Statkraft AS Annual Report 2017 CONTENT
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Statkraft AS Annual Report 2017 CONTENT 4 About Statkraft 4 Letter from the CEO 5 Statkraft in facts and figures 7 Power plants and district heating plants 8 Statkraft around the world 9 Report from the Board of Directors 9 The Board of Directors of Statkraft 10 Report from the Board of Directors 34 Declaration from the Board and CEO 35 Statkraft Group Management 36 Corporate Governance 44 Financial Statements 44 Group Financial Statements 45 Statement of Comprehensive Income 46 Statement of Financial Position 47 Statement of Cash Flow 48 Statement of Changes in Equity 50 Notes 100 Statkraft AS Financial Statements 101 Income statement 102 Statement of Financial Position 103 Statement of Cash Flow 105 Notes 123 Auditor’s Statement 130 Corporate Responsibility Statement 131 Social disclosures 134 Environmental disclosures 137 Economic disclosures 140 Auditor’s Statement 141 Alternative performance measures 144 Key figures Highlights of 2017: Official openings of Ringedalen hydropower plant in Norway and Andershaw wind farm in UK. The annual Statkraft conference and the international Exchange conference gathered Norwegian and international executives. Statkraft and Norfund agreed to swap shares in the jointly owned international hydropower assets. Continuous dialogue with stakeholders was upheld, like in Turkey where downstream impacts were discussed with local farmers. A new outlet from Nedre Røssåga hydropower plant has given new life to areas that have been dry for 60 years. Statkraft and Södra decided to build a demonstration plant for advanced biofuel, through their joint venture Silva Green Fuel. 3 STATKRAFT AS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Letter from the CEO Another year with record high global growth within renewable In line with our strategy, we are about to complete the exit energy has passed. Global climate challenges have forced from offshore wind through the divestment of the wind farms technological, economic and political changes that together Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon and the two projects Dogger contribute to this growth and create great business Bank and Triton Knoll. These transactions significantly improve opportunities. our investment capacity. Founded on Norwegian nature and clean hydropower, After 15 years of cooperation, Statkraft and Norfund have Statkraft is well positioned to take part in this development and agreed to proceed separately. For Statkraft, this means further to significantly contribute to the realisation of the climate development of generation assets in South America and South related UN Sustainable Development Goals. A profitable and Asia within hydro, wind and solar power, well adapted to local eventful 2017 gave further contributions to a solid foundation market conditions and supported by own market operations. for growth. Statkraft’s owner issued a new long-term dividend expectation 2017 was characterised by significant management and which entails that Statkraft will pay a dividend of 85 per cent of employee engagement and proactive attitude towards health realised profit from Norwegian hydropower activities and 25 and safety. Our commitment towards caring for people, which per cent of realised profit from other business activities. This is at the core of Statkraft’s culture, has been reinforced. The change is positive for the strategic development of Statkraft operational performance was good in 2017, but we had too and will improve the predictability and investment capacity in low availability for some of the power plants. the years to come. In 2016 we introduced a performance improvement Based on these developments, Statkraft has started a process programme to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The to revise our strategy and investment plans. Our commitment programme has realised substantial cost savings in 2017 and I to act in a sustainable, ethical and socially responsible manner am confident that we will reach the target of NOK 800 million will continue to be a foundation for our strategy. In the years to in reduced annual costs. The success of the programme is come, I expect Statkraft to play an even stronger role in the based on high involvement of employees. transition to a low-carbon future and increased electrification of societies based on green, smart and profitable energy In the Nordics, we are reinvesting in our hydropower assets to solutions. safeguard the value and flexibility of these plants. At the same time, Statkraft eyes new business opportunities like advanced biofuel, hyperscale data centres and charging infrastructure for electrical vehicles. Another key priority for us is to successfully deliver the construction of the Fosen project, Europe’s largest onshore wind project to date, in a socially responsible manner and on Christian Rynning-Tønnesen time and budget. President and CEO STATKRAFT AS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 4 Statkraft in facts and figures Statkraft in facts and figures shows that the Group delivered strong results from operations. Statkraft’s power generation was back to a more normal level after record high generation in 2016. Higher Nordic power prices and contribution from market activities were the main drivers behind the increase in both the underlying EBITDA and the ROACE. Significant gains from transactions further contributed to a solid profit before tax for the year. In accordance with the strategy, the project activity level has been scaled down in recent years and this was reflected in the level of investments for the year. Statkraft had no fatal accidents or serious environmental incidents in 2017, but there was a slight increase in the TRI-rate. Power generation (TWh) Statkraft’s production is determined by production capacity, demand, access to resources (hydrological balance and wind), spark spread (margin between power and gas price) and 62.6 66.0 energy management. In 2017 the Group’s power production was at a normal level and totalled 62.6 TWh, plus 1.1 TWh of 2017 2016 district heating. Serious environmental incidents Injuries (per million hours worked) 0 0 5.2 4.9 2017 2016 2017 2016 There were no serious environmental incidents in the Group in In 2017 there were no fatal accidents in relation to work for 2017. However, 187 minor environmental incidents were Statkraft. 48 serious incidents (incidents with, or with the registered (233 for 2016). Most of the minor environmental potential for, serious consequences) were registered (1 and incidents in 2017 were related to minor breaches of emission 40 for 2016, respectively). The indicator for total recordable regulations for biomass plants and minor oil spills to water and injuries (TRI) per million hours worked was 5.2 in 2017, an ground with little or no impact on the environment. increase of 6% compared to 2016. 5 STATKRAFT AS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 ROACE, underlying (per cent) The Group had a return on average capital employed (ROACE) of 10.5% in 2017, 2.2 percentage points higher than in 2016. The improvement was primarily related to higher operating profit, mainly due to higher Nordic power 10.5 8.3 prices and increased contribution from market activities. 2017 2016 X EBITDA, underlying (NOK billion) Capital employed (NOK billion) ion) 14.4 12.7 104.0 101.1 2017 2016 2017 2016 EBITDA (operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation and Capital employed was NOK 104.0 billion in 2017, an increase amortisation) was NOK 14.4 billion in 2017, an increase of of NOK 2.9 billion compared to 2016. NOK X1.7 billion compared to 2016. The increaseX in EBITDA X from 2016 was primarily related to higher Nordic power prices and higher contribution from market activities. Profit/loss before tax (NOK billion) Investments (NOK billion) 15.7 5.2 3.9 5.7 2017 2016 2017 2016 In total, the Group invested NOK 3.9 billion in 2017. The Group’s financial result was NOK 15.7 billion in 2017, Approximately half of the total investments were made in an increaseX of NOK 10.5 billion compared to 2016. Gains new generatingX capacity, predominantly related to the from divestmens and positive unrealised value changes from Fosen onshore wind farms in Norway and the Devoll energy derivatives were the main drivers of the increase. hydropower plants in Albania. Maintenance investments were primarily made in connection with hydropower in the Nordic region. Cash flow from operations (NOK billion) Net interest bearing debt (NOK billion) Cash flow from operations (NOK billion) FFO/Net debt 8.4 8.4 24.8 32.5 2017 2016 2017 2016 Higher taxes paid in 2017 offset the increase in underlying Net interest bearing debt totalled NOK 24.8 billion at the end EBITDA.X Thus, cash flow from operations was NOK 44 million of the yearX compared to NOK 32.5 billion at the beginning of higher than in 2016. the year. STATKRAFT AS ANNUAL REPORT 2017 6 Power plants and district heating plants c Pro-rata1 Consolidated power plants c POWER GENERATION No. of plants Capacity (MW) No. of plants Capacity (MW) c Hydropower 331 15 656 261 14 099 Norway 231 12 899 170 11 612 Sweden 59 1 267 59 1 267 Germany 10 262 10 262 UK 3 49 3 49 Albania 1 72 1 72 Turkey 2 122 2 122 Brazil 10 159 5 155 Peru 9 442 9 442 Chile 3 213 1 57 Nepal 1 34 1 60 India 2 136 - - Wind power 15 991 12 947 Norway 3 245 3 245 Sweden 4 546 4 546 Brazil 4 98 4 120 UK 4 103 1 36 Gas power 5 2 390 5 2 390 Germany 5 2 390 5 2 390 Bio power 2 43 2 43 Germany 2 43 2 43 Total power generation 353 19 080 280 17 478 No. of No. of DISTRICT HEATING Capacity (MW) Capacity (MW) locations locations Norway 13 625 13 671 Sweden 4 164 4 164 Total district heating 17 789 17 835 1) Statkraft equity