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A sustainable vision........................................................................8

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Controlled development...............................................................11

Ethics and CSR...........................................................................16

Our partners................................................................................18

Countries in which we are established France.......................................................................................................22 South Africa ...........................................................................................23 Namibia...................................................................................................24 Morocco...................................................................................................25Senegal......................................................................................................26Kenya.......................................................................................................27Ivory Coast..............................................................................................28Niger.........................................................................................................29Burkina Faso...........................................................................................30Benin........................................................................................................31


In just ten years, InnoVent has become an international group, established in France and ten African countries...

When InnoVent was founded fifteen years earlier, in 2000, our only asset was one 750 kW wind turbine. Today, we have built over 280 MW of wind power in France, 105 MW in South Africa and 4.5 MW of solar power in Namibia.

With over 15 years’ experience in the field of renewable energies, our team has built up over time and now has thirty people spread between InnoVent’s headquarters and its field projects in France and Africa. Each person’s qualities contribute to a real mastery of the many issues that InnoVent has to face up to every day: feasibility studies, technical and impact studies, financing, project monitoring, production launch, maintenance and operation. We are capable of covering virtually all our needs internally.

On the strength of our experience and facing increasing difficulty in developing new projects in France, we felt that it was vital to develop further by looking at other countries. Africa, the world’s sunniest conti-nent, which has missed out on the world’s economic development due to

lack of access to energy, is enjoying a boom. Covering 30 million km2, the continent seemed to us to be a huge source of opportunities! We therefore founded InnoWind in 2008 to open up our wind power development in the South.

Initially, in South Africa, we were the only ones, as no one had yet imagined using the country’s outstanding wind power potential, as the price of coal was so low … We took advantage of this invaluable advance on our competitors to quickly and effectively develop a large number of wind farms in South Africa and thus establish our reputation on the African continent. We developed over 600 MW of wind-power projects in South Africa in three years. In December 2011, EDF EN became our majority shareholder with 80% of the shares in InnoWind South Africa. The first 105 MW of this project portfolio are in production.

We then set up InnoSun in Namibia and developed a wide range of wind and solar power projects in a number of African countries: Kenya, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Niger… Since 2012, we have been in a busy develop-ment phase and, following our success in South Africa, we have just been granted our first licence to construct energy projects in Namibia, Morocco and Senegal.

And as you can imagine, we still have many more countries to discover !

Grégoire Verhaeghe

CEO of InnoVent, InnoWind and InnoSun

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InnoVent was founded by Grégoire Verhaeghe, a tex-tile manufacturer from Northern France. In 1993, in his search for a cleaner industry, he installed his first 80 kW wind turbine on the “Verhaeghe Indus-trie” textile dye works site then in 2000, still on the same site, he had a second 750 kW generator erected to supply the entire factory with renewable energy.

As a result of the technical knowledge that he had acquired, he founded InnoVent in 2001 with the aim of designing, installing and operating wind farms.

The aim was to develop this renewable energy and limit the damage done to the environment by the traditional fossil and nuclear energy industries.

For over ten years now, InnoVent has been using its internal resources and specialist partners to respond to the full range of issues linked to the development, construction and operation of wind and solar farms.With this knowledge, InnoVent is an expe-rienced company that is well recognized in its field.

In late 2011, a technical maintenance company, “FE Saint Reunan” was set up and has six em-ployees travelling throughout France to ensure that our wind turbines remain in good working order.InnoVent also has a long-term vision: as development in France is becoming increasingly difficult, InnoVent has chosen to export its know-how to new countries

and has set up InnoSun and InnoWind, which are established in ten countries on the African continent.

Today, InnoVent is continuing to expand its activities in France and Africa in complete independence: new pro-jects will be lodged this year and new licences should be obtained, while several projects will soon be underway.

WHO ARE WE ?

InnoVent is made up of a team well versed in the technical constraints linked to the various phases of a wind or solar power project: feasibility studies, tech-nical and impact studies, financing, project monito-ring, production launch, maintenance and operation.

Our team is capable of intervening at every stage in the development and construction of a wind farm or solar farm.

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A SUSTAINABLE VISION

InnoVent is seeking recognition as a rapid, efficient, honest and reliable developer in Africa and France

Our vision – To become the most reliable independent company in the renewable energies market in France and Africa.

To assert (or reinforce) our presence in France and Africa through major investment in the development, operation and maintenance of our wind and solar farms.

To improve our know-how and place the emphasis on new technologies to develop our energy production.

To successfully complete every stage of an energy project using an experienced team of developers and engineers from the beginnings of the project to the ope-ration of the farm.

To consolidate our French and international rela-tions through projects large and small, from the kWh for the private customer to the GWh for the national electricity distribution company.

A FEW FIGURES

Wind power

287MW built, including 119 MW fully-owned

Solar power

4.5 MW built and 200 MW developed

30 people spread between France and Africa

Earnings of 19 mil-

lion € in 2014

An international presence in France and 9 African countries:Morocco, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Niger, Benin, Namibia, South Africa

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5 design offices: France, Namibia, Senegal, Morocco and Kenya

Over 50 partnerships with banks, governments, suppliers, institutions, etc.

Over 1800 MW of pro-jects currently under develop-ment in France and Africa

3 companies specializing in the development of these power units: InnoVent, InnoWind and InnoSun

1 single shareholder and director for rapid, effective deci-sion-making

1.4 million € in tax and duty paid in 2014

81.5 MW built in France and Namibia in 2014:77 MW wind and 4.5 MW solar

3%of France’s wind farm

stock, i.e. 136 wind turbines built

Our development and production in France and Africa


DEVELOPMENT

FIELD STuDy AND SIgNA-TurE OF LAND ACquISITION

ANALySIS OF ThE ENErgy POTENTIAL OF ThE SELECTED SITE

STuDy OF ThE IMPACT AND ADVANTAgES OF ThE PrOjECT

rELATIONS WITh ELECTED rEPrESENTATIVES AND PrO-MOTION OF LOCAL DEVELOP-

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STuDy OF ThE POWEr NETWOrK

ADMINISTrATIVE FOrMALITIESOBTAININg PLANNINg PErMISSION

CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT

Our developers look for, define and mark out po-tentially suitable sites for wind and solar farms in France and on the African continent, taking into ac-count the opinions of local populations.

There are several key stages to the development of a wind farm or solar farm:Zones need to be defined in accordance with a wide range of spatial constraints, and meetings have to be held with local elected representatives and the people who own and farm the land that may prove suitable for the installation of wind turbines or photovoltaic panels.

Once an agreement has been reached with the local au-thorities and land-owners concerned, we have to carry out a number of feasibility studies: detailed study of the power network, impact study (landscape, noise, animal and plant life, etc.), ICPE (environmental protection) studies in France (safety, health study).

InnoVent and its subsidiaries have the human and technical means to carry out pre-feasibility studies: visual and sound impacts, civil engineering, electrical engineering, etc.

Our own team carries out these studies to reduce uncer-tainty to the minimum. Only the animal and plant life and habitat studies are outsourced to approved consul-tants.

Wind and sun measurements: InnoVent has its own wind measurement towers and LIDAR, which are ins-

talled on sites by our experienced technicians.The data are analyzed by our engineers and independent experts from Cabinet 3E (Brussels).

The data collected via our towers pro-vide the informa-tion we need for the wind study in order to work out the wind potential of each site. They also help us to choose the most ap-propriate technology for the site.

For solar farms, we use PVsyst software, which uses a number of databases to measure sunshine levels in all the African countries. We base our analyses on the most conservative database so as not to have any nasty sur-prises when it comes to operating our future solar farms.

We then apply to the various government authori-ties in France and Africa for planning permission.

InnoVent has a full knowledge of the adminis-trative regulations in force in every country in which we are established.

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With a cost of around 1.2 million euros per MW installed, wind and solar energy projects require a great deal of capital. In-noVent’s 25 million euros worth of equity capital and its considerable expe-rience mean that we are able to obtain the required finance from the banks to enable us to further deve-lop the company.

A wind farm or solar farm requires a high level of invest-ment of around 1 to 1.2 million euros per megawatt installed, depending on the configuration of the site. To set up these wind and solar farms, InnoVent relies on solid partnerships with a number of banks such as Triodos, Crédit Cooperatif, BCMNE, Crédit Agricole, etc.

The banks’ criteria for providing finance vary according to their objectives, but a number of analysis criteria are essential in most cases:• production analyses and forecasts • the site and the physical characteristics (suppliers,installers, etc.)• obtaining planning permission free of all claims • signed leases, statutes, manufacturer guarantee • business plan, standard financial ratios, IRR and CA-PEX• consistency between the duration of the debt and the possible level of production • the equity capital committed, guarantees, insurance

Our internal teams take responsibility for obtaining the bank loan for developing our energy farms in France and on the African continent.

The initial development costs for a site are also high: wind studies, impact and ICPE studies and mobilizing a team for many months and even years. It’s therefore very important to know that the developer’s business is sustainable.

To cover these development costs, InnoVent has relied since 2001 on sound investors and has consolidated its financial base by partially selling off the first sites that it has built: Chépy (4 MW), Nibas (12 MW), Saucourt (12 MW), Valhuon (25 MW), Vron (8 MW), Roye (36 MW), Fortel (24 MW), etc.InnoVent therefore has the financial capacity to finance the development costs of a large number of future ener-gy farms.

PrOVISION OF ALL ThE INFOrMATION rEquI-rED FOr SEEKINg FINANCIAL BACKINg

(PLANNINg PErMISSION, SIgNED LEASES, WIND STuDy, Irr, BuSINESS PLAN, ETC.)

CONTrIBuTION OF EquITy CAPITAL OF 5% TO 35% OF ThE gLOBAL INVESTMENT

DEPENDINg ON ThE COuNTry

OBTAININg ThE LOAN TO BuILD ThE SOLAr Or WIND FArM

CONTACT WITh BANKS AND PrIVATE INVESTOrS

SEArChINg FOr FINANCE AMONg FINANCIAL INSTITuTIONS INVOLVED

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FINANCE

Valhuon II wind farm developed by InnoVent and sold to Boralex

CONSTruCTION

OrDErINg ThE EquIPMENT AND ThE ArrIVAL OF ThE MAChINES /PANELS

ON SITE

WOrKS ON ThE SITE: SErVICE rOADS AND FOuNDATIONS

OBTAININg PLANNINg PErMISSION SEArChINg FOr FINANCE

MONITOrINg ThE PrOjECT AND ThE SuBCONTrACTOrS WOrKINg ON ThE SITE


InnoVent and its sub-sidiaries run its energy farm projects, supported by the leading service pro-viders in the wind and solar power industry.

Our teams coordinate all the various subcontractors, from connecting the site to the power network to ser-vice roads, foundations, the arrival of the machines and panels on site, right up to the moment when the equip-ment goes into production.

With our ten years’ experience, we work with the best and our skilled teams monitor our projects from the preparation of the site to the commissioning of the energy farm.Our soil studies are carried out by specialist firms such as Fondasol, while CTE is responsible for sizing the foundation blocks. The foundation blocks and service roads are built by local subsidiaries of major groups such as Bouygues Construction.

Above: construction of the Hescamps wind farm in France (5 x 1 MW wind turbines) in July 2009

Left: the site is ready to accommodate a 4.5 MW solar farm at Omburu, Namibia, in November 2014


PrODuCTION ET MAINTENANCE

24-hOur MONITOrINg OF PrODuCTION PErFOrMANCE

MAINTENANCE TEAM TO SuPErVISE AND guA-rANTEE MAXIMuM PrODuCTION FrOM WIND

FArMS IN FrANCE

INNOVENT AND ITS SuBSIDIArIES OWN MOST OF ThE POWEr uNITS ThEy hAVE BuILT. SOME OF ThESE ArE SOLD TO ThIrD PArTIES

PrODuCTION OF grEEN ENErgy WITh NO CO2 EMISSIONS


We ensure that over 98 % of our machines are available for as long as our wind farms are in operation.

MAINTENANCE

We currently take responsibility for the maintenance of a large number of our wind farms. Our team of engineers in the field is connected to 35 of our machines 24 hours a day via the Internet. The wind turbines send messages indicating the possible causes of breakdowns to help our teams work more efficiently in the field.

All the FE Saint Reunan technicians have codes for contacting the wind turbines and can therefore take action in the event of a breakdown.Aristide, based in Brittany, talks particularly about productivity gains and a saving of time: “The software tells us when a machine has stopped and indicates the possible causes of the breakdown. This means that we can work more effectively in the field. All we need is an Internet connection to communicate with all the ma-chines and find out about their production levels, the wind speed, the temperature of the machine and a great deal of other general information.”The technicians were already receiving messages on their mobile phones if wind turbines broke down. And to take things a stage further, we’re about to set up an Internet platform. The platform will cover all the WinWind 1 MW and 3 MW, the 5 Lagerwey and the 2 XEMC machines and will be a maintenance support tool for these energy farms.

PrODuCTION

For a project to be feasible, it should be technically pos-sible to connect up to the power network at a satisfac-tory financial cost.

In France, electricity production from our wind tur-bines is connected directly to the rTE power network and bought by EDF. In Africa, our electricity produc-tion is sold according to the laws in each country (local electricity company, private owners, etc.) We are able to adapt to local needs.

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ETHICS & CSR

Protecting the planet• Producing responsible energy with no CO2 emissions• Protecting the environment during and after the ener-gy farm operation• Monitoring the quality of the installations and the ethics of our suppliers

Providing wealth locally• Setting up close collaboration with local partners • Providing new jobs with the construction of wind and solar farms• Encouraging the development of the local economy

Producing one’s own energy• Offering local populations access to clean energy at a low cost • Building the best small and large-scale projects • Offering an alternative energy that can compete with the polluting forms of energy

giving African associations the opportunity to pro-duce their own electricity• Providing an aid to development through electricity• Giving and building small solar farms to provide elec-tricity for associations that help people in difficulty• Committing our teams on a supportive, long-term basis

A gift of solar panels to the Pen-duka association in Namibia

InnoSun, a subsidiary of InnoVent, has offered a large number of solar installations to associations to help them meet their energy needs. The results have been very positive, with 740 panels (702 Masdar panels and 38 DelSolar panels) and 20 inverters donated in the last two years.

Most of these panels have been installed on the roofs of associations in groups of 27 to 54 panels.InnoSun has therefore provided over 150,000 euros worth of gifts (panels, inverters, storage, transport, installation, expertise, etc.)

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A wind farm or solar farm requires a high level of invest-ment of around 1 to 1.2 million euros per megawatt installed, depending on the configuration of the site.From the outset of a project, it is therefore important to ensure that the developer has the capacity to com-plete the project, with the help of financial partners and sound techniques, and bring the investment to a suc-cessful conclusion.

We work with a number of different partners depending on the type of project and the country concerned.

FrANCEWe have sold several wind farms to the Canadian in-ternational group BORALEX and the TUPUNGATO investment fund. We have maintained close relations with our partners for many years, as can be seen from our relationship with Boralex: we sold our first energy farm to them in 2003 and our latest transaction took place in 2012.

We also work with the Belgian wind farm developer VENTIS and with DUFOUR Crane Operators. Both also own shares in some of our energy farms.

CGN EE, a world-renowned Chinese multinational, GOLDWIND, a manufacturer of Chinese wind tur-bines, and InnoVent are drawing up a partnership to set up a new company for the development, construction

and financing of renewable energy projects in Europe.

SOuTh AFrICAFollowing our rapid development in South Africa, we have sold 80% of our company InnoWind Ltd SA, which has 600 MW of wind power projects, to EDF Energies Nouvelles. 105 MW were built in 2014.EDF EN is taking a close interest in the projects deve-loped by InnoVent in Africa. We keep them informed of InnoVent’s progress in the various countries we have prospected.

KENyAInnoVent has joined forces with Rishi Limited, part of the SPENCON Group, a leading player in the building and public works sector in Kenya and East Africa, to develop solar and wind farm projects in Kenya and bor-dering countries.InnoVent has opened an office in Nairobi to emphasize its presence in East Africa.

SENEgALInnoVent has set up a partnership with SOLAR CITY, which develops all types of solar installations. InnoVent also has a design office in Dakar for carrying out various projects in West Africa.

PARTNERS & SHAREHOLDERS

FrANCE AND AFrICAInnoVent and its subsidiaries InnoSun and InnoWind have built up close relationships with local authorities, banks, local companies and governments in different countries.

Financial choicesInnoVent also receives support from French, European, world and African banks to finance its many projects: TRIODOS, CREDIT AGRICOLE, DBN, IFC, CRE-DIT COOPERATIF, BPI FRANCE, etc.

The initial development costs for a site are high: wind studies, impact and ICPE studies and mobilizing a team for many months and even years. It’s therefore very im-portant to know that the developer’s business is sustai-nable.

InnoVent was supported from 2001 by sound initial investors and reinforced its financial base through the partial resale to investors of the first sites built, such as Chépy (4 MW), Nibas (12 MW), Saucourt (12 MW) and Valhuon (2MW).

By 2005, InnoVent therefore had the financial capacity to enable it to finance the cost of developing a large number of energy farms.In 2006, Grégoire Verhaeghe decided to sell 40 % of In-noVent to AES, which brought InnoVent’s equity capi-tal up to 25 million euros and accelerated development.

After 6 years of intense development, InnoVent bought the 40% back from AES in 2012.

Technical choicesIn its quest for maximum reliability in its wind turbines and solar panels, InnoVent has placed the emphasis on using the most advanced technologies.We are seeking an availability rate of at least 98%, a 40-year life span and controlled maintenance costs. We also want to contribute towards regional economic develop-ment.

To meet these objectives, we have chosen suppliers who offer machines that meet our requirements: GE, Enercon, WinWind and XEMC... and solar panels and converters by DELTA, TSMC, etc.

By choosing from these suppliers we have a range of wind turbines producing between 1 MW and 3 MW.Following a study of all the parameters for each site, we can choose the power, size, diameter and eventually the supplier of the wind turbines or solar panels from among our listed suppliers.

Our commitment: to maximize the national and local social and economic benefits for the country in which InnoVent operates.

Signature of the PPA with Nampower for the Omburu solar project in Namibia – December 2013

PARTNERS & SHAREHOLDERS


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PARTNERS & SHAREHOLDERSA new partnership for all our French and African projects: LENDOSPhErE

This is a crowdfunding platform dedicated to sustai-nable development projects. On Lendosphere, private individuals lend, in return for interest, to project deve-lopers in whom they believe. Their money can therefore be used to finance the transition to ecological forms of energy!

“InnoVent had been looking for a long time for a simple, direct way of involving private individuals in the economic and ecological benefits of its wind farms. We’re delighted to have found the answer with Lendosphere and crowdfun-ding!” - Grégoire Verhaeghe

InnoVent has already proposed 3 projects to Lendos-phere:- Financing the Bignan wind turbines in France:The loan allows InnoVent to recover 40,000€ of equity tied up in the Bignan wind farm. The 40,000€ borrowed will cover the cost of a V.I.E for a year in Namibia.- Financing the future Osona solar farm in Namibia: This 50,000€ loan represents 1% of the total power of this solar power plant, i.e. 50kW. At the Osona solar power plant, every 50kW portion is linked to an inver-ter, which turns the electricity produced by the pho-tovoltaic cells into electricity that can be used on the network.- Financing the Omburu solar farm in Namibia: This 50,000€ loan allows us to recover some of our equity in order to continue our development in Namibia.

It’s also a wonderful way of offering all those people who would like to take part in our projects an opportu-nity to do so. They can finally “lend meaning to their interests”.

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FRANCE

InnoVent is a French company founded in 2001 that has developed over 3% of the wind farms in France.

In France today, InnoVent is considered to be a major independent and reliable company in the renewable energies market.

InnoVent’s expertise and rapid decision-making is much sought-after by foreign and local companies looking to establish themselves in the European market or to begin any type of development. InnoVent develops, builds, finances and maintains its wind turbines throughout France, which shows a real mastery of the energy operator’s profession. InnoVent operates 119 MW of energy farms in full ownership in France and has the capacity to develop its subsidiaries in Africa.

A few figures:

287 MW installed119 MW in full ownership190 million kWh produced in 2014 which could provide energy for 120,788 electric cars covering an average of 7,280 km per year (140 km per week) Earnings of 16 million euros in 2014, starting from 0 in 2001.

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3 : Albertinia : 18 MW

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Grégoire Verhaeghe founded InnoWind in 2008 to open up his wind turbine development to other countries. Due to various circumstances, InnoWind began its Afri-can adventure in the South African renewable energies market.

“When we began our development in South Africa, we were the only ones because no one had yet thought of using the outstanding wind energy potential in this country, as fossil energy prices were so low…”

With the benefit of its experience in France and its teams of engineers and sales representatives, InnoWind has drawn on its strengths to quickly and efficiently de-velop a large number of wind farms in South Africa and make a name for itself on the African continent.

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Over 600 MW of projects developed in just 3 years, InnoWind has developed over 600 MW of wind-power projects in South Africa. In December 2011, EDF EN became the major shareholder with 80% InnoWind South Africa shares and the first 105 MW from our pro-ject portfolio came into production in 2014.

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NAMIBIAWindhoek

InnoSun was founded in 2008 in Namibia in the wake of InnoWind in South Africa. It has become a major player in the solar and wind turbine sector in Namibia, in four major areas: large-scale solar and wind farms in agreement with the government, solar and wind farms for manufacturers, donations to associations and the sale of panels to private individuals.

The following are needed to develop a solar or wind farm project in Namibia: land, an impact study, a Ge-neration Licence (gives the right to feed electricity into the network), a TCA (Transmission Connection Agree-ment) and a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement). And, finally, financing to build the farm.

Omburu Solar farmThe 4.5 MW Omburu solar farm represents an invest-ment of 120 million NAD, i.e. over 8 million €. It is the first solar farm in the country and has been in construc-tion since November 2014. The production launch for the farm is scheduled for April 2015.

Social Action InnoSun has offered a large number of solar installations to associations to help them meet their energy needs. The results have been very positive, with 740 panels and 20 inverters donated in the last two years.Most of these panels have been installed on the roofs of associations in groups of 27 to 54 panels.InnoSun has therefore provided over 150,000 euros worth of gifts (panels, inverters, storage, transport, ins-tallation, expertise, etc.).

Construction of the first solar farm in Omburu, Namibia

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In 2014, InnoVent gave Driss Faouzi the task of develo-ping wind farms in Morocco. InnoVent, via its Moroc-can holding company “InnoVent Morocco”, is develo-ping wind-power projects for the Moroccan national network. InnoVent should soon be producing a total power of 90 MW from five particularly windy sites.

The map below shows these five projects on the Atlantic coast and in the Safi and El Jadida provinces. The first two wind-power projects in Oualidia and Boughedra were well underway by the end of 2014, with an even-tual output of 42 MW.

The following criteria have to be met in order to ob-tain planning permission for a wind farm in Morocco: - the land ownership deeds must be signed- provisional authorization for connection to the ONE network must be accepted - agreement in principle obtained from the RIC (Regio-

nal Investment Centre) in the region- the environmental impact study must be completed.

Wind study Three towers 34 metres high have been sent to Morocco to carry out wind studies, an essential step in finalizing a wind-power project and obtaining finance. They will be erected in January 2015 and will gather wind data throughout the year.

The Oualidia site


SENEGAL Dakar

Senegal, one of the leading economies in the sub-region with a forecast GDP growth of 4.5% for 2014 (source: IMF), has been going through an economic revival which will require its economic infrastructures to be upgraded, particularly in the electricity sub-sector.

In 2012, InnoVent founded InnoVent Senegal (Sensol) and began developing solar and wind farm projects in Senegal in partnership with Solar City.

Solar City, founded in 2008, is a Senegalese company operating throughout Africa, specializing in global solu-tions for the study and installation of solar energy pro-ducts and back-up systems.

In 2013 Solar City and InnoVent obtained the approval of the Senegal Ministry for Energy and Mining to nego-tiate a PPA to develop power stations: 90 MW of solar energy and 10 MW of wind energy.

Sensol signed an initial purchase contract with Senelec concerning two photovoltaic installations producing 15 MW each in Dagana and Ourossogui. These power sta-tions are due to be built and launched in 2016. New solar developments are also under study for domestic and industrial applications.

The Dagana site – the future 15 MW solar farm

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In 2013, we studied a number of sites and the power network to see which were the most interesting loca-tions for a wind or solar farm. Several of these stood out from the rest, such as Obote and Muhoroni.

InnoVent and our local partner Ashu began developing projects in the country. In October 2013 we founded InnoWind Kenya Ltd. InnoWind Kenya is 100% ow-ned by InnoVent.

Ashu plays a major role in building and public works all over East Africa. The best way for InnoVent to unders-tand the country’s needs is to work with local compa-nies. InnoVent’s know-how and Ashu’s experience in the field are major advantages when it comes to developing projects in Kenya.

InnoWind Kenya has been given Ministry of Energy authorization to develop 53 MW of photovoltaic

projects in Muhoroni.For these projects, InnoVent has acquired full control over more than 160 hectares of land; the impact study was launched in early 2015.

The project portfolio now stands at 506 MW.

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IVORY COAST Abidjan

InnoVent has been established in the country since 2012 and has founded InnoSun Ivory Coast. In 2013, InnoSun developed a partnership with Sidees, owned by Norbert Botinhi, a solar panel technician and installer.

The partnership has led to the installation of over 1,700 230 Wc Delsolar photovoltaic panels (subsidiary of Del-ta) across the country. The solar panels have come from three containers sent by InnoVent to the Ivory Coast.

Of these 1,800 panels, 100 were given to the Our Lady of Tenderness Church (i.e. a donation of 9,000 euros with a 20 kW converter).

Alongside this, InnoSun has responded to the Ivory Coast Government’s Energy Plan for 68 hybrid com-pression generators to be installed across the country. These installations will be connected to solar panels,

which is where we come in.

We are waiting for long-term directives from the go-vernment.

The Our Lady of Tenderness Church being renovated

A photovoltaic installation for private clients with our Delta panels

NIGER Niamey

InnoVent has been taking an interest in Niger over the last few months. A while ago, the capital Niamey was in the dark for a week following the collapse of high-voltage lines bringing electricity to the capital. These high-voltage lines come directly from the neighbouring country, Nigeria, and are the cause of the country’s real energy dependency.

Energy has become a national priority: two invitations to tender have been issued by the government for two projects for 30 MW and 20 MW. InnoVent Niger’s ar-ticles of association were drawn up in 2014 and we are in the process of setting up a bid for the 30 MW project on the border between Niger and Nigeria, Nigelec (local EDF) hopes to install a number of small wind farms producing a total of 22 MW to make up for a lack of energy.

InnoVent Niger has responded to Nigelec’s require-ments: impact studies and wind studies have been car-

ried out. We are waiting for a PPA to be signed with Nigelec.

Alongside this, a container full of photovoltaic panels arrived in Niger during the final quarter of 2014: 400 photovoltaic panels have been sold for roof installations in Niger and Burkina Faso.

Photomontage of the Zinder wind farm


BURKINA FASO Ouagadougou

Bagre power station

The authorities in Burkina Faso, aware of the environ-mental challenges to be met, are concerned about the impact of strong economic growth on the environment and ecosystem. To this effect, measures have been taken to introduce renewable energies into Burkina Faso.

InnoVent Burkina Faso was founded in early 2015 to help meet the country’s needs.

A 10 MW solar project in Bagre (200 km south of the capital) is currently being studied. The project covers the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 10 MW photovoltaic power plant in BAGRE, in the form of a PPA signed with SONABEL.

The region in question is an agricultural area suppor-ted by the World Bank: a hydraulic dam has been built to support land irrigation and energy production. The dam is currently working below capacity, so the region

is looking for another means of creating energy, hence the proposal to build a 10 MW solar farm in the sur-rounding area.

BENIN Porto Novo

A 1 MW dam in the north of Benin, near Natitingo

InnoVent has been taking an interest in Benin since 2014.Patrick Legai, our developer for West Africa, established initial contacts for InnoVent with the Benin govern-ment when he was in the region.

In the summer of 2014, InnoVent received an invitation from the government to go ahead with an initial project for a 15 MW solar power plant in Djougou.

Benin is looking to find solutions for storing energy for consumption peaks that occur between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Energy imported from Ghana and Nigeria is still not too expensive ( 58 FCFA per kWh) and will be renegotiated in March 2017.

January 2015: a change of programme. InnoVent is now proposing to the government to store water from the dams rather than the energy produced.

InnoVent’s Proposal - A commitment to renovate and relaunch production at the 1 MW Yéripao dam in Natitingou within 3 months -A concession to operate the Yéripao dam for 10 years- Store water from the dam to cope with consumption peaks in Benin.- Develop, build and maintain a 5 MW solar power plant in the Djougou region.- Develop and build 3 x 1 MW dams near the Natitin-gou dam and in the Atacora, Donga and Alibori regions.- Set up a Benin maintenance company to ensure that future installations remain in good working order.

We are waiting to hear the Benin government’s response to these proposals.

32 InnoVent : developing wind and solar farms

The world is changing faster and more radi-cally than ever before.We truly believe that it is possible to slow the pace of global warming.

InnoVent is keen to contribute its knowledge and expertise in order to use the extraordi-nary resources of the African countries and France to produce clean, sustainable energy.

We will continue over future decades to invest in technologies and populations to achieve our goal, which is to bring clean energy to as many people as possible.

France - InnoVentParc de la haute Borne – 14 rue hergé59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq Tel: 0033 (0)3 20 01 30 12Fax: 0033 (0)3 20 27 16 70

Ivory Coast - InnoSunCocody II Plateaux résidence Kafoul – Appt n°106 BP 2694 06 - Abidjan

Kenya - InnoWind 17th Floor, rahimtullah Tower, hupper hillP.O. Box 881 - 00606 Nairobi

Burkina Faso - InnoVentBagre Pole Maison de l’Afrique

InnoVent - Morocco131 boulevard ANFA,

résidence Azur, bureau 11b20050 Casablanca

InnoSun - Namibia2 Schutzen Street,

PO Box 86524 Eros, Windhoek

InnoVent - NigerBoulevard de l’Indépendance CI 18

Cité FAyCAL s/cBP - 10.014 Niamey

Sensol- Senegal 1 avenue Carde

5573 – Dakar

www.innovent.fr

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