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Conergy Pty Ltd - Markus Lambert
Unit 6, 44-48 O’Dea Avenue  
Waterloo NSW 2017  
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Conergy Group successfully concludes financing for three Spanish megawatt photovoltaic plants

11 November 2008
  • Solarparks Manzanaras, Herrera and Chinchilla amounting up to 6 MW connected to the grid
  • In 2008, a total of four photovoltaic plants with a total output of 26 MW financed
  • Total investment volume of all plants amounting to around 218 million euros
  • All the major projects connected to the grid at the lucrative feed-in tariff of 45 cents

Hamburg – With the successful conclusion of the financing for the Spanish major projects Manzanares, Herrera and Chinchilla by the HSH Nordbank, the Conergy Group has now financed all the major projects realised in 2008 in Spain via its subsidiary EPURON. The photovoltaic plants, including also the 21.2 MW El Calaverón project sold back in June, were installed promptly and according to schedule and, as such, were connected to the public grid at the still lucrative feed-in tariff of 45 cents per kWh. This assures attractive profits for the future operators of these plants. Having realised and financed no fewer than four major projects, with a total investment volume of over 218 million euros, the Conergy Group is one of the most successful project developers and financers on the Iberian Peninsula in 2008.

"Particularly in the present tense capital market situation, photovoltaic plants are proving to be a highly popular investment. We are experiencing a consistently high demand for our products," says Nikolaus Krane, Chief Projects Officer Conergy AG. "In addition to guaranteed and attractive feed-in tariffs, a decisive factor in making our products so appealing is also the high-quality solar systems. In this regard, as a long-standing market participant, our vast expertise in the project development and financing sector represents a major advantage," adds Nikolaus Krane.

The three plants with an output of two megawatts each are located in the Spanish region of Castile-La Mancha. All the plants are equipped with the biaxial tracking system Conergy SolarOptimus (Chinchilla 1) and Pairan models (Manzanares and Herrera). These produce an annual output of around 12.1 million kilowatt hours of solar energy. Conergy has been operating on the Spanish solar market since 2004 and, since then, has realised and financed major plants with a total output of around 45 MW via its subsidiary EPURON.

For further information:
Conergy Pty Ltd - Markus Lambert
Unit 6, 44-48 O’Dea Avenue  
Waterloo NSW 2017  
Phone: +61 (02) 8507 2222  Fax: +61 (02) 8507 2220
m.lambert@conergy.com.au