Thomas Murche

Slide 1:Meeting of the BSPCtopic: energySlide 2:Energy transition - germanySlide 3:Climate neutralitiy until 2045Meeting of the BSPC - 29.08.20223Slide 4:4Federal Government Targets – “Easter Package” 2022Meeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Expansion Path Wind Energy to 2035Scenario for 600 TWh RES-E in 2030Expansion Path PV Energy to 2035Scenario for 600 TWh RES-E in 2030Slide 5:5123Sector Coupling as PrerequisiteRenewable electricity is becoming the most important source of energy and reduces emissions in the building, industrial and transport sectorsTrend towards “all electric” – renewable electricity replacing fossil fuelsEnergy system integration (AKA “sector coupling”) makes the power system more flexible – adaptation through storage solutionsMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 6:Energy transition Mecklenburg-VorpommernSlide 7:7Primary Targets MVClimate Change Act MVIn absolute terms, MV is the first German state that is able to generate more electricity with renewable sources than is consumed and has enough left over to supply other German statesBy 2025 MV will be able to produce 6.5% of Germany’s electrical energyPrimary Targets Coalition Agreement of the MV State Government 2021-2025100% of consumed electricity from RES by 2035 (power, heat, transport)Greenhouse-gas neutrality by 2030Meeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 8:8Challenges and Opportunities in MVChallengesMajor grid expansion will be expensiveProblems associated with public acceptanceMaintenance of grid stability essentialStorage solutions requiredOpportunitiesDevelopment of an H2 industry and the associated storage capabilitiesGreen electricity = inexpensive electricityMV more attractive as location for industryNet output remains in the stateMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 9:Energy transition - WEMAGSlide 10:WEMAG Group in Numbers102021 | 2020 | 2019Group turnover* | 420 | 337 | 321 | m EUREarnings before taxes | 27 | 10 | 16 | m EURTangible investment** | -11 | 81 | 105 | m EUREmployees*** | 797 | 777 | 727 | indiv.Trainees*** | 37 | 37 | 30 | indiv.Electricity sales**** | 615 | 609 | 619 | GWhNatural gas sales | 2.104 | 1.984 | 1.892 | GWhNetwork area | 8.060 | 8.060 | 8.060 | km2Supply network | 15.995 | 15.856 | 15.669 | kmfibre optic cable network | 5.902 | 4.527 | 3.298 | km* w/o energy taxes, other trading activities and EEG-resale, incl. earnings from grid usage ** after deductions, w/o financial investments, after deduction of subsidies *** cut-off date 31.12., according to active persons **** also EEG-resaleMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 11:11Meeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022WEMAG Netz GmbH – network areaOver 100% renewable energySince 2015, the amount of renewable energy that has been fed into the grid every year would be enough to meet the electricity need of all customers in the WEMAG Netz GmbH network area, including the municipal utility areas, if it could be stored or consumed as soon as it is generated.All information refer to 2021,Slide 12:12Expansion of Power Grid Feeding-in: Requests and PrognosisMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Requested and estimated renewable energy capacityin the network area of WEMAG Netz GmbHSlide 13:13Planned Expansion Wind Power Stations and Photovoltaic Plants33 PV projects with 1.041 MWPlanned Expansion Wind Power Stations (number of WEA)Planned Expansion Photovoltaic Plants (MW)147 wind projects with 882 MWMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 14:14e-mobilityMeeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 15:15ConclusionWEMAG’s network area is already experiencing bottlenecks and congestion.Without a significant acceleration and synchronisation of the approval procedures for expanding grid capacities and increasing the number of wind power and PV plants, it will not be possible to integrate the renewable energy capacity into the distribution grid to the extent required for achieving the energy transition and maintaining supply security.Meeting of the BSPC - 29.08.2022Slide 16:Obotritenring 40 19053 Schwerin Tel.: 0385 . 755-0 Fax: 0385 . 755-2222 E-Mail: kontakt@wemag.com www.wemag.comwww.facebook.com/wemagwww.twitter.com/wemag_agwww.instagram.com/wemag_agwww.youtube.com/wemagtvwww.xing.com/companies/wemagagwww.linkedin.com/company/wemag-ag/