FY 2024 annual revenues reaching EUR 34.2M, Acceleration of the Group's organic developments underway, FY 2030 objectives confirmed

FY 2024 annual revenues reaching € 34.2M

Acceleration of the Group's organic developments underway

FY 2030 objectives confirmed

Pontpierre, France, July 23^rd, 2024 – FDE (Euronext: FDE - ISIN: FR0013030152), a carbon negative energy producer, posted annual revenues of € 34.2M, with an improvement in electricity sales volumes on the existing perimeter and the contribution of the recent acquisition of Greenstat, in an environment of persistently volatile energy prices.

* Unaudited numbers

Recurring revenues from the Group's current portfolio

Despite a market price environment adjusted from the exceptional levels of 2023, revenues related to electricity production reached € 21.9M in FY2024, driven by a slight increase in the Group's electricity volumes in France and Belgium (+5%) on the back of the strong performance of the existing cogenerations, despite lower average sales prices of €144 / MWH over the year (-18% yoy).

The gas production activity reached € 7.3M of revenues, impacted by further unavailability of the GRT Gaz transmission network since the end of May, and an average selling price of € 38/MWH (-30% yoy). As a reminder, the Group has a few ongoing procedures with GRTgaz for compensation for the damage suffered and the loss of revenues, currently not included into the accounts, of c. € 8.0M as of October 30^th, 2023, date of the latest independent estimate made in the commercial court proceedings.

Revenues from the sale of heat in Béthune and Creutzwald amounted to € 444K in FY2024 (FY2023: € 459K).

The contribution of Cryo Pur, associated with the operating and maintenance contracts for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Bio-CO₂ production installations in Ireland and Norway remains marginal during the exercise at € 474K, pending the start of production in 2025 of the new RNG and Bio-CO₂ site in Stavanger in Norway, which will significantly increase the Group's revenues stream going forward.

With the acquisition of 56.35% of Greenstat last February, associated revenues reached € 4.0M and included engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, related to photovoltaic projects. This expertise will be deployed going forward on numerous power plant projects developed by FDE. In addition, the production related to the 45 MW solar photovoltaic plant at Petjnik in Bosnia contributed for € 2.7M of Greenstat revenues, while increasing the Group's solar capacity in Europe to 64 MW.

Strong organic growth underway and FY 2030 targets confirmed

FDE is continuing its organic growth expansion with the implementation of new low-carbon local energy solutions in the coming months, including the installation of 4 additional cogeneration units in the Hauts-de-France region and the commissioning at the end of the year of Engene, Norway's third solar power plant, with a capacity of 5.8 MWc.

In Norway, its subsidiary Biogy Solutions AS, has received an initial grant of 49.3 MNOK from ENOVA, the Norwegian Agency for Ecological Transition, and is accelerating the construction work to bring its new RNG and Bio-CO₂ unit in Stavanger to production in mid-2025. This unit will rapidly contribute to the Group's strong sales growth, along with two other similar projects in Norway which will come on stream in 2026.

Finally, the Group, through its subsidiary Greenstat, has completed the engineering work on the electrolysis for the construction of the green production site at Agder in Norway, 100% owned by Greenstat. The launch of the site preparation for this first 20 MW phase is scheduled to start in August 2024, with delivery of the first volumes of decarbonated hydrogen to the marine industry anticipated for late 2026. ENOVA has also confirmed its support for this phase 1 with a grant of 148 MNOK, representing c.40% of the total expected investment. A second 40 MW phase will be launched at the Agder site in 2027.

Greenstat also continues to deploy its know-how and, with its partner Neptune Tromso, is accelerating the Glomfjord Green Ammonia project, which involves the installation of 20 MW of electrolysers to supply an existing ammonia plant with green hydrogen, enabling this leading manufacturer to decarbonize its fertilizer production. This project therefore strengthens FDE's position in the production of decarbonated hydrogen for industrial use.

The Group anticipates that revenues from these projects will shortly become a major additional growth driver for FDE.

FDE‘s FY 2030 objectives comprise a nnual revenues of more than €175 million, and an EBITDA above €85 million, combined with over 20 million tons of CO₂eq emissions avoided per annum

Next event:

 FY2024 Results, October 23^rd 2024

About La Française de l'Énergie

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As a specialist in local energy systems and the circular economy, FDE capitalizes on its industrial know-how ranging from engineering, energy production to CO₂ storage to provide energy solutions that combine carbon footprint reduction with better resilience of the associated eco-systems.

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