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THIRD AMENDMENT CONTRACT 2013—P00003 TO RENEWABLE POWER PURCHASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN MOCA SOLAR FARM, LLC AND THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY APPEAR AS FIRST PARTY: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, hereinafter referred to as PREPA, a public corporation and government instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, created by Act 83 of May 2, 1941, as amended, represented in this act by its Executive Director, engineer Juan Francisco Alicea Flores, of legal age, married, and resident of Caguas, Puerto Rico. AS SECOND PARTY: MOCA SOLAR FARM, LLC, hereinafter referred to as SELLER, with its principal office at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408, represented in this act by its Vice President, Gregory Schneck, of legal age, married and resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, who is authorized to sign this Amendment on behalf of SELLER as certified by the incumbency certificate dated April 21, 2015. WITNESSETH In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter stated, the Parties agree themselves, their personal representatives, and successors as follows: STATE WHEREAS, SELLER and PREPA executed on July 20, 2012 a Renewable Power Purchase and Operating Agreement (Agreement), as amended, for the development of a 20 MW photovoltaic solar energy system (Facility) in Moca, Puerto Rico; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the provisions of Act 82-2010, as well as the current status of the renewable power developments relating to the Renegotiated PPOAs to date, PREPA believes it is necessary to seek to amend certain terms of the Renegotiated PPOAs to extend the time available for renewable power providers to commence construction and achieve commercial operation of their projects; NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Article 1, DEFINITIONS, in the Agreement is amended to include the following terms:

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THIRD AMENDMENT CONTRACT 2013—P00003TO

RENEWABLE POWER PURCHASE AND OPERATING AGREEMENTBETWEEN

MOCA SOLAR FARM, LLCAND

THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY

APPEAR

AS FIRST PARTY: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, hereinafter referred to asPREPA, a public corporation and government instrumentality of the Commonwealth ofPuerto Rico, created by Act 83 of May 2, 1941, as amended, represented in this act byits Executive Director, engineer Juan Francisco Alicea Flores, of legal age, married, and

resident of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

AS SECOND PARTY: MOCA SOLAR FARM, LLC, hereinafter referred to as SELLER,with its principal office at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, Florida 33408,represented in this act by its Vice President, Gregory Schneck, of legal age, marriedand resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, who is authorized to sign thisAmendment on behalf of SELLER as certified by the incumbency certificate dated April21, 2015.

WITNESSETH

In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter stated, the Parties agreethemselves, their personal representatives, and successors as follows:

STATE

WHEREAS, SELLER and PREPA executed on July 20, 2012 a Renewable PowerPurchase and Operating Agreement (Agreement), as amended, for the development ofa 20 MW photovoltaic solar energy system (Facility) in Moca, Puerto Rico; and

WHEREAS, in consideration of the provisions of Act 82-2010, as well as the currentstatus of the renewable power developments relating to the Renegotiated PPOAs todate, PREPA believes it is necessary to seek to amend certain terms of theRenegotiated PPOAs to extend the time available for renewable power providers tocommence construction and achieve commercial operation of their projects;

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Article 1, DEFINITIONS, in the Agreement is amended to include the followingterms:

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Interim Financing Closing Date — the date of signing the agreement between theSELLER and the financial institution that is going to provide the short term financingduring the construction of the Facility (Interim Financing Term Sheet). InterimFinancing Term Sheet shall provide at least the terms, conditions and amount of thefinancing.

Permanent Financing Closing Date - the date of signing the agreement between theSELLER and the financial institution that is going to provide the financing for theFacility or refinancing the interim credit facility (Permanent Financing Term Sheet).Permanent Financing Term Sheet shall provide at least the terms, conditions andamount of the financing.

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2. Article 16, TERMINATION, Section 16.1 in the Agreement is hereby amended bydeleting that Section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

16.1 Termination of this Agreement shall occur under any one of the followingcircumstances: (a) expiration of the Term of this Agreement as provided inArticle 5; (b) mutual written consent of the Parties; (c) the election of PREPAfollowing a Development Abandonment or Permanent Closing; (d) theelection of the non-defaulting Party following the occurrence of a Breachunder Article 17; (e) delay by SELLER to obtain all permits, endorsementsand approvals for the construction of the Facility on October 5, 2015; (f) delayby SELLER in achieving Interim or Permanent Financing Closing Date onOctober 5, 2015; (g) delay by SELLER "in achieving Commencement ofConstruction (CoC) on December 5, 2015; (h) delay by SELLER in achievingthe Commercial Operation Date (COD) on December 5, 2016; or (i) thecircumstances provided in Section 16.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, thedates under subsections (9) and (h) of this paragraph may be extended, ifsuch delay is caused by a Force Majeure event.

3. The above mentioned amendments apply to all terms and conditions of theAgreement, as applicable.

4. Representations and Warranties of each Party.

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(a) PREPA hereby represents and warrants to SELLER: (i) the execution anddelivery by PREPA of this Amendment, and the Amendment itself, have beenduly authorized by PREPA's Governing Board and any other applicable PREPAgoverning body in accordance with applicable law, and (A) do not and will notrequire any additional internal or external consent or approval, (B) do not and willnot violate any provision of Act No. 83 of May 2, 1941, as amended, or itsregulations, or any material indenture, contract or agreement to which it is a partyor by which its properties may be bound; and (ii) this Amendment is a legal, valid,and binding obligation of PREPA, enforceable against PREPA in accordancewith its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency orsimilar laws affecting the enforcement of rights generally.

(b) SELLER hereby represents and warrants to PREPA: (i) the execution, delivery,and performance by SELLER of this Amendment have been duly authorized, anddo not and will not (A) require any additional internal consent or approval ofSELLER, or (B) violate any provision of SELLER's certificate of formation oroperating agreement, or any material indenture, contract or agreement to whichit is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound, or any law, ordinance,rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or awardpresently in effect; and (ii) this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligationof SELLER, enforceable against SELLER in accordance with its terms, except as7may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting theenforcement of rights generally.

5. Ratification. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement and alldocuments, instruments and agreements related thereto are hereby ratified andconfirmed in all respects.

6. No Implied Waiver. This Amendment shall be limited precisely as written and shallnot be deemed to be a consent granted pursuant to, or a waiver or modification of,any other term or condition of the Agreement, whether or not known to the Parties,or to prejudice any other right or rights which the Agreement may now have or havein the future.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple original or facsimilecounterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and shall be binding upon

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the Party who executed the same, but all of such counterparts shall constitute thesame Amendment.

8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced inaccordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and, to the extentapplicable, the laws of the United States of America. The Parties herein agree thatall Disputes arising hereunder shall be resolved pursuant to Section 21.12 of theAgreement.

9. Novation: SELLER and PREPA expressly agree that no amendment or changeorder which could be made to the Agreement and this Amendment, during its term,shall be understood as a Contractual Novation, unless both Parties agree to thecontrary, specifically and in writing. The previous provision shall be equallyapplicable in such other cases where PREPA gives the SELLER a time extension forthe compliance of any of its obligations under the Agreement as amended or wherePREPA dispenses the claim or demand of any of its credits or rights under theAgreement as amended.

10. Capitalized Terms. Unless othen/vise stated, capitalized terms used in thisAmendment which are not defined in this Amendment have the meaning given in theAgreement.

All other terms and conditions, specifications, stipulations, insurances, andrequirements established in the Agreement remain unaltered and fully enforceable.

This is the Agreement between the appearing Parties under this Third Amendment andso is hereby ratified.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partiesheretnave

agreed to execute this ThirdAmendmentIn San Juan, Puerto Rico, on thisj_j—day offly-""-’,"2015.

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Moca Solar Farm, LLC

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Exe utive Director Vice PresidentSocial Security 660—43—3747 Social Security 660—78—4066

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MOCA SOLAR FARM, LLCCERTIFICATE AS TO SIGNATURE AND INCUMBENCY OF OFFICERS

The undersigned, Melissa A. Plotsky, Secretary of Moca Solar Farm, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Puerto Rico (the"Company"), hereby certifies that each of the persons whose names, titles and signatures appear below is a duly appointed and acting officer of theCompany and holds, on the date hereof, the office set forth opposite his or her name and the signature appearing opposite his or her name is a genuinefacsimile of the signature of such officer:

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