RWE Generation SE – Tackling the challenges ahead Essen, 12 February 2014 Dr. Frank Weigand Chief Financial Officer RWE Generation SE

Forward Looking Statement

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Since 1 January 2013 RWE’s conventional electricity generation is under one roof Portfolio in 2012

RWE power plants in Europe

(100 % = c. 48 GW)

C. 50 plants, c. 18,000 employees

Split by country Voerde

Eemshaven Staythorpe Klazienaveen Little Barford PembrokeGreat Yarmouth Aberthaw Didcot Enschede Tilbury Littlebrook Fawley

Vianden Mülheim-Kärlich Ensdorf Biblis Saar-Energie Mannheim

Ineos

Moerdijk Amer

Bergen op Zoom

Matra*

5 7

Lignite

5 4 24

Nuclear

Nuclear

Denizli Oil

Hydro

Biomass

Hard coal Gas

Plomin *

* Under the responsibility of RWE East

Turkey

(%)

30 Gas

Benelux

Fuel type

Helmond Eindhoven

Hard coal

Germany UK

Dormagen Frimmersdorf Neurath Fabrik Fortuna-Nord Niederaußem Fabrik Frechen Fabrik Berrenrath Goldenberg

Claus Swentibold

Lignite

1

60

Gundremmingen Schluchsee

s-Hertogenbosch Cuijk

10 27

Erica Emsland Ibbenbüren

Weisweiler

(%)

Westfalen Gersteinwerk Datteln Bergkamen GK West Scholven Knepper Herne Walsum Dortmund Bochum Herdecke Huckingen

25

Oil Hydro Biomass 2

Mid-term earnings perspective of Conventional Power Generation Operating result in € bn 3.5

3.3

3.0 Outright position

2.5 2.0

Impact from decline in realised outright power price from €55/MWh to ~€37/MWh CDS/CSS

1.5

Volumes

Mainly shut down of 150 MW lignite units and Tilbury

1.0 CO2

0.5 0.0 -0.5 1

2

Free allocation of c. 120 mt of CO2 certificates in 2012: ~€1.2 bn

Others 2012

Efficiencies 2012-2017

1

Mark-to-market2

2013(e.g. m-t-m Others:2012 e.g. compensation payments for construction delays in 2012; changes in the regulatory framework biomass NL); increase in depreciation Mark-to-market as of November 2013 at market prices of around €37/MWh for German baseload forwards

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Significant pressure on our generation portfolio

Profitability of RWE’s conventional generation portfolio1

OR2 > WACC

OR > 0

c. > 50% – 60%

c. > 60% – 70%

> Current market situation leads to severe earnings pressure despite significant efficiency improvements > At current market conditions, approx. 1/3 of our power plants show a negative contribution to operating result and between 20% and 30% is free cash flow negative > Old gas fired power plants are under most pressure but even some new state of the art gas plants are cash flow negative

FCF2 > 0

1

2

c. > 70% – 80%

> Older hard coal plants are under pressure mid-term due to lack of flexibility

Rough profitability analysis for 2013 to 2015 in % of installed capacity of RWE‘s conventional generation portfolio (economic stake) in Germany, UK and NL (average c. 44 GW) based on market parameters as of January 2013. OR = operating result; WACC = weighted average cost of capital pre tax; FCF = Free cash flow = Revenue – Cash costs 4

Internal focus on cost reduction and portfolio optimisation and external focus on development of the market model What are we doing about that?

Internally

> Operational: Cash Improvements through efficiencies > Structural: Portfolio-Optimisation

> Interaction with stakeholders to further develop market models Externally

– Security of supply – Climate protection and sustainability – Affordability of electricity

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Efficiency programme “Neo” covers all areas of RWE Generation via dedicated projects

Hard Coal & Gas DE

NL

UK

Participations

Nuclear

Lignite

Hydro

RWE Technology

Management & Support

CAO1

Technical Functions External spend

1

CAO - Commercial Asset Optimisation 6

¾ of target already specified by ideas / measures

Cash improvement target ~ 25%

100% = high 3 digit €m At least 80 % to be effective in operating result

~ 75%

DoI1 logic applies

Already specified by ideas / measures 1

to be specified by concrete measures

Overall target

DoI = Degree of Implementation 7

Cash improvement measures will ramp-up until end of 2016, with full financial effect in 2017 Cash improvement target 100% ~ 90%

50-60%

20-30%

2014

2015

2016

2017

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Synergy and restructuring potential is targeted in project “NEO” across all areas of the generation business Hard Coal & Gas

> Further reduction of start-up time and costs > Optimisation of hard-coal transportation cost

Nuclear

> Improvement of front to back end processes in fuel management > Active ageing management for power plants

Lignite

> Improvement of technical processes in plants, mines and refining > Reorganisation of overhauls and services through out lignite system

Hydro

> Increase of production by ecological and technical improvements > Streamline organisation by realising internal and external synergies

RWE Technology

> Alignment of resources to predicted demand > Integration of Management Support functions into RWE Generation

Management & Support Functions

> Elimination or service level reduction of non crucial activities > Optimisation of processes and streamlining of the organisation

Commercial Asset Optimisation

> Optimisation of processes / structure > Integration of activities in Germany and NL / Reduction of IT complexity

Technical Functions

> Tailored technical co-operations across plant portfolio > Introduction of “Competence Heads” for technical components

External Spend

> Switch to cheaper supplier (e.g. to non-OEM-supplier) > Standardisation / harmonisation of product requirements 9

Decision on capacity measures Measure

Plant

MW1

Fuel

Decommissioning

Amer 8

610

Hard coal

NL

Q1-20162

Long-term mothballing

Moerdijk 2

430

Gas

NL

Q4-2013

Gersteinwerk F

355

Gas – steam turbine

DE

Q3-2013

Gersteinwerk G

355

Gas – steam turbine

DE

Q2-2014

Weisweiler H

270

Topping gas turbine3

DE

Q3-2013

Weisweiler G

270

Topping gas turbine3

DE

Q3-2013

2 mid-size units

85

Gas

NL

Q1-2013

Emsland B

360

Gas – steam turbine

DE

Q2-2014

Emsland C

360

Gas – steam turbine

DE

Q2-2014

Confidential

1,170

Hard coal

DE

Q4-2013 – Q4-2014

Summer mothballing

Termination of 3 contracts Total

Location

Date

4,265 MW

1

Net nominal capacity | 2 Depending on the final decision on the Dutch “Energieakkoord”, with a decision expected by the end of August 2013 | 3 At a lignite plant 10

Development of the electricity market model under the principle of one goal - one instrument

Goal: Security of supply

Goal: Climate protection

Goal: Affordable electricity

Non-discriminatory system to reward availability of power generation capacity

Emissions trading system with a long-term goal to reduce CO2 emissions

Market integration of renewable energy; reform of the Renewable Energy Act

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German energy politics

Essen, 12 February 2014 Dr. Peter Heinacher Head of Corporate Affairs RWE AG

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New cabinet‘s agenda compiled at Meseberg conclave

The new cabinet’s conclave at Meseberg Castle (21 Jan. 14)

Cabinet’s energy agenda



Renewables Act



Capacity Mechanism



Climate Action

Picture: Bundesregierung

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Key protagonists

Sigmar Gabriel

Source: A. Müseler

Rainer Baake

Source: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Pressure from Brussels on German energy politics

DG competition opened inquiry into German Renewables Act 2012 on 18 Dec. 2013  Renewables support likely to be state aid but in line with Com’s 2008 guidelines  Exemptions for the energy intensive industry may be considered state aid not in line with Com’s 2008 guidelines J. Almunia

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Renewables Act heading for the right direction To be finalized by August 2014! Support

 Wind onshore: 2,500 MW/a cap, automatic digression of FIT; locational differentiation  Wind offshore: 6.5 GW target until 2020, digression of FIT in 2018/19  PV: 2,500 MW/a cap, automatic digression of FIT  Biomass: 100 MW/a cap, automatic digression of FIT

Market

 Mandatory direct marketing for new installations as of 2014 (500 kW and more), 2016 (250 kW and more), 2017 (100 kW and more)  Default buyer  General auctioning of renewables support as of 2017

Cost allocation

 Review of exemptions from renewables surcharge for energy intensive industry according to EU state aid regulation  90% renewables surcharge for new auto-generators (70% for CHP and renewables)  5,28 ct/kWh allowance for existing auto-generators

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The Renewables Act channels green value added into the States (“Länder”) Net totals of EEG-payments by the states (2012)

Negative net total Positive net total

Source: BDEW

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Capacity mechanism will be the next no. 1 task  Government program acknowledges the necessity of a capacity mechanism  Meseberg conclave confirmed this view

Four competing concepts for capacity mechanisms Power plant reserve or enhanced balancing market e.g. BNetzA Bundeskartellamt

Decentralized capacity market

BDEW VKU France

Centralized capacity market

EWI UK

Centralized, discriminatory capacity market

Öko-Insitut Agora

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Climate action plan prior to Paris 2015

Ministry of Environment may table a Climate Action Plan  Government program states that national climate action will be shaped in the light of the Paris 2015 results  Nevertheless, Environmental Ministry seems to be determined to table a national action plan before B. Hendricks

 Yet unclear how binding a possible Climate action plan will be in a legal perspective

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Back up

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RWE is 3rd in the EU in terms of gas-fired power plants, in Germany we are number one RWE and big European utilities1: Gas capacity in the EU and Germany 2012 (GW)

GDF

25.3

Eon

19.5

RWE

Vattenfall

14.3

EDF

EnBW

13.0

Iberdrola

1.7 1.2

Label Gas capacity (partly dual fuel)

4.4

EdP

4.7

GDF Suez 0.2

8.3

Vattenfall

5.2

Eon

15.6

Enel

3.9 1

Centrica EnBW

RWE

3.7 1.2

including customer plants and participations, e.g. enviaM, also including temporarily mothballed capacity

Most important sources (for separation of gas-fired capacity sometimes more sources necessary) RWE:

Facts & Figures und Annual Report 2012

Eon:

Annual Report 2012, Facts & Figures March 2013

GDF Suez:

Asset Table 2012

EDF:

Facts & Figures 2012, Analyst Fact Pack 2012, Platts Power Plant Database 2010

ENEL:

Presentation Results 2012, Plan 2013-2017, Website Endesa, ENEL List of thermal Power Plants in Italien

EnBW:

Annual Report 2012

Vattenfall:

Info package 2012, Website Power Plant List, BNetzA Power Plant List (DE)

Iberdrola:

Annual Report 2012, Website Iberdrola (Interactive analysis)

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Company ranking for pump storage capacity connected to the German grid 2.793 ,

Vattenfall 2.119 ,

RWE 1.755 ,

EnBW E.ON

947

Voralberger Illwerke Tiroler Wasserkraft Statkraft

751 289 220

markE

138

GDF SUEZ

127

Stadtwerke München

Turbine power Figures in MW

99 RWE AG

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Ranking of > 100 MWel CHP plant operators in Germany Vattenfall

7

RWE

3

EnBW Steag E.ON

2 1 1

Figures in GWth

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With ca. 1,000 MW installed capacity by 2015, we will be one of the leading offshore operators Strong position in competitor comparison (Capacity in MW)*

DONG Vattenfall

3

E.ON SSE

5

RWE Centrica Statoil Statkraft

In operation

EnBW

Under construction

SWM Iberdrola EDF 0

500

, 1.000

, 1.500

,

,

,

* Source: RWE Innogy internal analysis - Offshore competitor database. RWE AG

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