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Rampion Meet the Buyer Event February 2015

Rampion Project Update

Chris Tomlinson, Rampion Development Manager

Presentation Overview :

1. Key milestones to date

2. Final project design

3. Construction

4. Operations & maintenance

5. Supply chain - maximising local content

6. Skills training and education

7. Indicative project timetable

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1. Key project milestones, to date

2010-11: Formulating draft proposals

• Engineering & environmental surveys and environmental impact assessment inform

early draft proposals for statutory and community consultation

2012: Consultation

• Combined total of 20 weeks, 14 public exhibitions, 4,700 people, 1,500 responses

2013: DCO submission and examination

• Onshore and offshore design changes following consultation responses

• March: DCO submission

• July 2013 - January 2014: DCO Examination including 14 public hearings

2014: Consent granted

The Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change granted consent for Rampion,

the first wind farm of the south coast of England, 16th July 2014

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2. Final project design - offshore

• 116 turbines

• Hub height 84m / Tip height 140m

• 13-20km off Sussex coast

• 400MW installed electrical capacity

• 72km2 wind farm site area

• Inter array cables to one substation

• Export cable route being finalised

Each year in numbers:

• Generate 1,366GWh power output

• Offset almost 600,000 tonnes of CO2

• Supply equivalent of over 290,000

homes, more than 4 in 10 homes in

East & West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

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Final project design - onshore

Landfall at Brooklands, East Worthing

27km long cable route

Buried underground for entire route

Ducting & HDD methods of installation

2 x 132/150kV circuits

30m working width / 15m easement requiring

haul road, topsoil and subsoil storage, and

distance between circuits

New substation at Bolney connecting to 400kV

National Transmission Grid

Active engagement with Local Liaison Group on

final layout design, seeking to reduce site area,

size and scale of buildings and protect hedges

and trees

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3. Construction - Offshore

• Up to 3 year construction period commencing Q4 2015 / Q1 2016

• 250-300 jobs in the workforce during offshore construction

Project Management Facility for construction located at Newhaven Port:

• Provides portside availability, flexibility of space and ease of access to site

• Offers continuity throughout construction into operation

• Temporary portakabins until O&M base is complete

• Newhaven hub of activity creating up to 40 jobs and utilising local vessels

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Construction - onshore

Cable route

• 2 year construction commencing Q2 2015

• 60-100 in workforce during onshore construction

• Ducting installation method

• Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) roads & railway

• Tailored construction methodology for Tottington Mt

Onshore substation

• 2 year construction commencing spring 2015

• 40-60 in workforce during construction

• Civil/enabling, electrical build & commissioning

• Transforms power up to 400kV and conditions power

prior to entry into transmission system

• Max height (transformers) 10.5m tall

Construction programme overviewActivity

Financial close

Foundation installation

Cable installation

2015 2016 2017 2018Milestones

Construction activity

Electrical installation

Commissioning

Turbine installation

O&M activities

Onshore construction

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Minimising the impacts of construction - DCO Requirements

• DCO includes Requirements (similar to planning conditions)• Includes suite of management plans to reduce impact on local community:

Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)• Developed with, and for approval by WSCC Highways, Highways Agency• Includes HGV routes, wheel washing, limiting access points,

• Communications with local interests (e.g. Lancing Business Park)

Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP)• Includes controls for construction activities, e.g. noise management measures

• Addresses invasive species and soil management techniques

Ecology and Landscape Management Plan• Details of ecological mitigation and enhancements (e.g. habitat creation)• Specific species method statements (e.g. Birds, Bats, Reptiles and Badgers)• Full arboricultural assessment and retention of high value trees

Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation• Methodology for minimising impact to unknown archaeologyPublic Rights of Way Strategy• Mitigate impacts to users/communications plan (incl Brooklands)

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Raising community awareness of construction

Construction Communications Plans (for onshore stage)

• Identify and inform communities of construction details to continue good relations and

ensure construction is sensitive to needs of local communities. Plans to include:

• Map showing area of works;

• Description of works, potential impacts and activities and proposed mitigations;

• Due start date and duration of works;

• Lead contractor’s details;

• Provision of notifications regarding exceptional working hours;

• Proposed communications, e.g. engagement with parish councils and interest groups to disseminate information

• Project Liaison Groups and Local Liaison Group (onshore substation

• Community information events along the cable route

• How to find out more information, e.g. website, phone and email services

• Complaints procedure

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4. Operations & Maintenance

Operations Base located at Newhaven Port, to include control room, office, warehouse

and quayside infrastructure, benefiting the local economy by:

• Triggering regeneration plans for NPP (already encouraged new tenants)

• Creating opportunities for indirect local employment in the form of up to 30 support

service contracts and other local expenditure

• Creating up to 65 full time, permanent jobs

Operation Base development process:

2014 - in discussions with Lewes District Council

regarding the planning process

2015 - design proposals

2016 - construction commences

2017 - O&M base complete (used for PM)

Operations Facility at Newhaven

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5. Supply Chain - maximising UK and local content

• E.ON recognise importance of securing local

& UK content for a major project

• Rampion Supply Chain Steering Group in

partnership with local authorities

• Meet the Buyer Event, Amex, Feb 2014,

attracted 300 suppliers (mostly local)

Key local suppliers encouraged to register on database at:

www.sussexwindenergy.org.uk

Intended as supplier “search portal” for the project and contractors

Details of supplier database was provided in all tender documentation

• Three focused Meet the Buyer Events in 2015 - opportunities for subcontracts:

• Onshore cabling & substation, 5th February, Shoreham

• Offshore balance of plant, April TBC

• O&M, June TBC

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Supply Chain - maximising UK and local content

Robin Rigg Case Study

• Independent audit by BVG Associates on our last non-JV offshore project

• 32% of capital value was retained in the UK, 12% in the region, despite turbines (representing over half of capex), unable to be sourced in UK

• 86% of O&M expenditure in year 1 was retained in the UK, with half benefitting Cumbria itself

Rampion Capex - targeting 30% UK content of circa £1bn

Potential contractors encouraged to identify proposed UK & local suppliers

UK bidders were invited to tender for supply of monopile, substation jacket, cables and staging port

Contracts already placed with local suppliers (met mast, geotech, vessels, PR)

Highlighting interest in local suppliers to landowners (along cable route)

Rampion Opex - targeting 85% UK content over 25 years

Commitment to local recruitment for bulk of 60 permanent jobs

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6. Skills training and education

2 Wind Turbine Maintenance Apprentices a year for the

first 3 years of Operation

Agreement with turbine supplier to train 38 technical staff

on site

Commitment to focusing recruitment in the local area,

with specific advertising Campaigns in Sussex

Support for Newhaven University Technical College

Exhibited at Worldskills Careers Fair, Brighton to 1,685

students

Working with Sussex EBP to identify possible ‘feeder

schools’ for Rampion jobs and placements

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7. Indicative project timetableYEAR PERIOD MILESTONE

2014July Consent decision awarded from Secretary of State (DECC)

Autumn Final project design announced

Ongoing Finalise mitigation documents, work with appointed contractor & WSCC to discharge DCO requirements

2015 Q1 First lead contractors appointed

Spring Onshore construction expected to start

Q4 Operations Base construction expected to start

2016 Q1 Offshore construction expected to start

Q3 Operations Base expected to be complete

2017 Q1 First turbines start generating electricity

2018 TBC Rampion fully commissioned & generating electricity