43.6.
Dispute
concerning
prices
for
origin
certificates
for
energy
from
renewable
sources
and
terminated
agreements
for
the
purchase
of
property
rights
arising
under
origin
certificates
for
energy
from renewable sources
ENEA
S.A.
is
a
party
to
8
court
proceedings
concerning
agreements
for
the
purchase
of
property
rights
arising
under
certificates of origin for energy from renewable sources, which includes:
•
6
proceedings
for
payment,
where
claims
for
remuneration,
contractual
penalties
or
damages
are
pursued
against
ENEA
S.A.,
although
in
1
proceeding
there
is
a
preliminary
decision
as
to
the
claims
and
recognition
of ineffectiveness of termination of the contract;
•
1
proceeding
to
determine
ineffectiveness
of
the
termination
of
property
rights
sale
contracts
by
ENEA
S.A.
effected on 28 October 2016;
•
1 proceeding for payment, where ENEA S.A. is pursuing a contractual penalty claim.
ENEA
S.A.
offset
a
part
of
receivables
due
for
these
counterparties
from
ENEA
S.A.
for
sold
property
rights
with
damages-
related
receivables
due
for
ENEA
S.A.
from
renewables
producers.
The
damage
caused
to
ENEA
S.A.
arose
as
a
result
of
the
counterparties'
failure
to
fulfil
a
contractual
obligation
to
participate,
in
good
faith,
in
re-negotiating
long-term
agreements for the sale of property rights in accordance with an adaptation clause that is binding for the parties.
On
28
October
2016,
ENEA
S.A.
submitted
statements
depending
on
the
agreement:
on
termination
or
withdrawal
from
long-term
agreements
for
the
purchase
by
the
Company
of
property
rights
resulting
from
certificates
of
origin
for energy from renewable sources (green certificates) (Agreements).
The
Agreements
were
executed
in
2006-2014
with
the
following
counterparties,
which
own
renewable
generation
assets
("Counterparties"):
•
Farma Wiatrowa Krzęcin Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw;
•
Megawind Polska Sp. z o.o., based in Szczecin;
•
PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A., based in Bełchatów (currently PGE Energia Ciepła S.A.);
•
PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A., based in Warsaw;
•
PGE
Energia
Natury
PEW
Sp.
z
o.o.,
based
in
Warsaw
(currently
PGE
Energia
Odnawialna
S.A.,
based
in Warsaw);
•
"PSW" Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw;
•
in.ventus
Sp.
z
o.o.
EW
Śniatowo
Sp.
k.,
based
in
Poznań
(currently
TEC1
Sp.
z
o.o.
EW
Śniatowo
Sp.
k.,
based
in Katowice);
•
Golice Wind Farm Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw.
As
a
rule,
the
Agreements
were
terminated
by
the
end
of
November
2016.
The
dates
on
which
the
respective
Agreements
were terminated depended on contractual provisions.
The
reason
for
terminating/withdrawing
from
each
of
the
Agreements
by
the
Company
was
failure
to
engage
in
re-
negotiations
concerning
adaptive
clauses
in
each
of
the
Agreements
that
would
justify
the
adjustment
of
these
Agreements
in order to restore contractual balance and the equivalence of the parties' benefits following changes in the law.
Legal changes that occurred after the aforementioned Agreements were executed include in particular:
•
ordinance
of
the
Minister
of
Economy
of
18
October
2012
on
a
detailed
scope
of
obligations
to
obtain
and
present
for
redemption
origin
certificates,
pay
substitute
fees,
purchase
electricity
and
industrial
heat
generated
from
renewable
sources
and
the
obligation
to
validate
data
concerning
the
quantity
of
electricity
generated
from renewable sources (Polish Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1229);
•
Act
on
renewable
energy
sources
of
20
February
2015
(Polish
Journal
of
Laws
of
2015,
item
478)
and
associated
further legal changes and announced drafts of legal changes, including especially:
−
the
Act
on
amendment
of
the
act
on
renewable
energy
sources
and
certain
other
acts
dated
22
June
2016 (Polish Journal of Laws of 2016, item 925); and
−
a
draft
of
the
Ordinance
of
the
Minister
of
Energy
concerning
changes
in
the
share
of
electricity
resulting
from
redeemed
origin
certificates
confirming
production
of
electricity
from
renewable
sources,
which
is
to
be
issued
based
on
an
authorisation
under
art.
12
sec.
5
of
the
Act
on
amendment
of
the
act
on renewable energy sources and certain other acts dated 22 June 2016 and certain other acts,
caused an objective lack of possibilities to develop reliable models to forecast the prices of green certificates.
The
Agreements
were
terminated
with
the
intention
for
the
Company
to
avoid
losses
constituting
the
difference
between
contractual
and
market
prices
of
green
certificates.
Due
to
the
changing
legal
conditions
after
termination
of
the
Agreements
in
2017,
especially
arising
from
the
Act
of
20
July
2017
on
amendment
of
the
act
on
renewable
energy
sources,
the
estimated
value
of
future
contract
liabilities
would
have
changed.
In
the
current
legal
framework,
this
would
be
significantly
lower
in
comparison
to
the
amount
estimated
when
the
Agreements
were
being
terminated,
i.e.
approx.
PLN
1
187
million.
This
decline
reflects
a
change
in
the
way
in
which
the
substitute
fee
is
calculated,
which
in
accordance
with
the
content
of
some
of
the
Agreements
constitutes
the
basis
for
calculating
the
contract
price
and
indexing
it
to
the
market
price.
The
Company
created
a
PLN
155
962
thousand
provision
for
potential
claims
resulting