Accelerated Wind Farm Development
Ørsted has pioneered the "farm down" strategy in Europe
Ørsted's strategy is to
recycle capital early
through asset rotation
and create value
through partnerships
that share the capital
cost whilst preserving
Ørsted's exclusive role
in supporting services
Under the "farm down" approach, Ørsted sells typically 50% of its wind farm asset to a financial or strategic investor at
a price around the NPV of the project based on Ørsted's cost of capital. This enables Ørsted to liquidate capital for
reinvestment in new projects whilst retaining exclusive control over supporting services such as O&M and PPA
management.
Ørsted operates two types of partnership when it farms down a wind asset:
Develop
Build
Ørsted risk
Ørsted risk
Operate
Shared risk
Shared risk
EPC wrap partnership
Shared risk partnership
The EPC wrap model is favoured by Ørsted
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To insulate an investor from its efficient but complex multi-contract construction strategy
Private and Confidential
Discussion Materials
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To maximise value by providing a guarantee to the investor that a project will reach COD at pre-agreed cost
The Partnership Model Tools
Ørsted can deliver a gradual increase in risk protection
through a series of optional agreements:
Construction (CA)
Construction Management (CMA)
O&M
PPA
SPA/
Ørsted
Investor
SHA
50%
50%
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CA
/CMA
OMA
PPA
Ørsted construction
services
Ørsted O&M
services
Ørsted power
trading services
7th September 2018
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