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Infratil commits to development of renewables in Asia

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10 September 2021

Infratil commits to development of renewables in Asia

Infratil Limited today announced it is committing US$233m to establish Gurīn Energy, a renewable

energy development platform headquartered in Singapore which will focus on greenfield renewable

projects across Asia.

Infratil CEO Jason Boyes said Asia presents a significant opportunity for Infratil to enter markets

which are following a ‘transition to renewables’ roadmap laid out by Europe and North America a

decade earlier.

“Decarbonisation is essential to combat climate change and renewables is one of the single largest

investment opportunities in history with over US$4 trillion of investment in wind and solar assets

forecast over the next decade.

“Markets across Asian are characterised by combined tailwinds of demand growth, a growing

commitment at national levels to decarbonisation, an increasing desire to reduce dependency on

imported fuels, and to build self-sufficiency and security of supply.

“The breadth of the Asian market allows us to diversify our risk profile, both from geographic and

technology perspectives. Together with our US, European and New Zealand platforms, our

investment in Gurīn Energy demonstrates our global commitment to sustainability and climate change

and extends our ability to manufacture quality renewable energy assets to Asia. As we have seen

with Tilt Renewables and in North America and Europe, investor demand for these sorts of assets is

only increasing.”

Mr Boyes said this is the 4

th

such platform Infratil has established to cover global growth of the sector.

Infratil will own the business in partnership with the management team of Gurīn Energy. Infratil has

committed US$233m for development. US$100m of that commitment is in the form of support for

letters of credit to be provided by 3

rd

party financiers for projects.

Gurīn Energy will invest in the development of wind and solar PV energy projects and storage

solutions across Asia, including Southeast Asia, North Asia and India. Gurīn Energy is rapidly

progressing an initial pipeline of projects of 500 MW at various stages of development in the

Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan.

Gurīn Energy will be led by Assaad W. Razzouk as CEO. Mr Razzouk is a recognized leader in the

Asian renewable energy market where he has a long-standing track record. He brings a well-

established team from Sindicatum Renewable Energy Company in Singapore, which he led for over a

decade during which they developed, built, financed, operated and sold renewable energy projects

across the region. Together with his senior leadership team, they have developed over 5GW of

energy assets.

Mr Razzouk said he sees a large and accelerating opportunity in the region.

“We are delighted to partner with Infratil to do our part in powering Asia with clean energy. Infratil’s

track record of establishing successful renewable energy platforms in Australia (Tilt Renewables), the

United States (Longroad Energy) and Europe (Galileo Green Energy) is unmatched and provides

immense synergies, best-practice know-how and learning opportunities for Gurīn Energy, our people

and our region.”

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“Asia represents an exciting, growing renewable energy market, characterised by both a growing

demand for electricity and increasing national commitments to decarbonisation” said Vimal Vallabh,

Head of Energy at Morrison & Co, Infratil’s manager.

“Infratil’s establishment of Gurīn Energy combines regional and local knowledge with Infratil’s sector

expertise, capital and global reach. Infratil is teaming up with an experienced management team who

are passionate about sustainability and have the expertise to build a significant renewables

development platform.”

Mr Boyes said, “I am very pleased to welcome Assaad and his team to the Group. It was essential to

partner with an experienced team, on the ground in the Asia region, as we have when extending into

other new geographies. We found that with the Gurīn Energy team. Their track record and

experience in the sector and region sit nicely alongside our renewable development teams globally.”

Any enquiries should be directed to:

Mark Flesher, Investor Relations, Infratil Limited Mark.Flesher@hrlmorrison.com


About Assaad W. Razzouk - Gurin’s CEO

Assaad W. Razzouk is a Lebanese-British clean energy entrepreneur.

He is a director of the Reneum Institute, which is a not-for-profit focused on digitising and

democratising renewable energy; a Board member of ClientEarth, the environmental charity using the

power of the law to protect people and planet; an Advisory Board member of Eco-Business, a pan-

Asia media organisation; a Board member of EB Impact, a Singaporean non-profit organisation

focused on delivering training and programmes to Asia Pacific’s under-served communities to

generate positive sustainable development; a member of the International Council of the National

University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; and host of The Angry Clean Energy Guy

podcast.

He was formerly Chairman and CEO of Sindicatum Renewable Energy, a clean energy company

headquartered in Singapore and focused on renewable energy in Asia.

He is a graduate of Syracuse University (summa cum laude) and holds an MBA from Columbia

University in New York and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Honoris Causa in Climate Change,

Sustainable Development and International Cooperation from Teri University in India.

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Transaction

summary

•Infratil has made a capital commitment of US$233 million (NZ$331 million) to establish GurinEnergy,

a pan Asian renewable energy development platform

•Gurin Energy will at heart be a greenfield developer, but will invest in projects at all stages of the lifecycle,

up to and including operating assets, where there is a differentiated return to be made

•In line with Longroad Energy and Galileo Green Energy, this flexible approach to the deployment of

capital, along with diversity of both geography and technology, differentiate Gurin Energy from more

established competitors in the region

•Infratil will be investing alongside Management (5%) and expects to deploy US$70 million (NZ$100 million)

in year one on selected seed assets and development activity

•Gurin Energy represents a compelling strategic growth opportunity for Infratil shareholders:

✓Day 1 lift out of existing team with deep experience in renewable and financial markets across Asia

✓Local presence in key markets to manage political, planning and environmental, social and governance

(‘ESG’) risks

✓Target markets characterised by both demand growth and increasing emphasis on decarbonisation,

including the reduction in heavy coal and imported gas dependency

✓Emerging market risks balanced with exposure to mature, OECD North Asian markets

Governance

•Equity of US$133 million (NZ$189 million)(95%) will be provided by Infratil with the balance reserved for

Management, financed by a loan from Infratil. The additional US$100 million (NZ$142 million) commitment

is in the form of support for letters of credit provided by 3rd party banks

•Management options allows an increased equity stake of up to 10% to further improve alignment

•Management incentive mechanisms pay out only when assets are monetised above profitability hurdle

rates

Funding

•An initial capital call of US$2.0 million has been made to mobilise the platform

•First 12 months’ capital commitment forecast of US$70 million (NZ$100 million), covering the acquisition

and development of selected seed assets and early stageprojects in Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan

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Transaction

Summary

Infratil has made

a capital

commitment of

US$233 million

to establish Gurin

Energy, a pan

Asian renewable

energy

development

platform

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This is an idea

that matters

An Asian

development platform

Market entry

roll-out

•Decarbonisation is essential to combat

climate change

•Renewables is one of the single largest

investment opportunities in history with

over US$4 trillion of investment in wind

and solar assets forecast over the next

decade

•Infratil’sglobal exposure to

development diversifies risks on policy

and market timing; adding Asia further

diversifies between demand growth

and transition drivers

•Our existing platforms alongside

GurinEnergy address a forecasted

development opportunity of

~1,300GWs across the next decade,

83% of the total global outlook

(excluding China)

•Asian markets are characterised by

combined tailwinds of demand growth,

a growing commitment at national

levels to decarbonisation, an increasing

desire to reduce dependency on

imported fuels, and to build self

sufficiency and security of supply

•Growing demand for de-risked

operating assets places platforms with

strong, local operational greenfield

development capabilities at a premium

•Large international oil & gas players are

seeking to offset their carbon footprint

from exploration & production and

thermal generation fleets by competing

with strategic financial players for North

American and European Renewable

assets, further tightening those markets

•Augment the strong historical presence

of the Management team in the key

emerging Southeast Asian (‘SEA’)

markets (the Philippines, Thailand,

Indonesia and Vietnam) with a strategy

to deliver projects in lower risk OECD

North Asian markets (initially Japan, but

also Taiwan and South Korea)

•Leverage long standing relationships in

the large Indian market

•Initial focus on solar PV and onshore

wind, integrating storage wherever

contractual revenue streams offer

strong returns

•Enter growing North Asian off-shore

wind market where commercially viable

Investment

Thesis

Asia presents an

opportunity for

Infratil to enter

markets which

are following the

‘transition to

renewables’

roadmap laid out

by Europe and

North America a

decade earlier

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Snapshot

Asia remains

consistent with

our strategy of

diversified

regional

development

platforms,

offering both

inter and intra

regional risk

diversification

Overview

•GurinEnergy is a Singapore-headquartered, pan Asian platform

with three distinct areas of focus:

•the developing SE Asian market (initially Philippines, Vietnam,

Indonesia & Thailand);

•the more mature, industrialised North Asian market

(Japan, Taiwan & South Korea); and

•the large and complex Indian market

•The business will utilise an extensive network of small local

developers to enter co-development agreements, enabling the

business to maximise reach across multiple geographies, while

simultaneously minimising overheads

•In order to deliver differentiated returns, the platform will focus

on detailed bottom up development of greenfield assets,

requiring strong local teams and partners, benefitting from the

wall of capital focussed on late stage and operating assets

•AssaadRazzouk(CEO), with Michael Boardman as his CFO and

Bob Driscoll as COO, will lead a well-established team of around

30

•An annual overhead of US$5-7 million is projected to sustain a

steady state run rate of 300MW of FID projects per annum

•The platform has a pipeline of over 2GW in solar and wind

projects in the SE Asian market and Japan, of which 600MW are

near term opportunities and 450MW are immediately investable

as seed assets

Southeast Asia

Three Pillared Asian Strategy

India

North Asia

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Highly qualified on-the-ground teams5GW track record in the region in previous and current roles

⚫Co-founded SindicatumGroup and is responsible for overall strategy,

stakeholder relationships and project investments

⚫Assaadhas over 30 years of business experience, working in Asia for

nearly 20 years. He has been actively involved in renewables and

climate mitigation for over 15 years

AssaadRazzouk

Chief Executive Officer

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Robert E. Driscoll

Chief Operating Officer

Michael Boardman

Chief Financial Officer

⚫Over 40 years of business

experience including 25

years in the Asian power

sector. Prior to Sindicatum

Group, COO of Mirant Mid-

Atlantic

⚫A chartered accountant with

over 30 years of experience

in finance and global capital

markets, raising over

US$30bn for corporate and

government entities

Michelle O’Hare

MD, Thailand

Devin Narang

MD, India

⚫Over 25 years of experience

working in the renewable

energy space both in the

UK and in Southeast Asia,

in 2009established

Sindicatum’soperations in

Thailand

⚫Over 35 years of experience

in the beverage and

renewables sectors in India,

currently Executive

Committee member of the

Federation of Indian

Chambers of Commerce

Kajal Singh

Director, Operations & Construction

⚫Lawyer by background with

over 15 years negotiating

and closing transactions

RedenRodriguez

Country Director, The Philippines

⚫20 years of renewables

experience, formerly head

of Engie’s renewables

business in PH and country

director for First Solar in

IDN and PH

A Strong,

Diverse Team

We have selected

a strong team

with substantial

relevant

experience and

solid ESG

credentials, most

of whom have

worked together

in the region for a

decade

Philippe Lazerges

Country Director, Japan

⚫Over 12 years of renewable

energy experience in Japan,

in addition to 20 years

business experiences in

Automotive, Aerospace and

medical devices in Japan

and the US

Jack Crane

Country Director, Vietnam

⚫15 years leading

Development and Finance

transaction teams, spanning

the global Power, Utilities

and industrial energy infra

value chain and 10 years

experience in operations

consulting and analytics

Jakarta

8 executives

⚫Operations & development: 8

2 staff

⚫Operations & development: 2

1 staff

⚫Operations & development: 1

4 staff

⚫Operations & development: 2

⚫Others: 2

Delhi

Singapore

Manilla

Bangkok

Ho Chi

Minh City

14 staff

⚫Execs & development: 7

⚫Finance: 6

⚫Others: 1

Tokyo

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PLG

(20MW)

Alex 1

(24MW)

Chilwaria

(38MW)

Simbhaoli

(60MW)

Developed

Acquired

Legend:

Clark

(22MW)

SSEG

(15MW)

SSE

(5MW)

Kamphaeng Saen1

(16MW)

Crane (4MW)

USUPL

(35MW)

Tarlac

(60MW)

Alex 2

(12MW)

Renewables track record

DevelopedLegend:Consulting

Milestone

Biomass

Duerping

Coal Mine Methane

Malan

CMM

Mianyang

WtE

Charleston

WtE

Greenbrier

WtE

PT Biogas

Biomass

GeliBridge

Hydropower

McElroy

Ventilation Air Methane

VAM

Ventilation Air Methane

Tunlan

CMM

GTL

Agricultural solutions

Carbon mitigation track record

•Starting work together in 2008, the team initially focused on

developing projects which abated greenhouse gases and

generated carbon credits

•They developed, constructed and operated over

30 renewable energy and carbon mitigation projects

•The carbon mitigation portfolio has generated over

30 million emission reduction credits (equivalent to

London’s annual CO

2

emissions)

•In 2013-14, the team pivoted to renewables following the

crash in environment commodity prices

•Prior to the creation of GurinEnergy, the team had a

portfolio of 713MW of renewable projects across India,

Indonesia, Thailand and The Philippines

•The management team has a documented track record of

project development, construction, and operation

A Proven

Track Record

The senior team

has been

operating in the

region for over a

decade as

Sindicatum

Renewable

Energy

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A Global Renewables Platform

InfratilInvestor Day –16 February 2021
A Global Renewables Footprint

Infratilis one of the pioneers in renewables investment

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•Established February 2020

•Wind, Solar & Storage

•2GW development pipeline

•16 employees

•Acquired April 1994

•Hydro Generation & Retail

•487MW operating Assets

•790 employees

•NZ$2.5 billion market cap (100%)

•Established October 2016

•Wind, Solar & Storage

•836MW operating assets

•~4,500MW development pipeline

•NZ$3.1 billion market cap (100%)

•Sale recently closedat 28x EV/EBITDA

•Established October 2016

•Wind, Solar & Storage

•Developed 2.0GW

•Acquired 0.9GW

•Sold 1.3GW

•Leaving 1.6GW owned

•3.5GW operating assets under management

•7.5GW development pipeline

•140 employees

•Established July 2021

•Wind, Solar & Storage

•600MW development pipeline

•29 employees

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Sun Stream 2 Solar Project

•In July, Longroadannounced the completion and funding of the

term financing for Sun Streams 2, its 200MW solar project located

in Maricopa County, Arizona. Longroadowns 100 percent of the

project after acquiring it in early 2021 from First Solar, the

original developer

•Sun Stream 2 has a 20-year revenue agreement with Microsoft

Corporation for the energy, RECs, and capacity of the full project

•Sun Stream 2 is one of four Maricopa County-based projects that

Longroadacquired from First Solar. The PV and storage portfolio

totals approximately 900MW with the potential for 1-2GWh of

battery storage. Sun Streams 3, 4, and 5 are development

projects with target operational dates between 2023 and 2025

Maine Distributed Generation Portfolio

•In August, Longroadcompleted the financing and began

construction of four distributed solar projects in Maine. The

projects, which have been under development by Longroadfor

over two years, are expected to take about six months to

complete with the start of operations expected by the end of

2021

•Longroadowns 100 percent of each project

Construction completed on the 331MW Prospero 2 Solar Project

•In August, Longroadcompleted construction of, and placed into

commercial operation, the 331MW Prospero 2 Solar Project

•The project is 100% owned by LongroadEnergy and has two

15-year power purchase agreements in place

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Longroad

Energy

Longroad

continues to

strengthen its

position as a

leading U.S.

renewables

developer, owner

& operator

Sun Streams Solar Project, Arizona

Prospero Solar Project, Texas

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•Ireland, GGE formed a joint venture with EMP, which is participating in a number of offtake bids with

global tech companies as it finalises planning submissions for three of its wind projects, which total

370MWs

•Nordics, another joint venture with the EMP team, is identifying more potentially attractive wind sites in

Sweden, Scotland and starting origination of projects in Wales. Hiring for this joint venture is progressed

with six people now on board

•Italy, current solar PV and wind onshore Italian projects within GGE's pipeline amount to 261MW,

originated via co-development arrangements with local teams. Additional co-development arrangement

are in the works with the objective of a 1GW to 1.5GW wind and solar PV pipeline in the Italian market

•Spain, GGE participated in the Grid Connection Request Process in Spain on 1 July 2021. 13 projects were

presented totalling 830MW, of which seven projects are awaiting DSO feedback and three projects are

reserved for the TSO tendering process

•Further projects and pipeline opportunities are being originated in France, Germany, Poland and the UK

•The current total pipeline of projects under evaluation stands at 8.3GW, of which 2GW are projects being

actively developed

Galileo Green

Energy

Focussed

on greenfield

development,

acquisitions and

strategic

co-development

opportunities

across multiple

markets, GGE is

building

momentum

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22

LongroadGGEGurinTiltTotal

59%

33%

9%

Longroad (US)GGE (Europe)Gurin (Asia)

47%

20%

30%

2%

SolarSolar / BatteryWindWind / Solar

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Infratil’s

Renewables

Platform

Infratil’s

renewable

energy portfolio

evolving to offer

a highly

diversified

development

portfolio across

technologies and

regions

Current portfolio mix –operating

and near-term pipeline (MW)

1

By company/region

By technology

Total Pipeline (MW)

1,2

Note 1. Portfolio mix and pipeline are calculated on a 100% basis. 2. 31-March year end

Illustrative total pipeline

We are replacing the Tilt pipeline with Galileo Green Energy and Gurinover time

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(20)

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Dec-18Dec-19Dec-20Dec-21

USDm

Additional Illustrative EBITDA

Project development costs

Project sales EBITDA

Operating EBITDA less project development costs

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22

Longroad net operating assetsLongroad new additions

Longroad MW sold in year

13

Infratil’s

Renewables

Platform

Longroad

illustrates the

platform’s

potential to grow

EBITDA steadily

if projects are

retained

Longroad operating assets and future additions (MW)

1

Longroad percentage of operating

assets MW contracted

90.6%

9.4%

ContractedUncontracted

Weighted average

remaining PPA

length of 12.1 years

Note 1. Longroadoperating assets excludes managed capacity that is not owned, 31-March year end. 2. Consolidated EBITDA as per Longroadfinancial statements, 31-December year end. 3. Project

Sales EBITDA in financial statements excludes partial sales of 50% stakes, as Longroadretains the controlling interest. 4. Based on the weighted average of Longroadcurrent project level net

operating cashflow / MW. 5. Dec-21 annual growth percentage includes additional illustrative EBITDA.

Expected

MWs added

Longroad EBITDA

2,3

(US$m at 100%)

Illustrative full

year impact of

400MW

developed and

retained at

US$70k

EBITDA per

MW

4

Dec-21 EBITDA

run-rate estimate

EBITDA

Operating EBITDA

includes project

development costs

Illustrative

EBITDA growth

Annual growth 7%15%

5

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5x

10x

15x

20x

25x

30x

35x

40x

EV / EBITDA (x)

EV / Dec-21 Illustrative EBITDA

EV / Dec-21 run-rate EBITDA

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Infratil’s

Renewables

Platform

The recent Tilt

transaction

illustrates that

this platform

value is currently

under

appreciated

Longroad’sindependent valuation only takes into account1 year forward of development, unlike the Tilt sale

Note 1. The independent valuation was dated as at 31 March 2021 and was used to calculate IFT equity fair value in the FY21 Annual Report. The total equity value is adjusted for Longroadincentives,

tax payable on realisation, transaction costs, IFT ownership share and FX to convert to IFT equity fair value. 2. Total fair asset value of US$1.28bn adjusted for US$10m cash balance. 3. Based on the

weighted average of Longroadcurrent project level net operating cashflow / MW. 4. FY22E EBITDA sourced from company and broker estimates. 5. Sale multiple in line with the Scheme Booklet as

per 10 June 2021 announcement. 6. Country specific EBITDA adjusted for shared corporate costs.

Longroad EV / EBITDA based on March-2021

independent valuation (x)

1

Illustrative

example

•The independent valuation for Longroadonly takes into

account one year forward of development projects /

growth.

•The 31 March 2021 independent valuation for Longroad

Enterprise Value was US$1.27bn

2

Based on Dec-21 run-

rate EBITDA estimate,

including project

development costs

Based on illustrative

full year impact of

400MW developed

and retained at

US$70k EBITDA per

MW

3

-

5x

10x

15x

20x

25x

30x

35x

40x

EV / EBITDA (x)

EV / FY22E EBITDA Tilt sale premium Australia (36x)

EV / FY22E EBITDA Tilt sale premium Total (28x)

EV / FY22E EBITDA Tilt sale premium NZ (16x)

EV / FY22E EBITDA pre-announcement (14x)

Tilt EV/EBITDA (x)

4,5,6

Tilt sale

premium at

28x EV /

EBITDA

Pre-

announcement

multiple at 14x

EV / EBITDA

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