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Results for quarters 1-3/2020
Vienna, 5/11/2020
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At a glance
Influencing factors
- Higher average achieved contract prices for own generation from hydro production due to higher futures prices - but lower spot market prices because of lower electricity demand from COVID 19
- Hydro coefficient 2 percentage points below the long term average and 4 percentage points below Q1-3/2019 but higher production from storage power plants
- Slightly lower contribution from the high voltage grid
- Lower contribution from flexibility products (especially congestion management)
- Positive contribution from financial result because of further debt reduction and lower interest rates
Development of results, cash flows and debt
- EBITDA €989.5m (+4.6%), adjusted EBITDA €989.5 (+4.6%)
- Group result €477.7m (+6.0%), adjusted Group result €468.3 (+3.3%)
- EBITDA Margin 39,2 % (Q1-3/2019: 33,5 %)
- Operating cash flow €852.3m (-4.6%); Free cash flow after dividends €135.8m (-70.0%)
- Net Debt €2,016.5m (-10.6%)
Outlook range 2020 improved
- EBITDA between approx. €1,240m and €1,300m, Group result between approx. €570m and €610m
- Pay-outratio between 40% and 50% on adjusted Group result between approx. €560m and €600m
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Stable own generation
Hydro coefficient (run-of-river) | Hedging volumes 20201/ TWh | FY2019: €39.0/MWh | |||||||||||||
1.21 | |||||||||||||||
1.09 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 49.6 | 49.5 | MtM (27/10/20): | ||||||||||
46.2 | |||||||||||||||
0.86 | 0.85 | long-term | 45.4 | 44.9 | 44.7 € | ||||||||||
average | |||||||||||||||
5.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||
Q1-3/2019 (1.02) | 11.0 | 8.8 | |||||||||||||
Q1-3/2020 (0.98) | |||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
Electricity supply 50,603 GWh (+147 GWh, +0.3%)
- Hydropower: 24,268 GWh (+3 GWh, +0.0%)
- Storage power: 4,073 GWh (+589 GWh)
- Thermal Power: 808 GWh (-261 GWh, -24.4%)
- CCGT Mellach: 472 GWh (-274 GWh)
- Wind: 680 GWh (+17 GWh, +2.6%)
- Purchase from third parties: 24,847 (+386 GWh)
20.2 | 22.1 | 24.3 | ||
16.7 | ||||
14.3 | ||||
30/9/19 31/12/19 31/3/20 30/6/20 30/9/20
Achieved contract price | Open volumes | Hedged volumes |
- Hydro production excluding volumes for holders of interests (at cost) and volumes resulting from pumping.
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Flexibility products slightly decreased
- Increasing system volatility in the European grid system due
to rapid development of new renewables
- Demand for flexibility products depending on the following influencing factors:
• Temperatures/weather in winter/summer
- Revision of nuclear power plants
- Hydro production
- Installation of phase shifters
- Congestion management within Austria (in addition to DE/AT)
- Flexibility products include control energy, congestion management, grid system services, intraday trading, capacity/cold reserve and pumping/reverse operations
Flexibility products/ €m | approx. | ||
-3% | 110 | ||
90 | |||
87 | |||
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | 2020E | |
Actuals | Actuals | (Guidance | |
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Slightly lower result contribution from high voltage grid
Grid EBITDA/ €m
RAB 2019: €1,458m
RAB 2020: €1,692m
Local GAAP: stable earnings and cash flows
approx. | |||||
240 | |||||
170 | 168 | 180 | |||
141 | |||||
110 | |||||
Local GAAP | |||||
IFRS | |||||
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | 2020E | |||
(Guidance Grid) |
Grid FY 2019/ km
- Differences between revenues and planned revenues compensated by a regulatory account
IFRS: volatile earnings
- Revenue surpluses or shortfalls are not utilised/compensated via the regulatory account
- Volatility in IFRS from: control energy, auctioning off of cross- border grid capacities, congestion management services
Voltage Level | Route length | System length |
380-kV | 1,156 | 2,583 |
220-kV | 1,613 | 3,206 |
110-kV | 656 | 1,170 |
110-kV (cable) | 3 | 6 |
Total | 3,428 | 6,965 |
Grid EBITDA in Q1-3/2020 (IFRS) almost unchanged
Strong increase in grid guidance from €200m to €240m (IFRS)
- Lower expenses for congestion management due to better weather situation
WACC for regulatory period (2018-2022)
- Approximately 5% (4.88% pre tax for existing assets, 5.20% pre tax incl. investment-markup for new assets)
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Non-recurring effects
€m | Detail | Q1-3/2020 | |
EBITDA | 0 | ||
Impairments | CCGT Mellach, HPP Graz & Gries, others | -15 | |
Operating result | Total | -15 | |
Other financial result | Measurement of an obligation to return an interest (DKJ) | 26 | |
Imapirments | HPP Ashta | -1 | |
Financial result | 25 | ||
Taxes | Effects due to the non-recurring effects above | -3 | |
Minorities | 1 | ||
Group result | Total | 9 |
Q1-3/2019
0
-1
-1
-2
0
-2
1
0
-2
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Key financial figures (1)
EBITDA/ €m | Group result/ €m | ||||||
+5% | +6% | ||||||
946 | 946 | 990 | 990 | 451 | 453 | 478 | 468 |
Reported | Reported | ||||||||||
Adjusted | Adjusted | ||||||||||
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | ||||||||
Margins/ % | Additions/ €m | ||||||||||
to tangible assets | |||||||||||
33.5 | 39.2 | ||
EBITDA margin | |||
EBIT margin | |||
23.9 | 27.5 | ||
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 |
+57% | 362 | |
231 | ||
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 |
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Key financial figures (2)
Operating cash flow/ €m
-5% | |
894 | 852 |
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 |
Net debt/ €m |
-11% | |
2,256 | 2,017 |
31.12.2019 | 30.9.2020 |
Free cash flow after dividends/ €m
452 | -70% |
136 | |
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 |
Gearing/ % |
34.4 | 29.7 |
31.12.2019 | 30.9.2020 |
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Financial liabilities
Debt maturity profile/ €m
525
162 | |||||||
11 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 10 | |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 >2027 |
Financial liabilities/ €mn
1,242 | -18% |
1,016 | |
Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 |
Financial liabilities | Interest mix | Rating | ||
• | Book value Financial liabilities: €1,016m | • | 79% fixed interest rate | |
• | 21% floating interest | A/stable outlook | ||
Financial ratios | rate | |||
• | Duration: 4.1 years | Currency | ||
• | Effective interest rate: 2.30% p.a. | A3/stable outlook | ||
• 100% EUR | ||||
- Uncommitted lines of credit: approx. €610m*
- Syndicated loan: €500m
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CAPEX plan 2020-2022(total of €2,077m)
Growth CAPEX/ €m (total of €1,287m)
517 | ||||||||||||||
73 | 427 | |||||||||||||
343 | 184 | 51 | ||||||||||||
86 | 10 | 119 | ||||||||||||
239 | 243 | 237 | ||||||||||||
8 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Maintenance CAPEX/ €m (total of €790m) | ||||||||||||||
271 | 282 | |||||||||||||
238 | ||||||||||||||
133 | 159 | |||||||||||||
153 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
104 | ||||||||||||||
0 | 62 | 92 | ||||||||||||
33 | 23 | 31 | ||||||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Hydro segment
New renewables segment
Grid segment Others
Hydro segment
New renewables segment
Grid segment Others
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Outlook
Sensitivities 2020
A change of 1% (generation from hydropower/windpower) or €1/MWh (wholesale price) either way would be reflected as follows in the group result for 2020, other things being equal:
- Greater or less generation from hydropower: +/- €1.5m
- Greater or less generation from windpower: +/- €0.2m
- Wholesale prices (renewable generation): +/- €0.7m
Earnings outlook 2020 improved
EBITDA between approx. €1,240m and approx. €1,300m and Group result between approx. €570m and approx. €610m based on an average generation from hydropower and windpower in Q4/2020 as well as the opportunities and risk situation of the Group.
For financial year 2020, VERBUND plans to pay out between 40 and 50% of the Group result after adjustment for non-recurring effects amounting to between €560m and €600m.
Hedging volumes 20211/ TWh
48.6 | 49.0 | MtM (27/10/20): | ||||||||||
44.3 | 46.2 | 44.8 | 44.3 | 43.0 € | ||||||||
23.2 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 11.9 | |||||||
8.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||
3.0 | 3.9 | |||||||||||
2.0 | ||||||||||||
30/6/19 | 30/9/19 31/12/19 31/3/20 | 30/6/20 | 30/9/20 |
Hedging volumes 20221 / TWh
43.2 42.7 44.4
MtM (27/10/20): 44.1 €
24.0 23.5 22.5
1.3 1.9 2.8
31/3/20 30/6/20 30/9/20
Achieved contract price | Open volumes | Hedged volumes |
1 Hydro production excluding volumes for holders of interests (at cost) and volumes resulting from pumping.
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Equity story - Gas Connect Austria
- Positive effect on all relevant Group KPIs
1 | Encouraging trend in KPIs EPS and cash flow are increasing |
- Greater dividend potential
- Improvement in the business profile
- Optimum positioning of sector coupling
- Optionality for the hydrogen economy
- Significant improvement in the share of regulated business in Group EBITDA
- In a stronger position to cushion volatility in electricity prices
- Expansion of value chain in the gas sector
- Optimum positioning for the energy system integration being pushed by the European Commission
- Opening up of investment opportunities arising in the hydrogen economy
- Concentration on infrastructure components enables the element of risk in future investment decisions to be minimised
5 | Operator of critical | After APG, GCA is Austria's most important infrastructure company in the energy industry | |
infrastructure | GCA plays a crucial role in supplying gas to Austria and other European countries | ||
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Gas Connect Austria - Overview
GCA holds 100% of the internally managed assets and 15.5%(1) of the TAG pipeline
Ownership structure
49% | 51% |
15.5%(1)
Trans Austria
Gasleitung GmbH
- Gas pipeline operated: TAG
- Owner: SNAM (84.5%)
KPIs | |
(€m) | 2019 |
Revenue | 211.7 |
EBITDA | 127.6 |
% margin | 60% |
TSO RAB | c.700 |
DSO RAB | c.150 |
Employees (#) | c.280 |
Gas transmission system
WAG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Oberkappel | MAB | |||||||||||||||||||||
Linz | Vienna | Baumgarten | ||||||||||||||||||||
Burghausen | PW | KIP | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
HAG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Salzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TAG I + II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Innsbruck | TAG II | SOL | ||||||||||||||||||||
TAG I | Spielfeld | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arnoldstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||
DN | Bi- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gas pipeline | Share | km | (mm) | directional Operator | ||||||||||||||||||
Trans-Austria (TAG) | 16% | 1,140 | 900-1,200 | | TAG | |||||||||||||||||
West-Austria (WAG) | 100% | 385 | 800, 1,200 | | GCA | |||||||||||||||||
Süd-Ost (SOL) | 100% | 26 | 500 | GCA | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungaria-Austria (HAG) | 100% | 45 | 700 | GCA | ||||||||||||||||||
Penta-West (PW) | 100% | 95 | 700 | | GCA | |||||||||||||||||
Kittsee-Petrzalka pipeline (KIP) | 100% | 4 | 500 | GCA | ||||||||||||||||||
March-Baumgarten pipeline (MAB) | 100% | 3 | 500 | GCA | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary distribution system (PDS) | 100% | 330 | 100-1,200 | GCA |
GCA's main gas pipelines
Trans-Austria pipeline (TAG)
- Bidirectional pipeline
- Annual capacity: 44.3 bcm m3
- Supplies Austria as well as Croatia, Italy and Slovenia
- Start of operation: 1974
West-Austria pipeline (WAG)
- Bidirectional pipeline
- Annual capacity: 13.1 bcm m3
- Supplies Austria and connected to Germany, France and Central Europe
- Start of operation: 1980
Süd-Ost pipeline (SOL)
- Sections of the TAG near Weitendorf and continuation to Slovenia and Croatia
- Annual capacity: 3.6 bcm m3
- Supplies Slovenia and Croatia
- Start of operation: 1978
Penta-West pipeline (PW)
- Bidirectional pipeline
- Annual capacity: 3.7 bcm m3 (DE - AT) and 5.7 bcm m3 (AT - DE)
- Supplies Germany and France (east-west) and Central Europe (west-east)
- Start of operation: 1999
Hungaria-Austria pipeline (HAG)
• | Gas transmission from Austria to Hungary |
• | Annual capacity: 4.9 bcm m3 |
Source: Company information 1) Economic interest of 10.78%.
• Start of operation: 1996 |
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Appendix
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Sustainability@VERBUND
Sustainability is the core element of VERBUND's vision
Our focus is on customised, sustainable electricity products and energy-related services that enable our
environmentally aware customers to make efficient use of energy. We are also working to shape the future of energy
by offering innovative solutions - from electromobility to developing new technologies for flexible storage.
Since January 2019 VERBUND supports the UN Global Compact - the world's largest corporate sustainability
initiative of the United Nations. VERBUND is committed to support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and the ten universal principles deriving from Labour/Human Rights/Environment/Anti-Corruption.
On the way to decarbonization/
g CO2e/kWh
56
41
31 | 34 | 32 |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Specific THG emissions Scope 1 referred to the total | |||||
electricity generation incl. warrants without consideration | |||||
of generated district heat; provisional data before | |||||
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Sustainability rating & rankings
20.2/100 points
Gold Status
Top 10% out of 50,000 rated companies
ISS-oekom "B" rating
- rating, leader category among 144 utility companies
all data as at 31/12/2019
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being part of
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VERBUND - market leader in green finance
2014 | 2015 | 2018 | 2018 |
Sustainable investment of | |||
First Green Bond in | First digital, green | First 100% ESG-linked | |
funds for social capital | |||
German speaking area | "Schuldschein" | syndicated loan | |
- €500m
- 10 years
- 1.5 % p.a.
- Use of proceeds:
- Wind parks in Germany
- Wind park in Lower Austria
- Reisseck II
- Efficiency improvement R-o-R power plant Ybbs
Investments of funds for social | • | €100m | • | €500m | |
capital according to | • | 10 years | • | 5 years | |
sustainable criteria: | • | 1.566 % p.a. | • | Company-related premium | |
• | Application of UN | • Platform of VC Trade | on the base rate over the | ||
Principles of Responsible | • | Use of proceeds: | entire term is purely | ||
Investments | Revitalisation of 220-kV-high | determined according to the | |||
• | Investments into securities | voltage power line in Upper | sustainability rating | ||
rated as sustainable | Austria (110 km long) | ||||
investments according to | |||||
social, ecological and | |||||
ethical criteria |
- Definition of exclusion criteria (nuclear power, energy, arms, child labor etc.)
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Overview of Austria's gas transmission network
Due to its geographic location, Austria's gas network serves as a hub and a transit route for the transmission of natural gas imported from countries in Western and Southern Europe
Oberkappel | GWh/d | |||||||||
GCA | GRT- | 373.1 | ||||||||
D/OGE | ||||||||||
GCA | GRT- | 200.6 | WAG | |||||||
OberkappelRainbach | MAB/WAG | |||||||||
D/OGE | ||||||||||
Vienna | Baumgarten | |||||||||
PW | KIP | |||||||||
Lower Austria | ||||||||||
Überackern(2) | GWh/d | HAG | ||||||||
Upper Austria | Burgenlan | |||||||||
GCA | Bayernets | 154.4 | d | |||||||
GCA | Bayernets | 114.0 | Vorarlberg | Market AreasTyrol | Salzburg | Market Area East | ||||
Styria | ||||||||||
Arnoldstein | GWh/d | Vorarlberg and Tyrol | East | |||||||
Tyrol | Carinthia | |||||||||
TAG | Snam | 1,040.9 | SOL | |||||||
TAG | ||||||||||
TAG | Snam | 0 | ||||||||
GCA (TSO) | GCA (DSO) | TAG (TSO) | Exit capacity | Murfeld | GWh/ | |||||
d | ||||||||||
Entry/exit point | Compressor station | Entry capacity | GCA | Plinovodi | 80.2 | |||||
Baumgarten | GWh/d | ||
GCA | Eustream | 206.3 | |
GCA | Eustream | 425.5 |
TAG | Eustream | 1,011.9 |
Petržalka GWh/d
GCA | Eustream | 0 | |||
Moson-Mag. | GWh/d | ||||
GCA | FGSZ | 149.9 | |||
Highlights
• Two main actors in the gas transmission |
market: |
• The main TSO, GCA, which connects |
Austria with Slovakia (through |
Baumgarten, KIP and MAB), Germany |
(through WAG and PW), Slovenia |
(through SOL) and Hungary (through |
HAG) |
• TAG, which connects Austria with Italy |
through the TAG pipeline |
• The Baumgarten interconnection point |
with Slovakia is Austria's main entry point |
for natural gas and also a hub between |
the two main long-distance pipelines, |
WAG and TAG, as well as HAG and MAB |
• Main transit routes through Austria: |
• Baumgarten - |
Oberkappel/Ueberackern, |
Gas flows through the Austrian transmission network | Gas demand in Austria | |
Entry volume (bcm) | Exit volume (bcm) | Volume (bcm) |
47 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NW European gas | Total | Italy | Germany | Hungary | Demand | |||||||||||||||||||
Sources: ENTSOG, company information, Aurora Energy Research Gas Model, Eurostat.
Note: Booked (company-specific) entry/exit capacity in GWh/d in March 2020; Überackern ABG/Überackern SUDAL entry/exit point is reflected as mutually exclusive set-up points with competing physical capacity.
transmission of Russian gas to |
Germany and more recently also gas |
from Northwest Europe to Ukraine via |
Slovakia using bidirectional pipelines |
• Baumgarten - Arnoldstein, |
transmission of Russian gas to Italy |
• The GCA infrastructure acts as a hub in |
the Austrian gas infrastructure by |
providing flexibility and maximising |
opportunities to respond to the range of |
flow scenarios required by the market |
dynamics |
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VERBUND & GCA: sector coupling
The transaction will allow the sector coupling being pushed by the EU to be accelerated in Austria
Overview | Existing projects and partners | |
- The transaction will facilitate closer cooperation between the sectors of electricity generation (VERBUND), electricity transmission (APG) and gas transmission/distribution/storage (GCA)
- The potential value chain could allow volatile electricity generated by VERBUND to be converted into H2 or "green methane" through power to gas (P2G) and subsequently stored and delivered to the industry (e.g. steal industry, refineries) and the mobility sector (e.g. heavy transporters, trains/buses) using the GCA network
- Likewise, gas could be used for electricity generation ("re-electrification") and its subsequent transmission to the APG grid.
- As part of the H2FUTURE project, VERBUND and APG have already delivered a concrete example for sector coupling through the electrolysis operation supporting the grid.
- The project involves construction of the first Siemens electrolyser of its kind to produce H2 for voestalpine's steel plants and provide balancing services for the grid
- Under the umbrella of the "UpHy" joint project by VERBUND and OMV, GCA's majority shareholder, research is being conducted into H2 production for use in the mobility sector and refineries
Illustrative energy system with a high degree of sector coupling
Electricity grid
Electricity to gas | |||||||||||
Electrolysis | |||||||||||
Wind power | Hydro | Solar PV | Non-RESCO2 | Methanation | Pure hydrogen | Mixture | |||||
Biogas | |||||||||||
H | H | ||||||||||
Carbon | |||||||||||
Natural gas | LNG CCS | H | H | ||||||||
SMR/PYR | |||||||||||
Gas network
Gas network | Electricity grid |
Sources: ENTSOG, company information |
Gas to electricity
Gas turbines
Fuel cells
CHP
Hydrogen
Electric vehicles | Processes Low temperature | Heat pumps | |||
Transport | Industry | Heating | |||
CNG/LNG | H2 mobility | Processes and chemical raw materials | High temperature | Pumps, fuel cells | Boilers, hybrid heating |
Renewable energy (RES)
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Gas Connect Austria - operator of critical infrastructure
GCA operates highly flexible natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructures that are vital for the Austrian and European gas supply network
Overview
- Largest natural gas transmission company in Austria operating an approximately 900 km-longhigh-pressure pipeline grid with sold entry and exit capacity of approx. 143 bcm per year
- The cross-border interconnection hub in Baumgarten is Austria's biggest entry point, also serving as one of Europe's most important hubs for receiving gas being imported from Russia
- GCA's large share of physical interconnection points allows for flexible gas flows, including reverse flows, to accommodate changes in demand or changes in European gas flow patterns
Critical infrastructure at the centre of European gas flows
WAG | ||||||||||
Oberkappel | Kirchberg | |||||||||
PDS | ||||||||||
Rainbanch Lower Austria | MAB/WAG | |||||||||
PW | ||||||||||
Upper Austria | Heimisch | Vienna | Baumgarten | |||||||
Fields | KIP | |||||||||
EggendorfBurgenland | ||||||||||
Vorarlberg | Grafendorf | HAG | ||||||||
Tyrol | Salzburg | TAG | ||||||||
Market Area East | ||||||||||
Market Areas | ||||||||||
Vorarlberg | Styria | |||||||||
and Tyrol | East Tyrol Carinthia | Weitendorf | ||||||||
Ruden | SOL | |||||||||
TAG | ||||||||||
GCA TSO | GCA DSO(4) | TAG TSO | Entry/exit points | GCA compressor station | ||||||
TAG compressor station | GCA physical nomination point | GCA virtual(4) entry/ | ||||||||
TAG physical nomination point | TAG virtual(4) exit nomination point | physical exit nomination point | ||||||||
Baumgarten | 100bcm of cumulative |
put into operation | Russian gas deliveries |
by OMV | reach Baumgarten |
Austria's high-pressure transmission network consists of | |||
14 bookable entry and 15 bookable exit points | |||
Evolution | |||
GCA becomes an active | Decoupling of | ||
GCA is established as a | TAG and | Rapid reconstruction after | |
founding member | |||
standalone entity of OMV | integration | incident in Baumgarten | |
of ENTSOG | |||
of BOG into GCA | |||
1959 | 1968 | 1998 | 2001 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 |
GCA to be certified by | GCA sells 45% of its | GCA becomes an active | OMV acquires remainder | |||||||
Austria receives the first | E-Control | interest in AGGM to Netz | founding member of | |||||||
of shares in BOG from | E-Control reaffirms GCA as | OMV sells 49% of its stake | ||||||||
delivery of gas from | in 2015 as ITO | NÖ, | PRISMA (European online | |||||||
GRTgaz (34%) and | market area manager | in GCA to Allianz and Snam | ||||||||
Russia | and market area | Netz OÖ and Energienetze | auction platform for gas | |||||||
E.ON (15%) | ||||||||||
manager | Steiermark(2) | shipments) | ||||||||
Sources: Company information.
- Participation in TAG through a 15.53% equity interest - in addition to the statutory dividends (which represent economic rights of 10.78%), GCA benefits from a participation right.
- In 2013, GCA sold a further 4% in AGGM to TIGAS and Vorarlberger Energienetze.
- A total of 322 km of the primary distribution system are classified as distribution pipelines as per the Austrian Gas Act (GWG); 7 km of the primary distribution systems are classified as transmission pipelines, ranging from Marchdüker on the border with Slovakia to Baumgarten.
- No physical gas flow to/from Austria. Virtual entry/exit possible up to the number of physical entry/exit nominations.
- Information exclusively for GCA Group, excluding TAG (presented using the equity method of accounting)
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Hydrogen imports are indispensable for decarbonisation of Austria by 2040
Reasons why Austria should import
"An international hydrogen market allows hydrogen and synthetic fuels to be imported on a large scale. The objective should be to ensure that these energy sources are produced abroad from renewable energy sources."
2050 LTS, Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism
- Virtually impossible to produce all required hydrogen locally in Austria (resource requirements)
- Establishment of adequate power infrastructure expensive and hampered by bureaucratic obstacles
- Early import ambitions may accelerate rapid
connection to international H2 infrastructure
• A worldwide import/export market for green H2 is |
generally regarded as a natural final stage |
Hydrogen production costs outside the EU are |
Outside-in assessment
725 kt | 740 kt |
Potential | |
import gap1 | |
15 kt |
Green H2 | Delta | Total green H2 |
production in | required in | |
Austria in | Austria in 2040 | |
20202 |
Costs per | ||
MW/h H2 | € 44 | € 62 |
Difference in | ||
cost | ||
€ 18 |
Cost of | Delta Cost of producing |
producing | H2 in Austria |
H2 in | |
Morocco |
• | |
substantially lower than in Austria | |
• | Import & distribution only possible with pipelines, no |
guarantee of "timely" connection to the international |
grid
- Higher risk of dependence on third countries could cause political problems
1. Outside-in assessment 2. Based on the IEA hydrogen project database: Total no. of active projects with 100% annual capacity utilisation, 2020. Sources: Austria's 2050 long-term strategy; discussions with experts; public reports; BCG analysis.
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Income statement
€m | Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | |||
Total | Total | ||||
Revenue | 2,826.8 | 2,522.7 | |||
Electricity revenue | 2,316.6 | 2,064.3 | |||
Grid revenue | 412.7 | 357.7 | |||
Other revenue | 97.5 | 100.7 | |||
Other operating income | 46.8 | 54.4 | |||
Expenses for electricity purchases & use of fuels | -1,531.9 | 1,159.0 | |||
Other operating & personnel expenses | -395.6 | -428.6 | |||
EBITDA | 946.1 | 989.5 | |||
Depreciation & amortisation | -269.5 | -282.0 | |||
Effects from impairment tests | -0.7 | -14.6 | |||
EBIT | 675.9 | 692.9 | |||
Result from equity interests & oth. interests | 38.8 | 34.6 | |||
Interest income/expense | -62.2 | -38.0 | |||
Other financial result | 10.4 | 21.1 | |||
Effects from impairment tests | 0.0 | -0.8 | |||
Financial result | -13.0 | 16.8 | |||
Taxes | -145.5 | -162.1 | |||
Group result | 450.9 | 477.7 | |||
Minorities | 66.5 | 69.9 | |||
Earnings per share (€) | 1.30 | 1.38 |
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Balance sheet (short version)
€m | 31.12.2019 | 30.9.2020 | Change | |||
Non-current assets | 11.062 | 11.149 | 1% | |||
Current assets | 777 | 640 | -18% | |||
Total assets | 11.839 | 11.789 | 0% | |||
Equity | 6.568 | 6.788 | 3% | |||
Non-current liabilities | 4.107 | 3.982 | -3% | |||
Current liabilities | 1.163 | 1.019 | -12% | |||
Total liabilities | 11.839 | 11.789 | 0% | |||
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Cash flow statement (short version)
€m | Q1-3/2019 | Q1-3/2020 | Change | |||
Cash flow from operating activities | 894 | 852 | -5% | |||
Cash flow from investing activities | -172 | -423 | - | |||
Cash flow from financing activities | -743 | -422 | - | |||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | -21 | 7 | - | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of | 18 | 52 | - | |||
the period | ||||||
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Capital market calendar 2021
17/3/2021 | Annual result and publication of annual report 2020 |
10/4/2021 | Record date for Annual General Meeting |
20/4/2021 | Annual General Meeting |
27/4/2021 | Ex-dividend date |
28/4/2021 | Record date for dividends |
10/5/2021 | Dividend payment date |
12/5/2021 | Result and interim report quarter 1/2021 |
29/7/2021 | Result and interim report quarters 1-2/2021 |
4/11/2020 | Result and interim report quarters 1-3/2021 |
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Management
Wolfgang Anzengruber | Michael Strugl |
CEO, Chairman of the Managing Board | Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board |
Peter Kollmann | Achim Kaspar |
CFO, Member of the Managing Board | Member of the Managing Board |
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Investor relations team
Andreas Wollein | |
Head of Group Finance, M&A | Martin Weikl |
and Investor Relations | Senior Investor Relations Manager |
T +43(0)503 13-52614 | T +43(0)503 13-52616 |
andreas.wollein@verbund.com | martin.weikl@verbund.com |
Stefan Wallner
Investor Relations Manager
- +43(0)503 13-52617 stefan.wallner@verbund.com
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