wind or solar farms as possible to ensure faster response times and thus operational performance.

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