CNTEE TRANSELECTRICA SA ANNUAL REPORT 2014
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CNTEE TRANSELECTRICA SA ANNUAL REPORT 2014
CNTEE TRANSELECTRICA SA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 ANNUAL REPORT On the separate financial statements of the NPG Co. TRANSELECTRICA SA Executed in accordance with Order 1286/2012 of the Minister of Public Finance, with later amendments and additions, and elaborated according to article 227 of Law 297/2004 on the capital market and to Annex 32 from Regulation 1/2006 issued by the National Securities Commission, For the financial year ended on 31 December 2014 Date of the report: 25 March 2015 Name of issuer: National Power Grid Company TRANSELECTRICA SA, company managed under a two-tier system Headquarters: Bucharest 1, Blvd. Gen. Gheorghe Magheru no. 33, postal code 010325 Working locations: Bucharest 3, Str. Olteni no. 2 - 4, postal code 030786 Phone / fax numbers: 004021 303 5611 / 004021 303 5610 Single (fiscal) registration code: 13328043 Number in the Commercial Register: J40/8060/2000 Date of Company establishment 31.07.2000 / GEO 627 Share capital: 733,031,420 RON, subscribed and paid Regulated market where the issued securities are transacted: Bucharest Stock Exchange, Premium class Main characteristics of the issued securities: Total market value: Accounting standard applied: Auditing: 73,303,142 shares of 10 RON / share nominal value dematerialised, nominative, ordinary, indivisible shares freely transacted from 29.08.2006 onward under the symbol TEL 2.145.582.966 RON (29,27 RON/ share on 31.12.2014) International financial reporting standards The separate financial statements have been audited Table of Contents Message of the Supervisory Board ......................................................................................................... 1 Changes in the Supervisory Board .......................................................................................................... 7 Report of the Supervisory Board ............................................................................................................. 9 Mesage of the Executive Board............................................................................................................. 11 Executive Board .................................................................................................................................... 13 Changes in Transelectrica’s Executive Board: .................................................................................. 14 Key figures ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Key Events............................................................................................................................................. 17 Management Report ............................................................................................................................. 18 1. Business Model .............................................................................................................................. 19 1.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Position on the electricity market ........................................................................................... 19 Group Structure .............................................................................................................................. 24 2.1. SMART .................................................................................................................................. 25 2.2. TELETRANS.......................................................................................................................... 25 2.3. FORMENERG ....................................................................................................................... 25 2.4. ICEMENERG – SERVICE ..................................................................................................... 25 2.5. OPCOM ................................................................................................................................. 26 2.6. ICEMENERG ......................................................................................................................... 26 Transelectrica on the capital market .............................................................................................. 27 3.1. Structure of Shareholders ...................................................................................................... 27 3.2. Development of share prices ................................................................................................. 27 3.3. Bonds ..................................................................................................................................... 29 3.4. Dividends ............................................................................................................................... 30 3.5. Rating .................................................................................................................................... 31 Risk management .......................................................................................................................... 32 4.1. Policy regarding risk management ........................................................................................ 32 4.2. Main identified risks ............................................................................................................... 33 4.2.1. Interest rate payment risk .............................................................................................. 33 4.2.2. Exchange rate risk ......................................................................................................... 33 4.2.3. Risk regarding the provisions from financing agreements ............................................ 34 4.2.4. Liquidity risk ................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.5. Credit risk ....................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.6. Risk of tariff (price) associated to the regulatory framework ......................................... 35 4.2.7. Volume risk .................................................................................................................... 36 4.2.8. Other risks ..................................................................................................................... 36 Human resources ........................................................................................................................... 37 5.1. Personnel structure ............................................................................................................... 37 5.2. Professional training .............................................................................................................. 39 5.3. Organisational efficiency project............................................................................................ 40 5.4. Trade union representation ................................................................................................... 40 5.5. Research and development ................................................................................................... 40 Operational Report ................................................................................................................................ 42 6. Operational figures ......................................................................................................................... 43 6.1. Network configuration ............................................................................................................ 43 6.2. Selected operational data ...................................................................................................... 44 7. 6.2.1. Balance of National Power System ............................................................................... 44 6.2.2. National generation park ............................................................................................... 44 6.2.3. Mix of electricity output .................................................................................................. 45 6.2.4. Net consumption ............................................................................................................ 45 6.2.5. Commercial electricity exchanges ................................................................................. 46 6.2.6. Utilisation of total allocated capacity in 2012 – 2014 (%) .............................................. 47 6.2.7. grid Development of technological consumption registered in the electricity transmission 48 RET development projects ............................................................................................................. 50 7.1. RET development plan 2014 – 2023 ..................................................................................... 50 7.1.1. Projects included in the RET development plan of the 2014 – 2023 period ................. 51 7.1.2. Investments of 2014 ...................................................................................................... 53 7.1.3. Main causes of reduction of investment expenses ........................................................ 54 7.1.4. Investment programme for 2015-2017 .......................................................................... 54 7.2. Quality of provided services .................................................................................................. 56 7.3. Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 57 7.3.1. 8. Maintenance program for 2015 and the estimate for the 2016-2017 period ................. 57 2014 Separate financial results ...................................................................................................... 61 8.1. Separate profit and loss account ........................................................................................... 62 8.1.1. Activities with allowed profit ........................................................................................... 63 8.1.2. Zero-profit activities ....................................................................................................... 67 8.2. Balance sheet –financial position .......................................................................................... 69 8.3. Cash flow ............................................................................................................................... 71 8.4. Indicators ............................................................................................................................... 72 9. Regulated tariffs for energy transmission....................................................................................... 73 9.1. 10. General framework ................................................................................................................ 73 Disputes ..................................................................................................................................... 76 Corporate governance and social responsibility.................................................................................... 79 11. 11.1. Corporate governance ............................................................................................................... 80 Applicable documents ........................................................................................................... 80 11.1.1. Corporative governance regulation ............................................................................... 80 11.1.2. Other applicable documents .......................................................................................... 80 12. Corporate Responsibility ........................................................................................................... 87 13. Responsibility to the environment.............................................................................................. 89 13.1. Describing the RET impact over the environment ................................................................. 89 13.1.1. Impact indicators............................................................................................................ 89 13.1.2. Compliance with legal requirements.............................................................................. 92 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Annexe 1 - Acts of appointment/ revocation issued in 2014 ................................................................... 1 Annexe 2 – Changes in the Articles of Incorporation - 2014 .................................................................. 3 Annexe 3 – Key contracts signed by the Company in 2014 .................................................................... 4 Annexe 4 - List of Transelectrica subsidiaries ......................................................................................... 6 Annexe 5 - Disputes ................................................................................................................................ 7 Annexe 6 - Ownership right over the tangible assets of Transelectrica ................................................ 16 Annexe 7 – Glossary ............................................................................................................................. 17 Figure 1: Organisational structure ........................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Electricity value chain ............................................................................................................. 19 Figure 3: Portfolio of activities ............................................................................................................... 21 Figure 4: Development of share price 2014 .......................................................................................... 28 Figure 5: Development of share price 2006-2014 ................................................................................. 28 Figure 6: Structure of obligees 05.12.2014 ........................................................................................... 29 Figure 7: Fluctuations of interest rates .................................................................................................. 33 Figure 8: EURIBOR evolution................................................................................................................ 33 Figure 9: Exchange rate evolution ......................................................................................................... 34 Figure 10: Net exposure in financial position statement ....................................................................... 34 Figure 11: Personnel structure by age categories................................................................................. 38 Figure 12: Number of employees by seniority ....................................................................................... 38 Figure 13: Distribution of participation by domain ................................................................................. 39 Figure 14: Electricity transmission grid .................................................................................................. 43 Figure 15: Energy Balance (TWh) ......................................................................................................... 44 Figure 16: Installed capacity 2014 (MW) ............................................................................................... 45 Figure 17: Generation mix 2012 – 2014 (TWh) ..................................................................................... 45 Figure 18: Net average consumption (MWh/ h) .................................................................................... 46 Figure 19: Consumption peaks registered at the level of the national electric power system (MWh/h) 46 Figure 20: Commercial flows (TWh) ...................................................................................................... 46 Figure 21: Total allocated capacity (%) ................................................................................................. 47 Figure 22: Development of technological consumption (2012 – 2014) ................................................. 48 Figure 23: Monthly development of technological consumption 2014 .................................................. 49 Figure 24: Value of CAPEX additions to book value (net of VAT, mill. RON) ...................................... 53 Figure 25: Summary of results 2012 – 2014 ......................................................................................... 62 Figure 26: Sourcing mix by quantities procured from the markets (MWh) ............................................ 65 Figure 27: Physical losses of procured energy (GWh) .......................................................................... 66 Figure 28: Average unit cost of procured energy for technological losses (RON) ................................ 66 Figure 29: Summary of costs from activities with allowed profit 2012 - 2014 ....................................... 67 Figure 30: Summary of results from zero-profit activities 2012 - 2014 ................................................. 68 Figure 31: Financial results 2012 - 2014 ............................................................................................... 69 Figure 32: CSR Policy – Stakeholders .................................................................................................. 87 Figure 33: Actions undertaken in 2014 .................................................................................................. 87 Figure 34: Expenses for environmental protection ................................................................................ 91 Table 1: Changes in the supervisory board ............................................................................................. 7 Table 2: Stock exchange information at 31.12.2014 ............................................................................. 28 Table 3: The main characteristics of the bonds issued by Transelectrica SA ....................................... 29 Table 4: Distribution of profit.................................................................................................................. 30 Table 5: Situation of dividend payments 2011-2013 ............................................................................. 30 Table 6: Transelectrica’s rating ............................................................................................................. 31 Table 7: Net exposure in financial position statement ........................................................................... 34 Table 8: Average number of employees with individual labour contract for undetermined term .......... 37 Table 9: Personnel structure by level of studies.................................................................................... 37 Table 10: Employee structure by age categories .................................................................................. 37 Table 11: Personnel structure by seniority ............................................................................................ 38 Table 12: Personnel structure by seniority within the Company ........................................................... 38 Table 13: Personnel structure by employee categories 2014 ............................................................... 39 Table 14: External professional training courses and the expenses with the training provider ............ 39 Table 15: The volume of energy capacity ............................................................................................. 43 Table 16: Energy Balance ..................................................................................................................... 44 Table 17: Installed capacity (gross values) ........................................................................................... 45 Table 18: Mix of net electricity output .................................................................................................... 45 Table 19: Maximum consumption 2012 - 2014 .................................................................................... 46 Table 20: Cross-border interconnections (use of the total allocated capacity, %) ................................ 47 Table 21: Development of technological consumption 2012 - 2014 .................................................... 48 Table 22: Purchase of tangible and intangible assets ........................................................................... 54 Table 23: Performance indicators for the RET management/operation activity.................................... 56 Table 24: Continuity indicators of transport services............................................................................. 56 Table 25: Separate profit and loss account ........................................................................................... 62 Table 26: Revenue from activities with allowed profit ........................................................................... 63 Table 27: Summary of revenue from activities with allowed profit 2012 - 2014 .................................... 64 Table 28: Costs from activities with allowed profit................................................................................. 65 Table 29: Revenue from activities with zero-profit 2012 - 2014 ........................................................... 67 Table 30: Expenses from activities with zero-profit 2012 - 2014 2012 - 2014 .................................... 67 Table 31: Development of exchange rate ............................................................................................. 69 Table 32: Balance sheet –financial position .......................................................................................... 69 Table 33: Cash flow ............................................................................................................................... 71 Table 34: Profitability indicators............................................................................................................. 72 Table 35: Indicators of profitability, liquidity, risk and activity ................................................................ 72 Table 36: Tariffs valid in 2013-2014 ...................................................................................................... 74 Table 37: The main parameters of this period are given below ............................................................ 75 Table 38: The land taken by electrical lines and substations ................................................................ 89 Table 39: Waste management .............................................................................................................. 90 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 Message of the Supervisory Board Fifteen years from its founding, Transelectrica is already recognized nationally and internationally as a strong company with a strategic role in the Romanian electricity market, an important player on the regional electricity market and a reliable partner for its collaborators. The main Company objective has remained, throughout all these years, and will continue to be the same: to ensure the operation of the National Power System with maximum safety and stability, meeting quality standards, thus ensuring the national electricity infrastructure and, at the same time, regulated access to the electricity transmission network under conditions of transparency, non-discrimination and fairness for all market participants. The ambitious objectives, set by the Management Plan, were achieved through hard work and the reconfirmed commitment of a team oriented towards success. From the beginning, the Company aimed to meet market requirements through an efficiently organised activity in a most efficient and enhanced through continuous upgrading of the transmission network . Transelectrica’s activity has always reflected a high level of quality and professionalism, adapting to a changing market and sustained contact with trusted business partners, evident through the positive financial results achieved by the market operator. Transelectrica’s activity has always reflected a high level of quality and professionalism, adapting to a changing market and sustaining relationships with reliable business partners After all these years, during which experience turned into expertise, the Company is now recognized as a prestigious emblem of the energy sector, a reputation that we enjoy and that equally obliges us. The Company’s main asset on the market stems from the organisation concept that combines technical rigor and creative dynamism of available human resources, within a long-term development vision, addressing the present with optimism and building the future boldly. The work we perform must demonstrate that we are a socially responsible company, Page | 1 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 concerned about the community in which it operates and involved in its sustainable development. Transparency and accountability to shareholders and employees represent an established practice within the Company. Ever since being appointed, in May 2013, the Supervisory Board has devoted increasing attention to the Company’s development strategy. A transparent decision-making process based on clear and objective rules, is a prerequisite to have confidence in the Company. We proudly reiterate that all of Transelectrica’s achievements bring added value to the community through significant contributions to the consolidated state budget. We are an example of good practices recognized by awards granted each year in major rankings. We are honoured all the more by the annual reconfirmation of the place Transelectrica holds in the top Romanian energy sector companies and recognition in the business community as one of the local organizations implementing a set of corporate governance principles. The national energy transmitter is administered in a two-tier system and has an increased focus on decision-making transparency and corporate governance, that led to the decision of belonging to AmCham, and subsequently Transelectrica became the first national company member on the Board of the Chamber of Romanian-American Trade. Energy means civilization and progress, it means socio-economic development, but only in the framework of a strategy balanced by a constant concern for the environment. Carmen Georgeta Neagu Chairman of the Supervisory Board,Transelectrica Page | 2 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 The Supervisory Board The National Power Grid Company Transelectrica SA (‘NPG Co. Transelectrica SA’, ‘Transelectrica’ or the ‘Company’) is a joint stock company organised and operating in accordance with Romanian laws, being managed under two-tier system based on the decision of 18 July 2012 of the Shareholders’ General Extraordinary Assembly by the Directorate (5 members) under surveillance of the Supervisory Board (7 members). Figure 1: Organisational structure Shareholders' General Assembly Ovidiu Petrisor ARTOPOLESCU Radu BUGICA Radu Stefan CERNOV Carmen Georgeta NEAGU Catalin Lucian CHIMIREL Octavian LOHAN Ion-Toni TEAU Constantin VADUVA Daniel – Cristian PIRVULESCU Supervisory Board On the report date, membership in the Supervisory Board of Transelectrica, with a mandate duration of 4 years, up to 30.05.2017, is as follows: Carmen Georgeta Neagu – Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, with more than 32 years’ professional experience. Besides her capacity of Supervisory Board Chairwoman in Transelectrica Mrs Neagu is also Partner and CEO of Peria Capital Ltd (as of January 2014). Previously she was Executive Director, Regional SEE (September 2010 – December 2012) with General Electric, GE Energy and Executive Director Romania, Bulgaria & Moldova (September 2005 / September 2010) with Electric General / GE Infrastructure Energy. Until 2005 she was involved in the strategic development of the Romanian power system working with ELCEN, Termoelectrica and the National Electricity Company. She held various top management positions in the international strategy and business domain during the restructuring of the Romanian power sector. Carmen Neagu graduated in 1982 the Energy Faculty of the Polytechnic University Bucharest, thermal power section. Page | 3 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu - Supervisory Board Member, with more than 31 years’ professional experience. Such professional experience includes the positions of Complex Projects Director with Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe (May 2007 – Feb. 2009), General Manager, Acting General Manager, Enterprise & Partners Group Manager, Business Development Manager with Microsoft Romania, Project Manager and Quality Assurance Manager with IBM Romania and researcher with the Institute of Computation Technique. Previously he was State Secretary with the Ministry of Communications and Informational Society (May-September 2012); Mr Ovidiu Artopolescu graduated the Polytechnic University Bucharest, Automation and Computers Faculty (1981). Radu Bugică - Supervisory Board Member, with more than 25 years’ professional experience. Besides his membership in the Supervisory Board of Transelectrica he currently is member in the Board of Administration of Conpet SA (as of October 2013) and BA Chairman / representative of the BA Chairman of Covalact SA and Lactate Harghita SA, companies controlled by the investment fund SigmaBleyzer SouthEast Europe Fund IV (as of June 2007, respectively June 2008); In 1997-2005 he worked with Global Securities, broker and regional investment bank, where he became CEO of the Romanian subsidiary, Global Securities. Among others he led the team that listed SNP Petrom with the Stock Exchange, and was part of the team that mediated the first ADR/GDR emission of a Romanian company. Before 2005 he worked with Bancpost as Chief Dealer. Mr Radu Bugica graduated the Polytechnic University Bucharest, Faculty of Machine Building Technologies (1990) and the Academy of Economic Studies from Bucharest, Finance, Banks and Stock Exchange Faculty (1997). Radu Ştefan Cernov - Supervisory Board Member, with more than 14 years’ professional experience. Mr Radu Stefan CERNOV is a lawyer member in the Bucharest Bar and in the National Bars Union of Romania. He has specialised in energy and infrastructure, public - private partnership, public procurement, concessions, project finance, private equity, banks and financing, communication, IT and audio-visual, mergers and procurements, privatisation and international contracts. His professional experience includes positions of administrator with Transgaz and Romtelecom, senior partner coordinator of the Financing, Energy and Infrastructure Department, SCA Enescu Panait Pop & Associates, Secretary of state, respectively general director in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Mr Radu Stefan CERNOV graduated the University of Bucharest, Law Faculty in 2000. Page | 4 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 Cătălin Lucian Chimirel - Supervisory Board Member with more than 28 years’ professional experience in the energy sector. From 2005 until August 2014 he was Director of program with Co. ECRO Ltd providing consultancy on the feasibility of projects in the electric power domain as well as consulting & design activities with respect to- high voltage substations; network connection; systems stability; conventional power plants; power plants using renewable sources; specific regulations. Currently Mr Catalin Lucian CHIMIREL is Independent Consultant in the Electricity domain (Consultancy and design) and Energy Auditor for buildings. In the energy sector he held many positions in RENEL, CONEL and Transelectrica such as- dispatcher engineer shift head of power plant (1987-1989), Shift head dispatcher with DET Bucharest (1990-1996), Deputy Director of Transmission and Distribution (1996-2000), Director of program for the Metering system on the wholesale market and EMSSCADA extension (2001-2004), Director of the Metering subsidiary OMEPA . Mr Catalin Lucian CHIMIREL graduated the Polytechnic Institute Bucharest, Energy Faculty in 1986. Daniel-Cristian Pȋrvulescu - Supervisory Board Member, with eight years’ experience in the energy domain, currently in the position of CEO in Co. ENEVO GROUP Ltd. Previously he worked with Co. ROMELECTRO SA as Director of Business Development and International Cooperation. As such he coordinated the development of energy projects, rehabilitations and new projects in the hydropower, thermal power, cogeneration and renewable energy domains. He was also BA Chairman of Co. ENTREX Ltd, a company specialising in electricity supply. Mr Daniel-Cristian PIRVULESCU graduated the Polytechnic University Bucharest, Energy Faculty (2006) and is a founding member of Electrical Engineering Students’ Association Bucharest (2002), nongovernmental non-profit organisation dedicated to the students from electric universities and schools of Europe. Supervisory Board members are elected in the Shareholders’ General Assembly according to legal requirements by quorum and vote majority. On the issuance date of this Report, Transelectrica is not aware of any agreements, understandings or family ties of Supervisory Board members and other persons preventing their appointment as administrators. On the issuance date of this Report, Transelectrica is not aware of any litigation or administrative proceedings against the Supervisory Board in relation to their activity in the Company or concerning that person's ability to perform their duties within the Company. Transelectrica is not aware of any member of the Supervisory Board having held TEL shares at 31.12.2014. Page | 5 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 There are five consultative committees in the Supervisory Board: a nomination and remuneration committee, audit committee, financial and development committee, energy security committee and one committee for the relationship with regulatory and strategic authorities. Consultative committees of the Supervisory Board Audit committee Members in this committee are Radu Bugica and Radu Stefan Cernov. The Audit committee has among other attributions the efficiency monitoring of internal control systems and risk management within Transelectrica; checking and monitoring the independence of external auditors, the statutory audit activities on the annual financial statements and on the approaches proposed by external auditors, while also coordinating their interaction with the internal audit. The Audit committee is monitoring the financial reporting and management processes as well as the financial plan and the elaboration of the consolidated annual financial statements. The Audit committee plays an important role in checking the efficiency of the monitoring system, the compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to Company activities and the results of managerial investigations in case of non-compliance. Nomination and remuneration committee Members in this committee are Radu Stefan Cernov, Carmen Georgeta Neagu, Catalin Lucian Chimirel and Ovidiu Petrisor Artopolescu. As regards the nomination area the Nomination and remuneration committee coordinates the appointment of Directorate members and makes recommendations both for Directorate member positions as well as in order to fill the vacancies in the Supervisory Board. The Nomination and remuneration committee determines the requirements for someone’s acquiring a certain position in Company administration and permanently updates the professional competencies of Directorate members. The Nomination and remuneration committee validates organisational chart. the Company’s As far as the remuneration domain is concerned the Nomination and remuneration committee elaborates the remuneration policy for Directorate and Supervisory Board members and submits it for approval of the Shareholders’ General Assembly. The Nomination and remuneration committee provides in the annual report the total sum of direct and indirect remunerations of Directorate and Supervisory Board members, while observing the proportionality principle with their responsibility and time dedicated to the exercise of their positions. Financial and development committee Members in this committee are Radu Bugica, Daniel Cristian Pirvulescu and CarmenGeorgeta Neagu. The Financial and development committee provides assistance to the Supervisory Board in achieving its surveillance responsibilities and its supervising for the elaboration and update of the Company’s general development strategy; it reviews the opportunities identified for Company development and issues recommendations to the Supervisory Board of potential impact in the Company’s Administration and Management Plans. The Financial and development committee together with the Audit committee makes recommendations to the Supervisory Board with respect to the accounting policies to be applied in the Company. Also the Financial and development committee makes recommendations to the Supervisory Board in relation to the financing structure and the gathering mode of Company resources, of financial reports while monitoring the achievement of performance indicators of the transmission system and the economic- Page | 6 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 financial performance of Company activities, as well as the financial reporting and the Company’s management and financial plans Energy security committee Members in this committee are Catalin Lucian Chimirel, Daniel Cristian Pirvulescu and Ovidiu Petrisor Artopolescu. The Energy security committee monitors and advises the Supervisory Board, the Directorate and the specific compartments of the Company about the implementation of the administration strategy and of the Management Plan in the domain of strategic objective for system operator and energy security in the entire Romanian Power System (‘SEN’), energy security at the level of the transmission grid as well as energy security and protection of the critical infrastructure. Committee for the relationship regulatory and strategic authorities with Members in this committee are Carmen Georgeta Neagu, Radu Stefan Cernov, Catalin Lucian Chimirel, and Daniel Cristian Pirvulescu. The Committee for the relationship with regulatory and strategic authorities sustains the Company in its negotiations with the National Regulatory Authority in the Energy domain (‘ANRE’) regarding the tariffs for Transelectrica’s activities and the approval of the Company’s 10 years’ Development plan and the Investment programme for 2014 – 2017. Also the Committee for the relationship with regulatory and strategic authorities advises the Directorate when it updates the Management Plan. Changes in the Supervisory Board Table 1: Changes in the supervisory board 31.12.2014 21.07.2014 11.05.2014 09.05.2014 14.02.2014 31.12.2013 Carmen Georgeta Neagu Carmen Georgeta Neagu Carmen Georgeta Neagu Ion-Toni Teau Ion-Toni Teau Ion-Toni Teau Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Ovidiu Petrişor Artopolescu Radu Bugică Radu Bugică Radu Bugică Radu Bugică Radu Bugică Radu Bugică Radu Ştefan Cernov Radu Ştefan Cernov Radu Ştefan Cernov Radu Ştefan Cernov Dragoș Andrei Dragoș Andrei Cătălin Lucian Chimirel Cătălin Lucian Chimirel Remus Vulpescu Dănuţ-Leonard Sandu Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu Carmen Georgeta Neagu Carmen Georgeta Neagu Carmen Georgeta Neagu Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru Page | 7 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 14 February 2014 – Mr Dumitru-Remus Vulpescu was appointed member in the Supervisory Board. Mr Remus Vulpescu took up the vacancy after Mr Danut Leonard Sandu gave up his capacity of SB member. 29 April 2014 – in the AGA assembly after the shareholders’ vote Messrs Remus Vulpescu and Dragos Andrei were not acknowledged as Supervisory Board members. 09 May 2014 – SB members proposed appointing a new administrator, namely Mr Radu Stefan Cernov. 11 May 2014 – Mrs Carmen-Georgeta NEAGU was elected SB chairwoman, thus taking up the vacancy occurred when Mr Ion-Toni Teau was appointed Directorate Chairman. 21 July 2014 – SB members proposed appointing Messrs Catalin Lucian Chimirel and Daniel-Cristian Pirvulescu as provisional administrators. 06 November 2014 – the General Meeting of Shareholders (‘GMS’) voted the Supervisory Board membership by cumulative vote, and Messrs Radu Stefan Cernov, Catalin Lucian Chimirel, DanielCristian Pirvulescu were confirmed as Supervisory Board members while Mrs. Carmen-Georgeta Neagu was acknowledged Supervisory Board chairwoman and Messrs Ovidiu-Petrisor Artopolescu, Radu Bugica and AndreiMihai Pogonaru as SB members. 04 February 2015 – Mr Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru gave up his capacity of Supervisory Board member. Page | 8 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2014 Report of the Supervisory Board regarding the separate financial statements drawn up according to the International Financial Reporting Standards The Supervisory Board relies on the corporate governance principles, which regulate a responsible professional ethical attitude of the Company in relation with the main stakeholders. The Board are reviewing the Company strategy and the premises of the environment it operates in in order to plan for the development of Transelectrica and its performance, while providing rigorous expression of objectives. The Company Directorate provided in the Supervisory Board detailed information about the 2014 separate financial statements, the management plan, the maintenance schedule and the planned investments. We have assessed the significant transactions of Transelectrica under plenary meetings based on the Directorate reports. Co Deloitte Audit Ltd has audited the separate financial statements of 2014 and reviewed the compliance of the Directorate’s Annual Report with such separate financial statements. Consequently it has issued an audit opinion without reserves. The separate financial statements and the audit report were submitted for examination of the Supervisory Board. Having met in order to approve the 2014 financial statements the Audit Committee transmitted to the Supervisory Board a report with the review of results from the financial year 2014 and recommended the Supervisory Board to endorse the separate financial statements elaborated in accordance with Order 1286/2012 of the MFP. At the same time the Directorate’s Annual Report elaborated in accordance with the requirements of the capital market legislation was reviewed by the Supervisory Board members. The Directorate Report provides accurate true image of the Company’s separate results in the financial year 2014. The Audit Committee provides assistance to the Supervisory Board in the achievement of one’s own supervisory responsibilities in the financial reporting process, management reporting, internal control system, audit process and the organisational process of monitoring for the compliance with the laws, regulations and conduct code. The separate financial statements of Transelectrica elaborated in accordance with the IFRS were endorsed on the 24.03.2015 meeting of the Supervisory Board according to the recommendation from the Audit Committee and they were submitted for approval to the Shareholders’ Ordinary Assembly convened for the first assembly on 29 April 2015. Chairman of the Supervisory Board Carmen Georgeta NEAGU Page | 9 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Page | 10 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Mesage of the Executive Board 2014 was marked by an outstanding financial performance, Transelectrica attracted and retained diverse sources of funding necessary for the development of the National Power Network and increased the added value for shareholders through share and dividend growth and maximizing return on investment. Our company was the star of the Bucharest Stock Exchange with a share price increase of over 85%, a performance superior to the 9% of the BET index, established on the basis of the most liquid companies listed on the Stock Exchange. The financial and development strategy adopted by the Company's executives had a positive impact in stabilizing the rating outlook. Consequently, in February 2014, Moody's Investors Service changed the outlook on Transelectrica’s rating (Ba2) from "negative" to "stable". In 2014 we can be proud to have consolidated position the Company’s on the local capital market, initiated investments with significant impact on the ”health” of the national power network and enabled Romania’s integration on the regional energy market. The increase in operating income by 14% (2.82 billion RON) and net profit by 78% (357.6 million RON) compared to 2013, promotes the company as an attractive option for investors, but also gives us a good position to negotiating with creditors. Access to liquidity is imperative to continue the ambitious program of modernization and development of plants and power lines operated by Transelectrica. Compared to previous years, 2014 has seen an increase in the number and value of signed contracts, respectively 106 contracts with a total value of 310 million RON. Accelerating the Annual Investment Plan is one of the Company’s strategic objectives, together with the realisation of the Annual Maintenance Program. Included among the most important objectives put into operation this year, are the rehabilitations of Barboși, Brașov, and Tulcea Vest (phase I) power stations, connecting Drăgănești Olt, Grădiște, and Stupărei power stations to the optic fibre network and connecting wind power producers from the Page | 11 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 southern region of the country to the electricity transmission grid. In the same period, we secured contracts and have commenced work on rehabilitating Turzii and Bradu power stations, modernizing the control and protection systems of Tihău and Vetiş power plants, and increasing the capacity of power lines between Reșița and Pancevo (Serbia). For the 2015-2017 periods, we are focused on boosting investment by initiating approximatively 100 major projects aimed at modernizing the monitoring and management system EMS-SCADA and the existing metering platform, the construction of new overhead lines, modernising several stations to ensure the safety of energy infrastructure and increasing interconnection capacity with neighbouring countries in order to facilitate exports of electricity. All these achievements were possible due to the sustained effort of our colleagues, more than half of them with over 20 years seniority in Transelectrica. The Company takes this opportunity to express its gratitude for the dedication of its personnel, but also recognises the importance and necessity to facilitate the employment of recent graduates. Young professionals have the opportunity to join a solid, united Company, and to interact with experienced colleagues, both in operational and support activities . In 2014 we can be proud to have consolidated the Company’s position on the local capital market, initiated investments with significant impact on the ”health” of the national power network and enabled Romania’s integration on the regional energy market.. Ion – Toni Teau Chairman of the Executive Board Page | 12 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Executive Board On the report date, membership in the Transelectrica Executive Board is as follows: Ion-Toni Teau – Chief Executive Officer, Executive Board Chairman, has over 22 years of professional experience. Mr Ion-Toni TEAU was a member of the Supervisory Board of Transelectrica starting with 30.05.2013, and held the position of Supervisory Board’s Chairman between 25.06.2013 - 10.05.2014. Furthermore, beginning February 2013, Mr. Teau has been the President of Romania’s Chamber of Fiscal Consultants. Mr Toni Teau graduated the University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Credit and Accounting (1987-1992), and in 2002 he received a Ph.D. in economics. Octavian Lohan – Executive Board Member, has over 40 years of professional experience in the technical field, including the past 15 years in various operational management positions, the most significant being that of director of the National Dispatching Centre. His experience has been characterized by extensive national-wide activity in the Romanian National Power System (“SEN”) and also in collaboration with transmission system operators (“TSO”) in European countries interconnected with Romania’s power system to develop a single European market for electricity. Mr Octavian Lohan graduated the Electricity and Power Faculty from “Politehnică” University of Bucharest. Constantin Văduva – Executive Board Member, has over 33 years of professional experience. In addition to his membership on the Executive Board of Transelectrica, he currently holds the position of Secretary General of the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Romania. Previously, he served as Member of the Supervisory Board of Oltenia Energy Complex (September-November 2012) and CEO , Chairman of the Board of Directors of SN Plafar SA ( September 2012 - March 2013). Mr Constantin Văduva graduated the Academy of Economic Studies Faculty of Finance and Accounting (1982), and in 2007 graduated from a Master of Public Management at the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest - Faculty of Management. Page | 13 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 On the issuance date of this Report, Transelectrica is not aware of any agreements, understandings or family ties of Executive Board members and others. On the issuance date of this Report, Transelectrica is not aware of any litigation or administrative proceedings against members of the Executive in connection with their activities relating to the Company or that person's ability to perform their duties for the Company. Mr. Octavian Lohan has holdings in the share capital of the Company purchased under the Initial Public Offering (2006 ) and SPO (2012 ) for sale of shares. No other member of the Executive Board held any shares in the share capital of the Company at 31.12.2014 . Changes in Transelectrica’s Executive Board: 14 February 2014 – Mr Mihăiță Boangiu was revoked from his position of Executive Board member. 11 May 2014 – Mr Ion - Toni Teau replaced Mr Ștefan Doru Bucătaru as Chairman of the Executive Board. 23 March 2014 – Mr Gabriel Mustea’s mandate contract ended by mutual agreement. 17 February 2015 –Mr Ciprian Gheorghe Diaconu’s mandate contract ended by mutual agreement. 08 May 2014 – The Supervisory Board has decided the appointment of Octavian Lohan and Gheorghe Cristian Vişan as members of the Executive Board. 18 February 2015 – Mr Gheorghe Cristian Vișan’s mandate contract ended by mutual agreement. Page | 14 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Declaration of responsible persons To our knowledge, the separate financial statements at 31 December 2014, prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards (International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed by the European Union) provides an accurate image, consistent with the reality of assets, liabilities, financial position, profit and loss account of CNTEE Transelectrica SA and the Directors' Report includes accurate and truthful information on the development and performance of the Company, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties specific to the Company’s activity. Executive Board Ion - Toni TEAU Octavian LOHAN Constantin VĂDUVA CEO Executive Board Member Executive Board Member Executive Board Chairman Page | 15 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Key figures FINANCIAL OPERATIONAL 2,187 mill. RON ▲14% y/y Revenue 2.401 % ▼6.7% y/y Network losses 774 mill. RON ▲33% y/y EBITDA 60.7 TWh ▼11.3% y/y Internal output 440 mill. RON ▲77% y/y EBIT 51.34 TWh ▼1% y/y Energy rate2 358 mill. RON ▲78% y/y Net profit 8.5 TWh ▲80% y/y Net export 2,8033 RON ▲ 25,8% y/y Dividend 53.5 TWh ▲2.0% y/y Net consumption HUMAN RESOURCES 2,180 1 TEL SHARES Average number of employees 2,145.6 Mill. RON ▲85% y/y Market Cap 4.88 RON ▲114% y/y Profit per share 6.00 ▲4.16% y/y Price-Earnings Ratio 9.58 % ▼32.1% y/y Dividend yield Share of own technological consumption in electricity taken from the electricity transmission grid (transported energy) 2 The quantity is defined as the amount of electricity drawn from the public electricity networks (network transmission and distribution networks) less electricity exports , thus having an area different from amount of energy physical transported through the network (transported energy) 3 Gross diviendul per share proposed for approval at the General Shareholders Meeting dated 29.04.2015 Page | 16 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Key Events Jan Apr Corporate bonds issued by the Company (TEL18) received a positive opinion from the BSE in order to be traded. Feb Signature of the execution contract in view of refurbishing the 220/110/20 kV substation Câmpia Turzii. May ANRE approved the 10 years’ Development plan of the electricity transmission grid (2014 - 2023) and the elements of the 3rd regulatory period. Aug Inauguration of the 400/110 kV substation Brasov and the 220/110 kV substation Barboși after completion of the refurbishment operations. Mrs CarmenGeorgeta NEAGU was appointed Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board. Jun Transelectrica was certified as Transmission and System Operator of the National Power System. Transelectrica became member of AmCham Romania. The European Commission notified the Company its decision after the investigation initiated on the commercial practice of subsidiary OPCOM SA. Signature of the execution contract in order to achieve the investment objective of the 400 kV interconnection OHL Resita (Romania) – Pancevo (Serbia). The Supervisory Board approved the Management plan submitted by the Company’s Directorate. Sep Signature of the execution contract to refurbish the 400/220/110/ 20 kV electric substation Bradu. The Ownership Fund sold the entire stock package (9,895,212 shares) held in TEL by means of private placement. Oct Mar Mr Ion-Toni TEAU was appointed Directorate Chairman. AGA approved the Financial Statements of 2013 as well as the 2014 Revenue and Expense Budget. Jul Moody’s Investors Service has changed the rating outlook (Ba2) of Transelectrica from ’negative’ to ’stable’. Nov Successful launch of the CZ-SK-HU-RO markets coupling project, which integrates the electricity markets from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania and replaces the CZSK-HU markets coupling. Dec Page | 17 Management Report REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 1. Business Model 1.1. Position on the electricity market Transelectrica was established as Romanian legal person under GD 627/13 July 2000 on the reorganisation of the National Electricity Company CONEL SA, published in Romania’s Official Gazette no. 357/31.07.2000. This decision was issued in accordance with GD 138/2000 on the restructuring programme in the energy domain, by which the electricity transmission and dispatch activities were fully separated from the electric power generation, distribution and supply. Transelectrica, and constitutes return goods according to concession agreement and the law. Upon establishment the Company had share capital of 4,959,822.000 thousand former RON, fully paid upon establishment and divided into 49,598,220 nominative shares of 100,000 former RON. Concession of Electricity Transmission Grid and the land on which it is located has been granted for a period of 49 years by concession contract no. 1/29.06.2004, between MECMA as concession authority and Transelectrica, as concessionaire. In accordance with the Electricity and Natural Gas Law no. 123/2012, amended and supplemented (Law 127/2014), the electricity transmission activity is a public service of national interest. Electricity transmission is achieved by transmission system operators, legal persons certified by the competent authority under law. The Electricity Transmission Grid (RET), existing in Romania, is under the ownership of the Romanian state with regards to the assets transferred to In the value chain of electricity activities Transelectrica takes up the central place of transmission and system operator, which activities constitute natural monopoly and situate between generators and suppliers that are the main players of the competitive electricity markets. Transelectrica is not the only natural monopoly in the value chain of electricity, since distribution as network activities also constitute natural monopoly. As the transmission system operator, Transelectrica operates under the license no. 161/2000 for the service of electricity transmission, dispatching service management and balancing market, as amended by ANRE Order no. 105/2014 and ANRE Decision no. 270/2015. Figure 2: Electricity value chain Production Transport Distribution Consumption Page | 19 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Transelectrica has got the mission to provide public electricity transmission services while also maintaining the safe operation of the national power system under nondiscriminating access conditions for all users; to actively participate into the sustainable development of the national power system by developing the electricity network infrastructure, and to support and facilitate the operation and integration of energy markets. The key part of Transelectrica is the transmission and system operator (TSO) which is added the part of balancing market operator, metering operator and the operator allocating capacities along interconnection lines. Basic activities are associated to strategic infrastructures for the energy and these comprise multiple elements of critical infrastructure. Thus transmission services have got the electricity transmission network as support, while dispatch activities including balancing rely on the dispatch and metering infrastructure. The activities of Transelectrica are regulated through the primary legislation (Law 123/ 2012 constitutes the national framework and the European one comes from Directive CE/ 72/ 2009 and Regulation 714/ 2009) and the secondary legislation issued by ANRE, substantiated into licences, establishment permits, tariff setting methodologies (revenue cap type for transmission and cost plus for system operation, tariffs, framework contracts, procedures and others). Business profitability comes from the returns on the regulated asset base, which depends on the regulated rate of return and the regulated asset base (RAB). The business model corresponds to the standard profile of the TSO, which is uniformly devised at European level through the European strategy and legislation applied in all community countries and transposed as such in the national legal framework. TSO companies are subjected to certification at European level, which includes mainly three possible models- ownership unbundling, OU; independent system operator, ISO, namely independent transmission operator, ITO. Transelectrica has been certified as transmission and system operator of the national power system and operates according to the ISO model. Given the legislative progress made by Law 117/2014, Law 127/2014, OUG 86/2014 and GD 41/2015, it is considered that the conditions for Transelectrica to be certified as a transmission and system operator of the national power system, according to the model of ownership unbundling. 1.2. Portfolio of activities and the tariff model The portfolio of Transelectrica includes activities with allowed profit (transmission services plus functional system services) and zero profit activities (technological system services, balancing service, and support schemes), all activities being subject to ANRE regulations. Page | 20 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Figure 3: Portfolio of activities Internal transmission Transmission (cap revenue) Allowed profit Functional system services (cost plus) Electricity TSO Management of interconnections Technological system services (zero profit) Zero profit Balancing market (administration) Support schemes (administration) The activities provided in the zero profit categories in the above diagram are designed using neutral basis against the Company profile, according to the applicable regulatory framework. Revenues associated to technological system services are estimated by their related tariff in order to fully cover the costs of activities. Similarly, the cash flows from the administration of the support scheme promoting high efficiency cogeneration rely on the contribution set by ANRE estimated with a Cogeneration (simultaneous generation of electricity and heat) view to fully cover the administrative costs of the support scheme. In case annual results are non-null, respectively they are positive or negative from the technological system service activities determined by differences between the forecasted values included in tariff calculations and the actual values, the neutrality of such activities to the Company’s profit is restored within multi-annual time horizon by incorporating proper tariff adjustments. Page | 21 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Activities with allowed profit Domestic transmission Transmission Activity regulated by ANRE; Tariff yearly reviewed and updated; Transmission tariffs are established using pre-set values for multi-annual periods (usually 5 years) according to a stimulative model of revenue cap type; The revenue cap model allows recovering the operational and investment costs as well as obtaining some financial return dedicated to the proper remuneration of financiers in accordance with the general risk of regulated activities performed by Transelectrica; Certain cost components included in the tariff calculation are capped to ANRE pre-set levels (according to operational efficiency requirements), the superior efficiency obtained by Transelectrica is partially retained by the Company by means of a mechanism sharing the additional profit with the users of transmission services; Management of interconnections Functional system services Allocation of available capacities of cross-border elecricity transfer along interconnection lines with the electric power systems of neighbouring countries; The allocation mechanism relies on a competitive system based on the price offered by the participants on the energy market for the available cross-border transmission capacity, which is applicable in case the capacity demand exceeds the available level offered on the market; Activity regulated by ANRE; Dispatch activities of the national power system (SEN) in order to maintain the safety operational level of this system (keeping the system under stable generation-consumption balance; maintaining system parametrs within preset ranges meant to provide safe stable operation of the SEN; operational scheduling in order to cover consumption) using the operational technical management infrastructure of the SEN represented by the EMS-SCADA system and by the telecommunication, tele-management, protection and control systems; The functional system services tariff is established annually in advance by ANRE based on the cost-plus model which allows recovering the operational and investment costs as well as getting some financial return meant to properly remunerate the financiers in agreement with the general risk of regulated activities carried out by Transelectrica; Page | 22 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Balancing market Technological system services Activities with zero profit Activity regulated by ANRE; Planning and procurement of power reserves necessary for permanent provision of generation-consumption balance in view of the safe operation of the SEN from the generators or consumers that can be disconnected; ANRE sets annually in advance the tariff of technological system services based on the zero-profit model (pass-through) designed for the full recovery of costs necessary to procure system reserves, with possible withholding of likely savings obtained when power reserves are procured in competitive manner; Market administration activities providing the real time balancing of output with consumption; Procurement of control energy from dispatchable generating units and full integration of balancing costs from balancing responsible entities; Costs are recovered on zero-profit basis; Support scheme Cogeneration Adminstration of the support scheme to promote high efficiency cogeneration; the target of such support scheme is to promote electricity generation by means of highly efficient cogeneration with the benefit of reduced pollutant emissions; The part ofTranselectrica in the support scheme is to collect the contributions from electricity consumer suppliers and to pay the bonus to the qualified electricity and heat producers under cogeneration; Costs are recovered on zero-profit basis; Page | 23 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 2. Group Structure Dissolved by HG 925/2010 and reestablished under the coordination of the Ministry of Education during 2014 SMART Icemenerg Registered: 2003 CAEN: Production of equipment for electricity distribution and control Registered: 2001 CAEN: Repair of electrical equipment Teletrans Registered: 2002 CAEN: Telecommunication services TEL Icemenerg Service OPCOM Registered: 2000 CAEN: Administration of financial markets Formenerg Registered: 2002 CAEN: Other forms of training On the issuance date of this report, Transelectrica has four subsidiaries, Romanian legal entities organized as limited liability companies in which the Company is the sole 4 4 shareholder: OPCOM , Formenerg , Teletrans, and Icemenerg Service. In the case of SMART, following the capital increase carried out on 23.12.2014, by the Board of Directors of SMART with the value of the lands for which a certification was previously obtained attesting to ownership, the Company became a majority shareholder with 70% of share capital. 4 According to GEO 86/2014 the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Tourism is authorised to initiate and aprove all necessary steps for moving operations and shares held by Transelectrica in the "Electricity and Gas Market Operator OPCOM " - SA and The „Romanian Energy Personnel Training Company – Formenerg” SA into State ownership, administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Tourism, under applicable law. Based on GD. 925/2010 and other related acts (GD no. 185/2013) the National Trade Register Office - Trade Register of Bucharest Tribunal, through resolution no. 41515/07.04.2014, granted the application for dissolution of Subsidiary ,,Institute for Energy Research and Modernization - Icemenerg" SA and through resolution no. 41923/07.04.2014 granted the application and authorized the Ministry of Education to register the "National Institute of Research and Development for Energy Icemenerg Bucharest" (J40/ 4323/ 2014). Out of all the subsidiaries of the Company, only SMART and Teletrans are included in the consolidation of the Group’s financial statements. Icemenerg-Service and Formenerg are not consolidated since, under applicable accounting legislation, the volume of their activity is considered insignificant for consolidation purposes. OPCOM is subject to ANRE regulation and has an independent position in the energy market, as a result Transelectrica has no control over it. Page | 24 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Communications ("ANCOM") dated 27.09.2010, obeying the rules of this public institution under the law (GEO no. 79/2002). 2.1. SMART The main activities of SC SMART SA subsidiary are inspections and repairs to electrical equipment, transformers and autotransformers, incident remediation and micro-production of electrical equipment. The company has 8 unincorporated branches, located on the same premises as Transelectrica’s branches. SMART’s share capital on 01.12.2014 was 38,529 thousand RON, Transelectrica participating as sole shareholder. SMART is one of the subsidiaries whose results are consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. 2.3. FORMENERG SC Formenerg SA is a subsidiary whose main activity is training energy personnel. Energy Romania, GDF SUEZ Energy Romania, Hidroelectrica, Nuclearelectrica, Romgaz, Transelectrica and Transgaz Mediaş are some of its clients. The company offers a wide range of short courses (for a week or two) in public procurement, human resources, finance and accounting, marketing and communication, operations, maintenance, energy strategy, natural gas, IT, legislation, electrician certificates, etc. Share capital is 1,948 thousand RON, fully paid, represented by 194,842 shares with nominal value of 10 RON each. Following the address no. 165/13.01.2015 (registered at Transelectrica under no. 1552/14.01.2015) submitted by the subsidiary, ownership structure as of 30.12.2014, following the capital increase by contribution in kind with value of lands for which ownership certificate has been obtained, is as follows: – o CNTEE Transelectrica SA 70.005% - 3,852,860 shares o Romanian State through the Government General Secretariat – 29.994% - 1,650,770 shares Share capital at 31.12.2014 is 6,874 thousand RON, Transelectrica being the sole shareholder. Teletrans is part of the subsidiaries whose results are consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. 2.2. TELETRANS 2.4. ICEMENERG – SERVICE Icemenerg Service SA subsidiary is focused on the design, production and distribution of measurement , management and control equipment for power systems, certified ISO 9001 and IQ NET by SRAC ROMANIA, ANRE certified. Share capital is 493 thousand RON, fully paid dated 22.08.2013, represented by 49,300 shares with nominal value of 10 RON each. By order of Ministry of Economy and Trade no. 855/10.12.2004 (regarding special administration and financial supervision) starting with 23.12.2004, the special administration and financial supervision SC Teletrans SA was established by General Shareholder Meeting of Transelectrica, Resolution no. 13/04.12.2002, pursuant to Law no. 31/1990 and Ministry of Industry and Trade Orders no. 3098 and no. 3101 dated 23.10.2002. Teletrans shares are 100% owned by Transelectrica. Under the applicable Statute and laws, Teletrans performs telecommunication services, having the relevant certificate no. 29056 issued by the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Page | 25 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 procedure was established in ICEMENERG – SERVICE SA during the privatisation of the subsidiary, in order to establish management procedure and necessary measures aimed at accelerating the privatisation of the company. electric and thermal energy, innovation, studies, strategy development, design, planning, engineering and other technical services, research and consulting services. GD no. 1065/ 2003, on the reorganisation of Transelectrica and Icemenerg SA through merger by acquisition, the reorganisation was approved with Icemenerg as a wholly owned subsidiary of Transelectrica. Trough GD no. 185/2013, on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of National Education, Icemenerg, along with other national research and development institutes, was transferred under the coordination of the Minister Delegate for research. The National Trade Register Office - Trade Register of Bucharest Tribunal, through resolution no. 41515/07.04.2014, granted the application for dissolution of Subsidiary ,,Institute for Energy Research and Modernization - Icemenerg" SA and through resolution no. 41923/07.04.2014 granted the application and ordered the registration of "National Institute of Research and Development for Energy Icemenerg Bucharest" (J40/ 4323/ 2014) on the basis of GD no. 925/2010 and other related legislation (GD no. 185/2013). The Appeal Court of Bucharest posted on 12.02.2015, the outcome of case no. 15483/3/2014, namely Decision no. 173/2015 which dismissed Transelectrica’s appeal as unfounded, the final decision in the lawsuit contesting National Trade Register Office’s resolution. 2.5. OPCOM OPCOM was established under GD no. 627/2000 on the reorganization of the National Electricity Company SA, as a subsidiary whose sole shareholder is Transelectrica. The main activities of OPCOM are: organization, administration and supervision of centralized electric energy and natural gas markets. Transelectrica does not exercise direct control over the actual decision-making mechanism of OPCOM, whose administration is conducted according to regulations established by ANRE. In line with those mentioned above, according to GEO no. 86/2014, OPCOM is to be transferred under the administration of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Tourism. 2.6. ICEMENERG Icemenerg provides services in power plants, substations and electrical networks and is engaged in research and development in physical and natural sciences and engineering in processes and equipment for the generation, transmission, distribution and use of Page | 26 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 3. Transelectrica on the capital market 3.1. Structure of Shareholders The development of shareholders’ structure in 2014 is detailed below: Romanian State Proprietatea Fund 01.01.2014 SIF Oltenia Legal Entities Persons 31.12.2014 6.56% 6.92% 13.99% 28.41% 7.26% 58.69% 58.69% 13.50% 5.98% 14 Feb – Publication of GEO no. 14/2014 transfers the Romanian State’s shareholder rights and obligations from the Ministry of Finance to the Government General Secretariat. 09 Jul – Proprietatea Fund sold its stake in Transelectrica through public offering. Following this transaction the company's free-float increased from 27.8% to 41.3%. 17 dec – Publication of GEO no. 86/2014 transfers the Romanian state’s shareholder rights and obligations from the General Secretariat of the Government to the Ministry of Economy , Trade and Tourism . 3.2. Development of share prices In 2014 Romania’s market continued its positive development that began in 2013, so many of the listed shares recorded price growth. The BET index (calculated using the most important ten shares listed on the BSE regulated market) ended 2014 with a 9.2% increase, the best efficiency since 2009. Transelectrica is included in the local stock exchange indexes (BET, BET-XT, BET-NG, BET Plus, BET-TR, BET-BK, ROTX) and in the international ones DowJones Wilshire Global Indexes (Dow Jones Wilshire Global Total Market Index SM, Dow Jones Wilshire Romania Index SM, Dow Jones Wilshire Electricity Index SM). The share of Transelectrica continued its growing trend of 2013 and exceeded in 2014 the BET index with share growth of 85.5% during the year, compared to the BET index growth of 9.2%. The total shareholder return (TSR) was 99%, Transelectrica share being one of the best appreciated by investors. The 85.5% increase on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) of the Company share prices Page | 27 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 was pointed out when the 2013 annual results were published in the second quarter, which registered some positive result (record) for the Company and a dividend of 2.228 RON/share offered to shareholders. The positive results registered in each quarter of 2014 rendered the TEL share more attractive to investors. 2014 began with 15.78 RON/share as transaction price, stock exchange capitalisation being 1,157 mill RON; the end of the year found the share at 29.27 RON, stock exchange capitalisation of 2,146 mill RON The minimum transaction price of 14.84 RON/share was recorded on 31.01.2014, and the maximum of 29.97 RON/share being reached towards the end of the year, on 5.12.2014. In the light of such a development in 2014, the share price recovered a great part of the reduction recorded after the beginning of the economic crises, reaching to the value registered at the beginning of 2008. Figure 4: Development of share price 2014 29.97 30 RON 20.0 mil +86% 17.5 mil 25 RON 15.0 mil 12.5 mil 20 RON 10.0 mil 7.5 mil 15 RON 5.0 mil 14.84 2.5 mil 10 RON 0.0 mil TEL BET rebased Trading value Figure 5: Development of share price 20062014 50 lei TEL 40 lei 30 lei 29,27 lei 20 lei 10 lei 0 lei 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Table 2: Stock exchange information at 31.12.2014 Indicator 2014 2013 2012 73,303,142 73,303,142 73,303,142 Stock exchange capitalisation (mill. RON) 2,145.6 1,157.5 930.2 Stock exchange capitalisation (mill. EUR) 478.7 258.1 210.0 Maximum price (RON) 29.97 15.79 19.00 Minimum price (RON) 14.84 12.32 10.84 Price at the beginning of the year (RON) 15.78 13.53 17.65 Price at the end of the year (RON) 29.27 15.79 12.69 Profit per share (RON) 4,88 2.74 0.47 PER 6,00 5.76 27.00 2,8033 2.228 0.404 Dividend return % 9,58 14.11 3.18 Free Float % 41.3 41.3 41.3 Number of shares Dividend per share (RON) Share identifiers: ISIN ROTSELACNOR9; Bloomberg TEL RO, Reuters ROTEL.BX Page | 28 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 3.3. Bonds In 2014 the first interest rate coupon was paid under the inaugural bond emission launched in 2013, this representing the first major financing transaction on the capital market by means of credit instruments (emission of unsecured bonds of 200 million RON with fixed interest rate and five years’ maturity). Introducing the bonds in the financing mix induced beneficial effects that will be capitalised in the mid- and long-term, thus diversifying the financial options and reducing the risk of credit restriction by traditional channels (for instance by touching the maximum credit allocations in case of relation banks). After the endorsement obtained from the Council of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, beginning with 16.01.2014 the corporate TEL bonds have been transacted on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) in the Credit Titles section, 3rd category Corporative bonds under the symbol TEL18. Table 3: The main characteristics of the bonds issued by Transelectrica SA Symbol: TEL18 Type: nominative, dematerialised unsecured bonds Number of bonds: 20,000 Nominal value: 10,000 RON Total emission value: 200,000,000 RON Interest rate: 6.1% Interest payment: annual Interest pay dates: 19.12.2014; 21.12.2015; 19.12.2016; 19.12.2017; 19.12.2018 Maturity date: 19.12.2018 The structure of obligees on 05.12.2014 reference date for coupon payment is as follows: Figure 6: Structure of obligees 05.12.2014 6.25% 6.25% 9.38% 18.75% 59.38% Investment Fund Persons Pension Fund Insurance Companies Banking Institutions Page | 29 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 payment on 19 December 2014 to the holders of Transelectrica bonds recorded in the Register of bond holders kept by the Central Depositary SA on the reference date 05.12.2014. In the first year of accumulation the interest rate associated to the bonds was paid in accordance with the Offer Prospectus. In its capacity of pay agent it was the Banca Comerciala Romana SA that made the 3.4. Dividends The Company’s accounting profit remaining after deduction of the profit tax is distributed in accordance with the following: GEO 64/ 2001 on profit distribution to national societies, national companies and trading companies with full or majority state capital; The Company's Expense Budget; Revenue and The table below provides the distribution as dividends of the Company’s accounting profit for 2011 2014: Table 4: Distribution of profit Indicator Net profit mill. RON Dividend distributed mill. RON Actual distribution rate Gross dividend per share 2014 2013 2012 2011 357.6 201.0 34.5 91.0 163.3 29.6 80.6 81.0* 85.0 87.0 2.228 0.404 1.100 % RON * The actual distribution rate takes also into account the sums allocated to legal reserves. On 31.12.2014 the situation of dividend payments in 2011-2013 was as follows: Table 5: Situation of dividend payments 2011-2013 Indicator Dividend paid by RON 2013 2012 2011 156,955,619.11 28,384,437.68 77,258,652.80 31.12.2014 TOTAL dividend 2011-2013 paid by 31.12.2014 Transelectrica pays dividends from the net profit of the previous financial year only when the annual financial statements have been approved by AGA. Dividends are paid to shareholders to their value net of tax in accordance with the provisions of the Fiscal Code of Romania. It is Transelectrica that withholds, that states and pays the tax to the state budget. 262,598,709.59 RON Transelectrica ceased paying the dividends due but uncollected from the financial years 2006-2010 because the 3 years’ write-off term was reached and it approved by AGA their accounting registration in the ‘Other revenues’ account. 20 August 2015 is the 3 years write-off term associated to the payment of due uncollected dividends of 2011. Page | 30 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 3.5. Rating In February 2014 Moody’s Investors Service changed the outlook of Transelectrica’s rating (Ba2) from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. The criteria that were used in the assessment of the international rating agency took into account the diversified sources of financing, the improvement of Company liquidity, but also the improved financial performance during 2013. The rating of Transelectrica granted in February 2014 was two notches inferior to Romania’s sovereign one (reconfirmed by Moody’s Investors Service at Baa3 with negative outlook at the beginning of 2014). On 02 February 2015 the credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service published its updated credit opinion whereby the rating agency assessed the current and future capability of Transelectrica to meet its payment liabilities to creditors. The credit opinion was issued one year after the last update (05 February 2014). The current credit opinion does not change the credit rating of Transelectrica. Both the rating and the rating outlook remain unchanged from the last assessment. Table 6: Transelectrica’s rating Moody’s Investors Service 2015 2014 2013 Ba2 stable Ba2 stable Ba2 negative Page | 31 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 4. Risk management 4.1. Policy regarding risk management The strategic requirements regarding the operational safety and continuity determine the Company to approach risk management in a proactive manner in order to detect and treat potential losses before occurrence of generating events, thus preparing in advance technical, operational and financial solutions appropriate to prevent such possible losses. The Company takes into account managing risks using an integrated management system that applies the management / internal audit standards of public entities, the regulatory requirements of the capital market and of rating agencies. Setting up safe working environment for employees; Operating the equipment and installations under safe conditions without generating any danger for third parties or impacting the environment; Implementing the optimum risk control and financing solutions. The risks of Transelectrica SA are managed by setting two kinds of risk treatment solutions and determining their optimum structure: Organisational solutions that diminish risks by means of organising / designing / planning / structuring the activities, the communicational plans, the measures for business continuity after some risk occurrence, as well as by managing risks using procedures and enhancing labour security and safety measures; Financial solutions that include insurance, share offers, bond emissions and other instruments provided by the capital, insurance and other markets. The governance team of the Company established the following main objectives for risk management: Improving the Company's risk profile by managing the overall risk identification, assessment and monitoring process and implementing the control required in order to maintain risk exposure to acceptable levels; Eliminating or reducing to minimum the conditions and practices that can lead to the failure to achieve the general objectives, the discontinuity or limitation of Company activities; Reducing the total risk cost in the Company with a view to reduce the costs of services provided by the Company and provide financial resources for operational costs, payment of debts and strategic investments; Company risks are managed by optimising the ratio between the organisational and financial solutions in order to keep risks under control at acceptable levels and reasonable costs. Company activities are sensitive to the general economic conditions that can influence the quantity of transmitted electricity and implicitly the operational revenues and results. Moreover, the demand for electricity and its price depend on various factors the Company has no control over, namely: And strategic objectives: Understanding the risks the Company is exposed to, their causes and costs and the possible impact on the general and specific objectives; Global and regional economic and political developments; The demand of industrial consumers; Climatic conditions; The tariffs regulated by ANRE for transmission and system services; Existing laws and regulations; Page | 32 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 4.2. Main identified risks The Company’s overall management focuses on the unpredictability of the economic and financial environment, attempting to minimise the potential adverse effects of financial performance. The main risks that the Company can be faced with during its activities are provided below in a summary. 4.2.1. Interest rate payment risk Figure 7: Fluctuations of interest rates The Company has concluded credit contracts (in the long and short run) in order to finance its investment programmes and to sustain operational activities. The variable structure of the interest rate of the credits taken by the Company can influence both cash flows from operational activities and the profitability, in case the values of international indexes used in the interest rate calculation change significantly. 2014 51% 49% 2013 53% 47% Variable Fix The significant increase of interest rates charged by the international inter-bank markets can influence the financing cost in the mid and long run, with negative impact over the operational results. In terms of interest rates from the credit portfolio of the Company, there is quite balanced distribution between the credits with fixed rates and those with variable rates. During 2014 EURIBOR (6 months) registered decreasing trend from 0.371 % at the end of 2013 and ended with 0.177% p.a. interest rate. Figure 8: EURIBOR evolution 0.45 0.430 0.396 0.40 0.35 0.407 0.417 0.387 0.371 0.333 0.305 0.30 0.292 0.25 0.20 0.15 dec.-13 jan.-2014 feb.-14 mar.-14 0.200 apr.-14 may-14 jun.-14 jul.-14 aug.-14 sep.-14 0.184 oct.-14 0.182 0.177 nov.-14 dec.-14 EURIBOR 6M (monthly averages) 4.2.2. Exchange rate risk The functional currency of the Company is the Romanian Leu. The Company is exposed to the fluctuations of exchange rates from the revaluation of assets / liabilities denominated in Page | 33 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 other currency but also the payments of interest and principal under the credits contracted in other currencies. EUR, while recording 13.3% depreciation against the USD and 0.4% appreciation against the JPY. During 2014 volatility was relatively low. The national currency appreciated 0.1% against the Figure 9: Exchange rate evolution EUR 2014 JPY 2014 USD 2014 0.0335 0.0330 0.0325 0.0320 0.0315 0.0310 0.0305 0.0300 0.0295 0.0290 0.0285 0.0280 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.40 3.30 3.20 3.10 3.00 2.90 4.60 4.55 4.50 4.45 4.40 4.35 4.30 Consequently, in 2014 revenues from the differences of exchange rates amounted to 27.5 million RON while expenses were 28.8 million RON. The general impact of such exchange rate differences is loss amounting 1.3 million RON. Table 7: Net exposure in financial position statement Total RON EUR USD JPY 31 December 2014 985 213 734 23 16 31 December 2013 1,159 227 881 26 24 Mill. RON Figure 10: Net exposure in financial position statement -15.8% 1,158 2.1% 2.2% 19.6% 975 1.6% 2.4% 21.8% 4.2.3. Risk regarding the provisions from financing agreements 76.1% 74.2% 2013 JPY 2014 USD RON In 2014, the bank debt decreased from 1,159 million RON to 985 million RON against the background of the Company’s diminished indebtedness and the principal payments under the contracted credits. Credits denominated in EUR are still maintained at high level of 74% from all credits while credits in RON amount to 22%. In 2014, the Company no longer contracted other credits in hard currency. EUR The Company has got financing contracts concluded with international financial institutions (EBRD and EIB) and commercial banks in order to finance its investment projects and sustain other operational activities, as part of its business. There clauses in the financing contracts regarding- Page | 34 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 compliance with certain financial indicators, control changes over the Company, pari passu type clauses etc. Violating such clauses can entail the anticipated payment of the credit, based on preliminary notification and a reasonable time interval, some credit having penalty clauses for early repayment. To date the Company has received no notification of anticipated reimbursement for failure to comply with the obligations assumed. 4.2.4. Liquidity risk The liquidity risk means the Company can encounter difficulties in complying with its obligations associated to financial debts which are settled in cash or by transfer of other financial asset. The provisions of the Company’s financing agreements can limit its financial and operational flexibility. Prudential policy in managing the liquidity risk means maintaining sufficient liquid resources in order to cover the obligations as long as they reach due date, as well as to make available financing by means of proper credit facilities. The liquidity risk is diminished by introducing unsecured instruments in the Company’s financing mix (corporative bonds, unsecured loans provided by international financial institutions), which significantly reduce the dependence on the limitations and constraints of the banking environment and the need to secure commercial credits with decreasing commercial liabilities. Another component of the liquidity risk is the opportunity cost of financial investments for the excess of liquidities the Company might have at a certain moment. In this respect the Company management was permanently concerned with investing the excess liquidity into low risk instruments but satisfactory returns. The average return obtained in 2014 was 3.32%. 4.2.5. Credit risk Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. This risk arises principally from the Company’s receivables from customers and cash and cash equivalents. The treatment of counterparty risk is based on internal and external success factors of the Company. External factors of success that are systematically reducing the risk are: decentralization of the energy sector where production, transmission, distribution and supply are distinct activities, and the interface for the customer is the supplier, the trading of energy on the Romanian market on two market segments: regulated market and competitive market. Internal factors of success in the treatment of counterparty risk include the diversification of customer portfolio and diversification of the number of services provided on the electricity market. Financial assets, which potentially subject the Company to collection risk, consist principally of trade receivables and cash and cash equivalents. The Company applied a series of policies to make sure that the services are rendered to customers that can provide a proper collection, by including in the commercial contracts their obligation to establish financial guarantees. The carrying amount of accounts receivable, net of impairment allowances, represents the maximum amount exposed to collection risk. The collection risk related to these receivables is limited, as these amounts are primarily due by State-owned companies.. 4.2.6. Risk of tariff (price) associated to the regulatory framework Taking into account the position of regulated natural monopoly the price risk associated to the regulatory framework is an important factor that can impact Company activities, with negative impact over the operational results, financial situation and Company prospects. The price risk has some structural component of the manner in which the tariff is set and a Page | 35 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 component depending on the transparency of the regulatory act of the past pricing decisions. The structural composition comes from: The rigidity of the tariff mechanism in the full prompt recovery of operational costs, of the recognised technical losses (both in terms of quantity and of price); It is not possible to adjust the cost of capital during the regulatory period depending on the development of financial markets; Costs of capital are not recovered in the period from capital engagement and RAB recognition of the resulting asset etc. and the faulty running of the actual regulatory act exercised by ANRE as some decisions by an insufficient level of transparency when tariffs were set in the past, both components contributing thus to reduced predictability of financial results. Implementing the binomial tariff system in the following interval (with power component and energy component) could protect revenues by means of the stability provided by the fixed component (power). 4.2.8. Other risks Other risks identified that can influence the Company’s activities, operational results and financial situation are as follows: Non execution or delayed execution of investment projects of the Company; The Company could be compelled to spend important amounts in order to maintain its infrastructure; The discontinuities in the operation of the electricity transmission system; Deterioration of Company rating; It is impossible to hire, train or retain sufficient number of employees with high qualification; Occurrence of disputes, uncertain results; Strikes or interruption; There is limited control over one's own subsidiaries, which makes it difficult to implement uniform corporative policies; The uncertain juridical regime of the shares issued by OPCOM and Formenerg owned by the Company. 4.2.7. Volume risk The reduction in the volume of tariffed energy might have negative influence over the Company’s financial situation and prospects. Taking into account the costs structure is significantly dominated by costs that do not vary depending on the volume / activity of the Company such disturbances can propagate into profits as well. The tariff adjustment mechanism can provide a solution but in the financial year impacted by decreased volumes the Company’s financial performance remains disturbed. other forms of activity Page | 36 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 5. Human resources 5.1. Personnel structure In the last two years personnel structure maintained relatively constant in terms of average number of employees, only slight (0.8%) decrease being registered compared to 2012. In accordance with its operational licence does not usually hire temporary employees. The operation of electric substations from the RET and dispatch services in the SEN are provided using operational personnel organised under permanent shift regimes. During 2014 a number of 121 persons were hired while employees left the Company, mainly by mutual agreement and retirement.. Table 8: Average number of employees with individual labour contract for undetermined term Year / indicator 2014 2013 2012 Average number of employees 2,180 2,180 2,198 Table 9: Personnel structure by level of studies Level of studies 2014 2013 2012 Academic 1,257 1,245 1,244 919 928 947 4 7 7 2,180 2,180 2,198 Elementary TOTAL These last three years, 46 has been the average age in the Company. Even if the personnel above 40 still represent more than half of total employees, the share dropped from 55.5% in 2012 and 2013 to 53.6% in 2014. Also, during the same time interval, the percentage of employees aged 18 to 35 grew 10.8% compared to the previous year, in line with the strategic objective to recruit prevailingly young graduates. Table 10: Employee structure by age categories Age [years] The number of employees with university studies slightly increased 1.1% compared to 2012 and 0.9% compared to 2013. This current year the share of employees with university studies is 57.7% from the total number of personnel and 42.2% are employees with high school level studies, in general electric power profile. High school employees are men. 92 out of the 572 women working in Translelectrica on 31.12.2014 are in middle management positions (department heads, managers) and 12 at executive level (directors), together representing 18% of the female gender personnel.. 2014 2013 2012 18-35 575 519 511 36-40 437 452 467 41-50 551 563 585 51-60 548 565 580 69 81 55 2,180 2,180 2,198 >60 TOTAL Taking into calculation the retirement age of current employees 55 are going to retire in 2015 and another 260 in 2016 - 2020. Examining the structure of employees by genders one can find out three quarters of all Page | 37 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Figure 11: Personnel structure by age categories Table 11: Personnel structure by seniority Seniority [years] 3% 26% 25% 2014 2013 2012 18-35 0-10 499 482 470 36-40 11-20 453 446 465 21-30 631 635 637 31-40 514 526 538 83 91 88 2,180 2,180 2,198 41-50 51-60 >60 >40 TOTAL 20% 25% There is a similarity of experience development (seniority) when compared to staff seniority accrued in the Company: percentages are very close, thus showing employee loyalty. The largest seniority segment in the company is 21 to 30 years, a segment that also remained constant over the 2012 -2014 period. Figure 12: Number of employees by seniority As regards the activity in the Company in 2014 more than half of the employees recorded over 20 years of work, those having worked over 30 years being 28% Table 12: Personnel structure by seniority within the Company Seniority in 2014 2013 2012 0-10 487 467 456 11-20 468 459 478 21-30 619 622 624 31-40 535 547 559 71 77 62 2,180 2,180 2,198 Transelectrica [years] Seniority in the Company 487 (22%) 468 (21%) 619 (28%) 535 71 (25%) (3%) 499 (23%) 453 (21%) 631 (29%) 514 83 (24%) (4%) >40 TOTAL Labour Seniority 0-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 >40 The operative and operational domain covers the greatest share of personnel categories, namely 80.1%. The greatest share among them is represented by operational employees, namely 56.2%. In comparison with last year, the number of personnel for support activities and executive management diminished 2%. Page | 38 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Table 13: Personnel structure by employee categories 2014 Personnel structure Number of employees Operative and operational personnel (rated labour), of whom: 1,747 DEN 190 Operational personnel from transformer substations, tele-management centres and operational centres 982 Admission-reception personnel 119 OMEPA personnel directly involved in productive activities – operational centres, settlement of non-conformities, tele-metering systems, liaising with market participants 38 Personnel directly involved in organising and monitoring the substation operations 418 Personnel for support activities and executive management 433 TOTAL 2,180 5.2. Professional training Professional training activities performed in 2014 focused mainly on achieving the ‘Annual programme of professional maintenance, training and improvement for Company employees’, a complex programme elaborated after a wide scale process that identified and prioritised the training needs of Company personnel. The major objective of such programme was maintaining and developing new competences for Company personnel while also acquiring the necessary abilities to improve work quality and productivity. The table below provides the costs associated to employees’ participations into training courses with trainers from outside the Company and their number. Particular attention was paid to training programmes dedicated to operative and operational personnel, as their permanent training and qualification is targeted in the domains requiring uninterrupted adaptation to economic and technological changes, improved professional performance on the job and acquiring new abilities in the operation of new power equipment and systems. In terms of participations to programmes organised with external training providers the greatest share was recorded in the technical domain, namely 54% of total participations at Company level. Figure 13: Distribution of participation by domain Table 14: External professional training courses and the expenses with the training provider Indicator / Year Number of participants 2014 878 2013 1,114 2012 1,769 Technical 4.7% 4.6% 1.3% 4.8% 0.67 0.66 1.34 FinanceAccounting 4.8% Communication and Public relations 5.6% Investment 54.0% 5.8% Expenses (mill. RON) IT Management Other Procurement 7.2% 7.4% Legislation for Energy sector Human resources Page | 39 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 5.3. Organisational efficiency project In April 2014 the Company together with service consultant launched the project meant to ‘increase the organisational efficiency of the NPG Co. Transelectrica SA’. The purpose of this project is optimising the organisational model, restructuring branch activities, increasing personnel motivation and achieving some remuneration system that should take into consideration one variable component besides the fixed one based on performance indicators. The main project results comply with the achievement requirements of the Company’s strategic objectives from the Administration and Management Plan. The activities performed to date refer to elaborating activity standards, re-devising the organisational structure and structural norms, as well as submitting proposals for the remuneration system. The estimated completion date of this project is the end of the first quarter. 5.4. Trade union representation Company employees are affiliated to the Transelectrica Trade Union, which belongs in the National Federation of Electricity Trade Unions UNIVERS. At present, over 90% of the total number of employees pay their monthly fee to the union. A collective labour contract has been concluded between Transelectrica and its employees, which is valid until 3 January 2017; it regulates the individual and collective labour relations, as well as the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to: Concluding, executing, amending, suspending and ending the contract; Working time and resting time; Salary levels; Labour health and security, working conditions; Professional training; Social protection of employees and other rights; Rights and obligations ensuing from working relationships; Mutual recognition, employer's rights and obligations and the trade union's; The parties agreed to meet any time they need under the joint Employer – Union Commission in order to solve the problems that might occur under the Collective labour contract (“CLC”) in force, to avoid labour conflicts and to establish an organisational framework that enables permanent contact in order to prepare the negotiations for the CLC. The joint commission carry out its activities in accordance with its own regulation. 5.5. Research and development In order to ensure the operation of SEN under maximum safety and stability conditions, according to the quality standards included in the transmission licence, the Company needs research projects, support studies and consultancy in order to ground its decisions and implement new technologies that can be found worldwide and/or specific to the Romanian power system. Transelectrica annually finances its own study and research programmes for 2014. The funds allocated in this respect are ranging between 0.1 - 0.2% of the Company’s turnover (much below the about 2-5% level practiced by similar companies worldwide). The studies were selected taking into account the Technical Code of RET, the licences granted to the Company, ANRE regulations, as well as the chapters contained in the Annual Study and Research Programme: Studies regarding strategies in the electricity domain Studies regarding reduction of technical losses and the Company's consumption of electricity Support studies for the Company's electricity consumption Studies regarding renewable sources and the implementation of "smart grid" Studies on the evaluation of new equipment and technologies; Studies with respect to stimulating the efficient consumption of electricity Page | 40 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 The work carried out for the 2014 Annual Studies and Research Programme, for which expenses amounting to 493 thousand RON were made, are yearly reported to ANRE and mainly refer to the following objectives: Post-calculation of technical losses and the energy balance in RET; forecast of energy losses in the RET by branches and in the entire SEN for 2012-2014; Analysis of electricity quality within the RET in 2010 - 2013; Analysis on the condition of the paper-oil insulation in the 110 - 750 kV transformers and shunt reactors, including the bushings as well used in the RET based on registrations made during maintenance and operation; Assessing the impact of installations from electric substations over the personnel's health; Analysis of the steady state and transient stability conditions and the short-circuit strains within the RET (The 2014 - 2018 2023 development and prospects by 2030); Analysis of operational regimes under the synchronous interconnection with the Republic of Moldova; Impact of the binomial tariff system implemented for the electricity transmission services; Improving the maintenance management to installations, equipment, buildings and special constructions; Reviewing the energy regulations and guidelines with respect to limiting the nonsymmetric deforming regime in electric networks. In accordance with the Revenue and Expenditure Budget for 2015, approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders dated 03.23.2015, expenses for research and development worth 4.687 thousand RON were budgeted. Page | 41 Operational Report REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Operational Report Page | 42 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 6. Operational figures 6.1. Network configuration The electricity transmission grid (”RET”) is the transmission network of national and strategic interest with nominal line voltage higher than 110 kV and is formed by assembly lines, power stations and other power equipment connected with each other, supporting elements, control and protection. RET makes the connection between producers, distribution networks, large consumers and neighbouring power systems. Figure 14: Electricity transmission grid Most overhead power lines ("OPL") and electricity transformation stations that make up the RET, were built in 1960-1970 at the technological level of those years. Under license of the transmission system operator, Transelectrica conducts extensive investment and maintenance programs so that safe operation of facilities to be provided . The volume of energy capacity , the license for the service of electricity transmission , delivery service management system and balancing market is presented below: Table 15: The volume of energy capacity Voltage (nr.) Power (MVA) OPL (kV) 750 1 2,500 3.108 400 38 21,185 4,855.990 220 42 14,093 3,875.644 110 - - 40.418 81 37,778 8,775.160 Total Stations (km) RET planning aims to maintain, in terms of economic efficiency, a high quality Page | 43 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 transmission service and safe operation if the national power system in accordance with applicable regulations and standards jointly undertaken at European level, the TSO associates the ENTSO-E. Figure 15: Energy Balance (TWh) 2014 53.5 60.7 Investments made so far have allowed the Company to maintain an appropriate level of dispatching infrastructure necessary for the operation of electricity markets: national network of optic fibre, EMS - SCADA monitoring and management system for measuring the quantities of electricity traded on the wholesale market, trading and settlement IT platforms. There is an ongoing modernization program for the entire network, at the highest European standards, involving the restoration of the most important power stations in RET, as well as the development of transmission capacity for interconnector lines 2013 52.5 2012 8.5 1.4 4.7 54.5 2.7 54.6 4.3 54.3 4.6 Net internal consumption Export Net internal output Import 6.2. Selected operational data 6.2.1. Balance of National Power System Table 16: Energy Balance TWh 2014 2013 2012 Net output 60.7 54.5 54.3 Import 1.4 2.7 4.6 Export 8.5 4.7 4.3 53.5 52.5 54.6 Net consumption* * values do not include the consumption of afferent auxiliary services from electricity generating power plants; the net consumption value includes the losses from transmission and distribution networks, as well as the energy consumption of pumps from hydro-power plants; The net energy output of 2014 continued the growing trend occurred in 2013 compared to 2012, which deepened and exceeded 10% (11.4% compared to the previous year). The balance of cross-border physical exchanges was of export in 2014 amounting to about 7 TWh, increasing compared to 2013 when Romania registered export of approximately 2 TWh. This was due to the high hydraulic level maintained during the year and output sensibly bigger in the power plants using renewable sources, against the background of favourable conditions for the energy output from wind and photovoltaic power parks. 6.2.2. National generation park 2014 registered increase of the gross installed capacity of 3.4% (797 MW) as compared to 2013, which was significantly obtained (approximately 90% of the total) from renewable sources. Thus the installed capacity in wind power parks reached 2,953 MW, with 346 MW growth compared to 2013. Particular development was registered by photovoltaic power parks with 1,223 MW installed capacity Page | 44 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 compared to 860 MW in 2013 and 29 MW in 2012. Table 18: Mix of net electricity output TWh 2014 2013 2012 Thermal 23.0 23.6 28.6 Nuclear 10.7 10.7 10.5 Hydro 18.6 14.9 12.2 8.3 5.3 3.0 60.7 54.5 54.3 Table 17: Installed capacity (gross values) MW 7 2014* 2013 2012 Thermal 12,102 12,079 12,454 Nuclear 1,413 1,413 1,413 Hydro 6,709 6,648 6,563 Renewable 4,276 3,563 2,008 Total 24,500 23,703 22,438 5 Renewable 6 Total 8 * Values recorded on 01.01.2015 Figure 17: Generation mix 2012 – 2014 (TWh) The 2014 dynamics of installed capacity is provided below: Figure 16: Installed capacity 2014 (MW) 2014 27,4% Hydro 12,1% Wind 2014 23,0 (38%) 10,7 (18%) 2013 23,6 (43%) 10,7 (20%) 28,6 (53%) 2012 18,6 (31%) 14,9 (27%) 8,3 60,7 (14%) 5,3 54,5 (10%) 10,5 (19%) 12,2 (22%) Hidro Regenerabile 3,0 54,3 (5%) 5,8% Nuclear Termo Nuclear 0,4% Biomass 6.2.4. Net consumption 49,4% Termal 5,0% Photovoltaic Termo Nuclear Hidro Eolian Biomasa Fotovoltaic 6.2.3. Mix of electricity output The net average electricity consumption of every month recorded in 2014 a growing trend compared to 2013. The installed capacity growth in wind and photovoltaic power parks implicitly led also to their increased share in the generation mix. Thus in 2014 the share of wind parks in the net output mix reached to 10.1% (6,138 MWh), while photovoltaic parks reached to 2.7% of the total. Mention should be made the net output generated by photovoltaic parks increased from 410 MWh in 2013 to 1,616 MWh in 2014. As far as hydropower generation is concerned, the hydropower output represented 30.7% taking into account the average flow of Danube River maintained high, namely 6.024 m3/s, registering 3.4% growth compared to 2013. 5 6 Hydrocarbons and coal 7 Hydrocarbons and coal Wind, biomass, photovoltaic 8 Wind, biomass, photovoltaic Page | 45 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 6,566 6,893 6,166 5,899 5,567 5,544 5,793 5,597 5,767 6,227 6,438 6,601 Figure 18: Net average consumption (MWh/ h) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Table 19: Maximum consumption 2012 - 2014 The net maximum hourly consumption of 2014 was registered in December with the same trend of these last years, when maximum values were recorded in the winter months. Value (MWh/ h) Year Month 2014 Dec 8,464 2013 Jan 8,312 2012 Feb 8,627 8,075 8,059 7,527 7,150 6,770 6,412 6,597 6,966 6,898 7,949 8,170 8,464 Figure 19: Consumption peaks registered at the level of the national electric power system (MWh/h) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Own services of power plants are not included 6.2.5. Commercial electricity exchanges The development of commercial exchanges with neighbouring countries is mainly influenced by the trends of prices on Europe’s electricity markets, but also by the availability of generation capacities and by the value of the net cross-border exchange capacities. 2014 was net exporting year against the background of high hydraulic level and increased output of photovoltaic parks. Moreover, an important contribution to the commercial increase of export was the exemption of exported energy from the contribution for high efficiency cogeneration, enforced on 1 July 2014 (OG 494/ 2014). markets, against the background of increased output from wind power parks (introduced at minimum prices on the market) and hydraulic level restored to its normal values. In 2012, Romania registered net electricity import which circumstances were mainly determined by the meteorological regime, characterised by long drought that provided low hydraulic level. Figure 20: Commercial flows (TWh) 1.1 2014 0.5 In 2013 Romania registered net exports of electricity as a result of decreased priced for the electricity transacted on Romania’s 1.4 Import 8.2 2.5 2013 2012 1.1 Export Page | 46 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Table 20: Cross-border interconnections (use of the total allocated capacity, %) Border Hungary Bulgaria Serbia Ukraine Moldova Direction 2014 [%] 2013 [%] 2012 [%] export 75.50 30.28 18.02 import 16.02 17.28 22.20 export 51.20 45.46 8.63 import 18.04 25.88 44.10 export 78.88 25.39 50.69 import 7.26 17.16 2.67 export 0.00 0.00 0.00 import 14.61 7.55 41.38 export 0.00 0.00 0.00 import 0.00 7.43 44.86 In November 2014 day-ahead market coupling was introduced in Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, thus changing from explicit daily allocation to the implicit one on the Romanian - Hungarian border. Introducing the coupling mechanism did not impact the manner in which available capacity for borders is determined, harmonised and offered. Given the high interest of electricity suppliers for the use of the cross-border export capacities to Hungary gained after annual and monthly bids, available capacities provide reduced values for the daily export allocation to Hungary. Although reduced amounts are offered upon daily allocation for export to Hungary, the total volume of energy exported to Hungary was not impacted by the coupling mechanism that was introduced and it maintained at high values. The values provided in the table represent annual means calculated simple arithmetical mediums of the average monthly values 6.2.6. Utilisation of total allocated capacity in 2012 – 2014 (%) During 2014 the capacity allocated to the borders (as result of annual, monthly, daily and intra-daily allocations) was mainly used for export, the utilisation degree recording 75% average export values to Hungary, 79% export to Serbia and around 50% export to Bulgaria. The following developments were registered compared to previous years: while on the Bulgarian border the value stayed at the same value like last year; In terms of import drops were registered on all borders, except for the border with Ukraine. In 2012, 2013, and 2014 there was no export under passive island diagram into the Republic of Moldova. Beginning with March 2013, there was no more import from the Republic of Moldova under passive island diagram into the SEN. In terms of export growth was registered on the borders with Hungary and Serbia, Figure 21: Total allocated capacity (%) 79 75 18 30 Hungary export 2012 45 51 22 17 16 Hungary import 2013 9 Bulgaria export 51 44 26 18 17 3 Bulgaria import 45 41 25 Serbia export Serbia import 7 0 0 0 Ukraine export 8 15 Ukraine import 0 0 0 Moldavia export 7 0 Moldavia import 2014 Page | 47 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 6.2.7. Development of technological consumption registered in the electricity transmission grid The development of technical losses (technological consumption) in the RET is influenced by several factors, which are independent from Transelectrica’s activities, such as- meteorological conditions; structure of output vs. location of consumption; physical import / export flows on the borders of SEN. The smallest values (compared with the energy injected into the grid outline) are registered during arid years (low hydraulic level determines favourable output distribution, and corona losses are small). Table 21: Development of technological consumption 2012 - 2014 2014 Energy input in the grid 2013 Technological consumption Figure 22: Development of technological consumption (2012 – 2014) 50 2.33 2.52 3.0 2.40 40 2.0 30 2012 20 43.6 40.9 42.9 2013 2014 1.0 10 GWh 42,851 40,899 43,628 GWh 1,026 1,032 1,018 % 2.40% 2.52% 2.33% Factors that determined the development of technological consumption (%) in 2014 compared to the previous year Increase of consumption and of export higher volume of energy circulated within the RET the percentage of technological consumption decreases as determined by idle run losses (corona and iron losses in case of big transformer units), increased component determined by load losses. 0 0.0 2012 Losses More unfavourable power flows ' growth of Joule losses o Generation centres located far from consumption points o High output from renewable sources focused within an excess region (S-E) o Unfavourable cross-border transits along south-north. Slightly bad meteorological conditions corona losses (high humidity, great amounts of precipitation, fog, frost); Technological consumption Energy input in the grid Monthly development of technological consumption 2014 The maximum value of technological consumption [%] was registered in December, against the background of bad meteorological conditions that contributed to increasing the corona component of losses and disadvantageous output structure, especially as a result of very high amount of wind power (about 15% in the annual output, the highest monthly value) and decreased output of hydrocarbons generation in the power plants directly connected to the RET. The minimum value of technological consumption [%] was registered in July when corona were reduced as a result of low humidity, and the drop of Joule losses was determined by a better structure of output and of physical flows on the borders. Page | 48 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Figure 23: Monthly development of technological consumption 2014 5 2.45 2.52 2.35 2.43 2.76 2.55 2.27 4 2.10 2.22 2.31 2.37 2.41 4.1 3.9 4.0 Oct Nov Dec 3.0 3 1.5 2 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 Feb Mar Apr 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1 0.0 0 Jan Technological consumption Energy input in the grid Perspectives for technological consumption The most likely development scenario for the level of losses in the transmission network, based on estimations regarding certain determining factors, is as follows: The high capacity installed in wind resources at present will still lead to high technological consumption in absolute value, as a result of transmitting the respective amount of energy prevailingly generated in south-eastern Romania (Dobrogea region) to the deficit areas from the SEN and to the interconnection lines from north-west Romania; The increased output of photovoltaic parks connected to the distribution network near the consumers will determined the volume of energy circulated in the transmission grid, with the effect of increased percentage of technological consumption (the reduced amount of energy transmitted through the transmission grid will determine only the reduction of loadproduced losses, the component of the idle run- corona losses and idle run losses from transformer units- staying relatively constant regardless of the volume circulated in the grid); The development of the single energy market at European level will determine additional energy flows in the SEN, which will make technological consumption vary in the ETG. Taking into account the northern part of the country provides deficit in terms of electricity generation, the technological consumption will increase when physical flows on the northern and western borders are going to export and it will decrease when energy is imported on these borders. Page | 49 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 7. RET development projects The Administration Plan of the NPG Co. Transelectrica provides accelerating the investment projects in view of modernising and enhancing the Electricity transmission grid, while also increasing the interconnection capacity with neighbouring countries of the ENTSO-E as well as those outside the EU in order to increase the operational safety of the SEN and export capacities and also improve the Company’s operational and financial results. The financial performance and level of investments are inter-dependent and directly influence the Company results. Expediting investments is zero priority for Supervisory Board and Directorate members, being motivated by the very financial circuit determining financial performance, corresponding to the tariff-setting methodology approved by ANRE applicable to the Company, which determines insured financial sources for the operational and investment activities. Any increase in the value of investments completed with commissioning determines growth in the regulated asset base and increased return and amortisement, thus enabling premises for higher financial results and determining positive results for shareholders in terms of shares productivity (dividends + stock exchange capitalisation), and also providing the financing sources for the Company. 7.1. RET development plan 2014 – 2023 The “RET development plan in 2014 – 2023” (RET Plan) approved by ANRE relied on analysis of the forecasted the RET operational regimes, based on scenarios regarding consumption development, generation park and exchanges with neighbouring systems in the mid and long term. The the RET infrastructure projects require by their specificity longer periods of preparation and achievement so that results become visible after a certain number of years. The usual full cycle of an investment project (beginning with the initial design stage, feasibility study, terms of reference, technical project up to project execution and commissioning) is 5 years in the average to build / refurbish one electrical substation, and 9 years to build a new electrical line. The needs to consolidate the network for the time horizon of the RET Development plan took into account the real balancing possibilities of the output - consumption balance and the assumption that regulations will provide correlation of the promotion system with national strategic objectives so as to bring the total installed capacity in wind and photovoltaic parks to a level that provides efficient sustainable development. The output park in Dobrogea region is developing rapidly. Many wind power parks were built and still appear, with photovoltaic ones more recently. Also two new nuclear units are planned for the NPP Cenavoda. The section should be consolidated of the internal network transmitting the power to consumption and storage centres from the western and northern parts of this region. From an output exceeding 3000 MW in Dobrogea (regardless of the primary source used- wind, PV, NPP Cernavoda, CHPP Braila, CHPP Galati) the network capacity to discharge such power should be strengthened. Depending on the exact location of power plant projects that will be built and the load distribution of power plants in the rest of the SEN, such need can occur from 2500 MW / 3500 MW up. Grid development should take into account solutions that enable the elimination of congestions on the main directions of power flows, between the generation centres in the east of the country and the consumption & storage centres in the west, corresponding to the following transmission corridors: Page | 50 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 1. N-S corridor interconnecting Dobrogea and Moldova; 2. E-V/S corridor connecting Dobrogea and Bucharest + border area / south of the continent; 3. E-V corridor inter-connecting Moldova and the SEN to the west. Developing the output capacities relying on renewable sources leads to intensified exchanges between systems and increased variability of power flows across large regions. The experience of last years and the forecast of the next period shows a great demand on the Romanian network at the borders with Serbia and Hungary, both in terms of exchanges between SEN and these systems and in terms of transits crossing the SEN network. Exchange capacities need increasing at the western interface of the system in order to provide the required infrastructure for electricity exchanges in the region. Projects to increase the interconnection capacity with the Republic of Moldova are under study, so that the volume of power exchanges currently achieved under consumption / output islands connected radially with very small values can grow to significantly higher values. Enhancing Romania’s interconnection capacity will facilitate exporting the energy generated by the wind and photovoltaic parks of the SEN during certain time intervals, in excess to the domestic demand. Also market participants will be offered additional transmission capacity in order to export the available output in competitive thermal power plants on the energy market or to import cheaper energy available on the market during certain hourly intervals. The steady-state regime and static stability studies showed the monitored sections S4 (segment supplying N-V Transylvania) and S5 (segment supplying Moldova region) provide high risk of operating near the maximum admissible power in the section both in the mid and in the long term; the need was pointed out to enhance each one of these grid sections. To this effect it is beneficial to consolidate the electricity transmission network by completing the 400 kV ring between the north-eastern and north-western regions of the SEN in terms of increased static stability reserves in both S4 and S5, as well as in S3 (common transmission segment between Dobrogea + Moldova and the rest of the SEN). Several areas were also detected where local problems were estimated in the safe consumption supply and additional injection capacities should be installed from the 400 kV grid to the lower voltage network (Iernut, Sibiu). 7.1.1. Projects included in the RET development plan of the 2014 – 2023 period The Plan includes projects necessary in order to maintain network adequacy so as to have it properly dimensioned for electricity transmission forecasted to be generated, imported, exported and transited while observing the applicable technical norms. Two categories of investments are provided: 4. Extending the RET by building new lines (approximately 1000 km), increasing the transmission capacity of existing lines, extending the substations and increasing the transformer capacity in substations; 5. Refurbishment of existing substations. The main objectives targeted in the RET planning are as follows: a. Increasing the interconnection capacity of SEN To increase the exchange capacity through the western and south-western interface of Romania network enhancements are planned in the area, which will enable removing congestions both E - V to the border with Hungary and Serbia, as well as along the transit direction N - S by consolidating the Iron Gates – Resita – Timisoara – Arad corridor. Taking into account the contribution to implementing the strategic priories of the European Union in terms of the transEuropean energy infrastructure, such projects were included by the European Commission in the first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), jointly constituting the ‘Romania-Serbia Page | 51 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Group between Resita and Pancevo’, which includes the following projects of common interest: 400 kV dc OHL Reșița (RO) - Pancevo (Serbia); 400 kV OHL Iron Gates - Reșița and extending the 220/110 kV substation Reșița by building the new 400 kV one; Converting the 220 kV dc OHL Reșița Timișoara - Săcălaz - Arad to 400 kV, including construction of the 400 kV substations Timișoara and Săcălaz. To increase the exchange capacity through the eastern interface with the Republic of Moldova asynchronous interconnection is under study by means of back-to-back conversion substations. The following network developments are planned, which will add to the exchange capacity provided by the 400 kV OHL Isaccea (RO) - Vulcănesti (MD) and four 110 kV OHLs: The 400 kV OHL Suceava (RO) - Bălți (Republic of Moldova). The use of such project to maximum capacity depends on the construction of the 400 kV OHL Suceava - Gadalin, which is included in the Plan. When the Plan has been completed other projects are studied to increase the exchange capacity with the Republic of Moldova by building the third 400 kV interconnection line in the Iași - Ungheni area and by enhancing the domestic grid, which should connect the line to the existing transmission network. The final solution will be agreed together with the representatives of the TSO from the Republic of Moldova. projects significantly contribute, by increasing the interconnection capacity with Bulgaria and by enhancing the infrastructure that will sustain the power flows transmission between the Black Sea coast and the North Sea / Atlantic Ocean coast, to the implementation of the European Union’s strategic priorities regarding the trans-European energy infrastructure, compulsory prerequisite to achieve the policy objectives in the energy and climate domains. This is the reason why such projects were included by the European Commission in the first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), jointly constituting the “Bulgaria-Romania Group, capacity increase” together with three line and substation projects from Bulgaria. PCI „Bulgaria-România increase” capacity 400 kV dc OHL Smârdan – Gutinaș; 400 kV dc OHL Cernavoda - Stâlpu with one input/output circuit in Gura Ialomiței, to be continued in the future with the 400 kV OHL Stâlpu - Brașov; 400 kV sc OHL Suceava - Gadalin; c. Consumption supply safety in deficit areas Taking into account the estimated consumption increase by areas and the plans to dismantle certain units, the need was identified to enhance the transmission and the injection capacities towards the distribution network in areas where they are or soon will reach their limit in the following 10 years: Installing the second 400/110 kV transformer in Sibiu Sud substation in order to secure the only injection in Sibiu area; Installing the second 400/220 kV, 400 MVA autotransformer in Iernut substation in order to cover consumption in the N-V area of the country in the absence of sufficient installed capacity in the power plants of the region; Building the 400 kV dc OHL Medgidia S (Constanta S) - Constanta N; Replacing the active conductors of the 220 kV dc OHL Bucharest S - Fundeni in order b. Increasing the transmission capacity between the eastern region (especially Dobrogea) and the remaining part of the interconnected electric power system Several projects to enhance the transmission network were planned in order to increase the transmission capacity from Dobrogea to the rest of the system, of which several major Group, Page | 52 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 to increase transmissible power towards the northern part of Bucharest City; Replacing the 110/10 kV, 25 MVA T3 & T4 with 110/(20)10 kV 40 MVA transformers in Fundeni substation. d. Refurbishment and modernisation of existent substations 7.1.2. Investments of 2014 A number of 106 contracts for investment objectives were signed during 2014, amounting in total to 310,367 thousand RON in comparison with 92 contracts in sum total of 74,278 thousand RON in 2013 and with 73 contracts of 178,007 thousand RON total value in 2012. The main work execution contracts initiated in 2014 address the following categories of the RET investments: a. Modernising the electric substations Refurbishing substation Bradu - 29.4 mill. EUR Refurbishing substation Câmpia Turzii 9.5 mill. EUR Increasing installations safety in the 400/220/110/10 kV substation Bucharest South; replacing the 10 kV equipment - Lot II - 3.3 mill. EUR Replacing the shunt reactors of Cernavodă - 2.3 mill. EUR e. Safety of consumption supply Installing the T3 & T4 substation - 5.9 mill. RON Replacing transformer 2 in Gheorgheni substation - 0.3 mill. EUR in Fundeni The value of fixed assets registered in the accounting books in 2014 was 261.4 mill. RON (VAT free), the most important being: Refurbishing the 220/110 kV substation Barboși; Refurbishing the 400 kV substation Tulcea Vest, stage I; Refurbishing the 400/110 kV substation Brașov; Connecting substations Drăganesti Olt, Grădiște, and Stupărei to the optical fibre network; Replacing the 110/20 kV, 25 MVA transformer 2 in Gheorgheni; Projects to connect to the RET the wind power producers (WPP Făcăieni into the Gura Ialomiței substation, WPP Filipești Săucești into Bacău Sud substation), OHL relocations in order to provide co-existence conditions). Figure 24: Value of CAPEX additions to book value (net of VAT, mill. RON) -31.7% 34.9% b. Modernising the command-controlprotection systems 382.7 Modernising the control-protection system from Vetiș substation - 6.5 mill. RON Modernising the control-protection system from Tihău substation - 3.5 mill. RON 283.7 2012 261.4 2013 2014 9 c. Increasing the interconnection capacity The value of acquisitions of tangible and intangible assets for the period 2012 - 2014 is as follows: Resita-Pancevo OHL – 81.4 mill. RON d. Integrating the output of new power plants 9 Includes changes in suppliers with balance at the beginning of the year. Page | 53 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Table 22: Purchase of tangible and intangible assets c. Cancelling certain investment projects with significant value impact Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 Purchase of tangible and intangible assets 187.5 250.8 392.6 The audits performed at the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014, the amendments in the applicable legislation, the technological development and the problems detected of the managerial team in the protection area of the critical infrastructure determined reconsideration of investment objectives, especially those for critical infrastructure protection and the IT & communication projects, giving up some which could not be justified but with major impact in the investment value. The value impact over investment projects from the two entities determined reduced investment expenses by about 155.0 mill. RON. The competitive market conditions and the economic development determined significant economies in the cost of investment projects adjudicated by Transelectrica (between 18% and 50%, the mean being approximately 35%), contracts being attributed to significantly reduced values compared to those estimated in design documentations. For instance the Resita – Pancevo OHL project estimated the value to about 135.7 mill. RON and the contract was attributed for 81.4 mill. RON and thus getting 40% saving. 7.1.3. Main causes of reduction investment expenses of a. Impact of the expropriation legislation over the public utility cause In July 2013, Law 255/2010 on expropriation for reasons of public utility was amended; such law is necessary in order to achieve national, county and local objectives by including Transelectrica as well among the beneficiaries of this law amendments, which facilitated initiating the expropriation procedures for the lands required by the new line projects, but even under such circumstances the great time interval of legal stages impacted the estimated schedules of projects implementation. b. Impact of legislation the public procurement The great length of time of public procurement procedures, encumbered by appeals and / or cancellations has led to delays in the start of new projects and consequently to the partial expenses included in the Investment programme. New investment projects represented 67% of the Investment programme. d. d. Reducing the number of the RET connections of new generation capacities In addition to its own investment programme the Company also makes connections of various investors into new electricity generation capacities (new users) to the electricity transmission grid. Their value has got strongly decreasing trend because of the impact of the new legislation on green certificates, as many investors into renewable sources of energy gave up their SEN connections or requested postponing them. Thus during the impetuous development of wind parks in 2009-2012 there was a mean of 100.0 mill. RON for such kind of work, but 2014 ended with 33.9 mill. RON, and the total estimated value of 2015 is 12.5 mill. RON. 7.1.4. Investment programme for 2015-2017 The Company aims at stimulating investments for the RET modernisation and refurbishment and for increased interconnection capacities with neighbouring countries, both in order to provide safe operation of the Romanian Power System and to facilitate electricity exports. In this context the period 2015 - 2017 provides an ambitious investment programme including about 100 major projects, of which 76 will be initiated in 2015. Of these, 17 investment Page | 54 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 objectives will start earlier than provided in the RET Development plan for 2014-2023: associated bays from substations Mintia and Gadalin. b. Projects to increase the interconnection capacity Modernising the following substationsUngheni, Smârdan, Craiova Nord, Timișoara, the 220 and 110 kV substations Focșani, etc.; New overhead lines- Stejaru-Fântânele, Constanța-Medgidia, Banat Axis - stage III, Converting the Brazi Vest-Teleajen-Stâlpu OHL to 400 kV. During the same 2015 - 2017 period will be also initiated projects that were not included in the Development plan and will be submitted to ANRE’s approval, such as- the 400/110 kV substation Pelicanu, substations Bacau Sud, Roman Nord (relating to the Moldova axis), modernising the SCADA system of Constanța Nord substation, replacing the commandcontrol-protection system in the 400 kV substation Țânțăreni. a. National investment objectives An important investment objective is the 400 kV HVDC submarine cable Romania - Turkey, which will facilitate energy export in the context of large generation capacity and decreasing domestic consumption. To this effect on 3 February 2015 a memorandum was signed between Transelectrica and companies Prysmian PowerLink Ltd, UniCredit Tiriac Bank SA and Tonucci & Partners in order to study the technical, commercial, financial and legal implications of the construction and operation of such a cable. Building a pumping storage hydropower plant of 1,000 MW installed capacity in Tarnita Lapustesti, which plays an important part in balancing the SEN, constitutes another national investment objective. Connecting this energy objective to the RET requires building the 400 kV substation Tarnița and the 400 kV dc OHL Tarnita - Mintia, the 400 kV dc OHL Tarnița - Gadalin as well as their connection to the 400 kV substations Mintia and Gadalin. Co. Hidro Tarnița SA will inform Transelectrica about the selection procedure of investors and the completion of important stages of such an investment, condition necessary for Transelectrica to begin the procurement of design services for the 400 kV lines and their Along the western Romanian interface the following grid developments are planned: 400 kV OHL Reșița (RO) - Pancevo (RS); Banat Axis, stages I & II; Converting the 220 kV dc OHL Reșița Timișoara - Săcălaz - Arad to 400 kV, including construction of the 400 kV substations Timișoara and Săcălaz. Such projects will eliminate congestions both E - V to the Hungarian and Serbian borders and N - S, by enhancing the Iron Gates - Reșita Timișoara - Arad corridor. The projects will also allow SEN integration of the output from wind parks planned in the south-western part of the country (Banat) and from the existing Iron Gates hydropower development. The exchange capacity with the Republic of Moldova takes into account the following interconnection projects by means of back to back substations situated on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, namely: 400 kV OHL Isaccea (RO) - Vulcănești (RM); 400 kV OHL Iași (RO) - Ungheni (RM), which variants are provided for end substations both in Romania (e.g. Iași/ Munteni) and in the Republic of Moldova (e.g. Chișinău/ Strășeni); the final solution will be determined when the joint system and feasibility study has been conducted; 400 kV OHL Suceava (RO) - Bălți (RM), for which a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed and preliminary studies already performed. Along the S3 Dobrogea - Moldova axis: The domestic network uniting interconnection substations with the rest of the system has got insufficient transmission capacity, therefore it requires consolidation. This means building Page | 55 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 new 400 kV substation in the Iasi/Vaslui region and connecting it to the 400 kV network, located more to the south and west (the 400 kV substations Smârdan, Gutinaș, Bacău, Roman, and Suceava). It is also necessary to develop the transmission network connecting the eastern part of Romania (Moldova region) to the rest of the SEN. The 10 years’ the RET Development plan already includes the new 400 kV lines Suceava – Gadalin and Smârdan – Gutinaș, with deadlines in 2021 and 2020. 7.2. Quality of provided services According to the performance standard of electricity transport and system services – approved by ANRE Decision 17/2007, the main performance indicators for the RET administration and operation, as well as the continuity of transport service, are as follows: transported electricity (GWh) and percent coefficient percentage of energy losses in electricity transmission network - CPT values presented in the appropriate section (Operational figures); Average unavailability of facilities, scheduled or unscheduled events (accidental), per km for lines (INDLIN) or MVA transformers and autotransformers (INDTR): c. IT projects Particular attention is also paid to the information technology projects, which target process IT- modernising the EMS/SCADA (complex monitoring and managing system of the SEN by dispatcher), tele-metering system, IT system for the balancing market, as well as the telecommunication area, optical fibre network and telecommunication equipment. Table 23: Performance indicators for the RET management/operation activity Indicator 2014 2013 2012 142.59 114.52 203.30 27.97 11.44 24.72 114.62 103.08 178.58 112.18 171.58 190.35 8.53 3.27 9.00 103.65 168.31 181.35 INDLIN (hours/year) Total Unscheduled (accidental) Scheduled INDTRA (hours/year) Total Unscheduled (accidental) Scheduled Energy Not Supplied, due to interruptions and Average Interruption 10 Time : Table 24: Continuity indicators of transport services Indicator 2014 2013 2012 Energy Not Supplied to consumers 82.51 30.89 137.44 0.82 0.35 1.53 (MWh) Average Interruption Time (min/year) 10 AIT is equivalent to the average time , in minutes, when the power supply was interrupted. Page | 56 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 7.3. Maintenance The general principles of the maintenance strategy applied within Transelectrica are: the efficient use of funds for maintenance activities, in accordance with the law; organization of programs/projects/types of plants within the Company Maintenance Program; correlating the Maintenance Program with the Investment Program (refurbishment / modernisation / development) included in the Company Business Plan and the Electric Transmission Network Development Plan; integrating the principles resulting from the quality assurance and environmental protection system, from the concept of safety, including occupational health and safety, and the emergency response, in the performance of projects; considering the role and importance of the Electric Transmission Network as a critical infrastructure of the electric power market in establishing the concept of effective management of assets and, implicitly, maintenance. Based on applying these principles, the Annual Maintenance Program (AMP) is prepared. In carrying out the annual maintenance programs, the works/services that lead to increased reliability in the operation of plants, completion of works/contracted services and those contributing to the smooth operation of the plants shall be prioritized. Furthermore, the prospect of implementing remote control and supervision program for electrical plants, requiring rehabilitation of the electrical equipment, should also be taken into account, which will lead in the future to reducing staff and operational costs. For 2014, maintenance costs amounted to 94 mill. RON, which include major maintenance, minor maintenance and other expenses. The minor maintenance program of 2014 was achieved at 88%, program maintenance work being carried out mainly in the second half of the year. The major maintenance program was performed at 51%. Projects in this program have been launched since the beginning of 2014 but, mainly due to lengthy procurement procedures, maintenance in this category also has the most significant achievements in the second half of the year. 7.3.1. Maintenance program for 2015 and the estimate for the 2016-2017 period The maintenance activity is part of the Company's asset management concept and is, according to international practices thereof, following the coordinates set by the criteria of "sustainable development". In the context of sustainable development, asset management is a set of methods and procedures which contribute to increasing profitability, the competitiveness of the services provided through these assets and the continuity and quality of their operation. This approach to the maintenance activity required the establishment of principles within a complex strategy leading to the strategic objectives of this activity, as a support to Company objectives. The maintenance program for 2015 includes planned preventive maintenance services/ works, services/works in the design phase and services/works in progress, and has been organised by programs and projects according to installation type, as follows: Services/works in substations and power transformers Services/works on overhead power lines, buildings and various power plants Services/specific maintenance works for electricity metering equipment (simultaneous or remedial circuits, Page | 57 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 communications, equipment repair and measuring power quality monitoring, etc.). For the years 2016 and 2017, in order to estimate the values of Maintenance Programs, the works required from a technical point of view, contained in Electric Transmission Network Development Plan for the period 2014-2023, the provisions of the National Power Grid Company 'Transelectrica'- S.A. Management Plan, of the Regulation for preventive maintenance of plants and equipment of the Electric Transmission Network, the Requests of Transmission Branches, as well as the increasing number of OHL accidents were mainly taken into account. CEE market coupling project by Price (PCR, Price coupling of Regions) based on ATC (ATC Available Transfer Capacity). The target market for the next day based on the principle of coupling regions by price (PCR - Price Coupling of Regions) uses a unique algorithm for correlating offers and pricing. The characteristics of the solution are the following: uses a unique algorithm for correlating offers and pricing; provides a single price if interconnections allow commercial programs established through market mechanisms; establishes different price areas whenever congestion occurs; establishes an optimal efficient / cost; the default allocation is done only with the timeline for Day-ahead (annual allocations, monthly and intra-day stay explicit principles in force now. existing mechanisms are preserved in national markets (tendering, settlement and clearing); does not spare capacity allocation default what remains to be allocated to annual and monthly allocation (capacity reservation will review the opportunity after a few months of operation of markets coupled and make a decision); keeps the calculation of NTC / ATC and capacity allocation is based on ATC (based flow will be at a later stage in project development); an emergency situation that cannot achieve market coupling, decoupling is achieved and is explicit allocation according mechanisms currently implemented in Romania. European context As part of the third energy package under Regulation 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) no. 1228/2003 and Directive 72/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council are set out clear objectives on the need to improve cooperation and coordination between Transmission System Operators and power exchanges at regional and pan European providing and managing a effective and transparent access to the transmission networks across borders, improving safety in the supply of electricity at regional / community and implementation of the single market for electricity. Council (4 February 2011) and the Transport Telecommunications and Energy Council (28 February 2011) set tasks for ACER (Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators), national regulators and Transmission System Operators on 2014 deadline for achieving a fully functioning energy markets to the panEuropean level. In Europe, commercial launch mode was achieved in 2014, day-ahead markets were connected in the North-West and South-West (NVE and SVE) Europe (80% of the electricity market in Europe), applying the proper mechanism, coupling solution of the Regions 4M MC Project Romanian electricity market integration in the European internal market is a major objective of Romania, circumscribed the strategic objective of creating a European internal energy market, integrated and operational by Page | 58 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 the end of 2014, as set by the European Council in February 2011, a very ambitious objective for Europe and requiring further action consistent and concerted effort from stakeholders. The target of pan-European internal market for electricity for the next day horizon provides coupling these markets through price based on a single European solution coupling mechanism implicitly providing achieve allocation of interconnection capacity. On November 19, 2014 was successfully launched electricity market coupling for the following day in Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary ("4M MC"), applying the coupling mechanism and using the PCR solution for interconnection capacity calculation the same method based on ATC. Transmission system operators - TSOs (CEPS, SEPS, SEPS and Transelectrica) with power exchanges (OTE OKTE, HUPX and OPCOM) and supported by the national energy regulator (ERU, Urso, Mekhi and ANRE ) collaborated on the project to develop the framework, mechanisms and solutions necessary to ensure a rapid and effective implementation of this successful project. The solution implemented within the 4M MC is in accordance with guidelines framework for capacity allocation and congestion management, the relevant network codes and the mechanism used in the project developed in NWE region, thus ensuring easiest and fastest way coupling facilitating the implementation of the single European energy market. From technically and economically centralized architecture for many functions is beneficial because transforms complex and intricate relations of type nn (many-to-many) between the parties in a relationship type 1-1 (one-toone) thereby facilitating further expansion of market coupling to other areas of the market. In the market coupling project 4M MC, TSOs are responsible for at least the following functions: Network analysis and the calculus coordinated cross-border transmission capacity. providing information on the interconnector required coupling officials. scheduling management: receiving crossborder flows, internal and sending notifications border flows notified. physical realization and settlement of cross-border financial flows (through function Shipper - Transfer Agent). calculation and distribution of the congestion income (depending performed mTMF - platform service provider for TSOs which also interface with the platform of power exchanges). publication of data related to the process in accordance with national and European legislation on transparency. Comparing the periods of development of similar projects in Europe, we can say that the project was implemented in record time over one year being carried out: agreeing coupling model design, selection of service providers for energy exchanges that do not members PCR and transmission system operators, trading platforms and adaptation of the capacity allocation and congestion management (national platforms and service providers), define / modify the legal framework (in Romania project required amendment of the Energy Law and secondary legislation on the wholesale electricity market, process that included public consultation sessions), defining and agreeing contractual and procedural framework for the processes and the organization of workshops and training sessions for market participants. MC 4M project was recognized during the development and implementation of an initiative that in the spirit of continuing efforts towards the creation of the single market by bringing the desires and interests of the three countries in the CEE region which were already engaged (Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) and Romania engaged fully and irreversibly on the road to implementation of European regulations concerning the creation of a European market, integrated and fully functional by the end of 2014. Page | 59 Financial RaportREPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Financial Report Page | 60 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 8. 2014 Separate financial results 2014 recorded major increase of the operational profitability (EBITDA ▲33%, from 584 million RON in 2013 to 774 million RON). important reductions was registered during the procurement of energy used to cover technological consumption (-14%) and repairs & maintenance (-12%), while other operational expenses increased (+25%) mainly determined by the tax on special constructions, adjustments to depreciate floating assets, provisions but also increased personnel costs (the variable remuneration of the Supervisory Board, according to mandate contracts). The factors that determined such improvement were as follows: Increase of operational revenues associated to the activities with allowed profit, sustained by the increased volumes of electricity circulated in the electric networks from Romania’s Power System (mainly against the background of substantial increase of electricity exports, trend mirrored by important growth of domestic energy consumption). Besides the revenues obtained from the application of the transmission tariff to energy injection (exported) into networks, the superior export level intensified the competitive tension on the market allocating the crossborder interconnection capacity (especially along the borders with Hungary and Serbia), resulting in significant increase of revenues from the allocation of interconnection capacities. The amount of energy tariffed upon extraction from electric networks (for consumption) registered slight decrease (-1%), which was not determined by drop in the domestic consumption but by the tariff base changed in August 2013 (according to ANRE regulations, the exported energy, respectively extracted from Romania’s electric networks into the electric grids of neighbouring countries has no longer been tariffed by Transelectrica by the extraction tariff; similarly the imported energy, respectively introduced into the electric networks of Romania from the electric networks of neighbouring countries was no longer tariffed by Transelectrica with the injection tariff; thus the quantity tariffed upon extraction included the exported energy until the fore-mentioned tariff restrictions occurred in January-August 2013) Minor increase of operational costs (+8% excluding amortisement, +7% including amortisement). The most Thus EBITDA from activities with allowed profit increased ▲28% from 593 million RON to 760 million RON. In addition zero-profit activities (technological system services) generated profit of 14 million RON compared to 9 million RON loss registered in 2013. During the second semester of 2014 the profit registered in the first semester was partially compensated together with the 1 July 2014 adjustment of the tariff for technological system services (decreasing 5.6% compared to 1 January 2014). The financial loss was similar to that registered in the previous year (-8 million RON from -9 million RON in 2013). The factors that determined such development were: Slight reduction of the loss from exchange rate differences, determined by the combined effect of the relatively constant exchange rate of the Leu against the Euro, on the one hand, and the reduced hard currency exposure in the Company’s financial debt by reimbursing the outstanding instalments of credits in foreign currency, on the other hand. Increased interest rate expenses were compensated by the increased revenues from interest rates, registered against the background of strong liquidity position. EBT increased 80% from 240 million RON to 432 million RON Such increase was sustained in the first place by the substantial improvement of the operational profit, the Page | 61 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 second contribution being to diminish the financial loss. Figure 25: Summary of results 2012 – 2014 2014 2013 47 13 EBT Income tax 34 Net profit 36 Net financial loss EBIT EBITDA Operational revenue 83 Net profit Net financial loss 398 315 240 39 201 Income tax 9 EBT 249 EBIT EBITDA Operational costs Operational revenue Net profit Income tax EBT Net financial loss EBITDA Depreciation and amortization EBIT Depreciation and amortization 584 335 440 8 432 74 358 Operational costs 2,768 2,370 Depreciation and amortization 774 334 Operational revenue 2012 2,472 1,888 Operational costs 2,817 2,043 8.1. Separate profit and loss account Table 25: Separate profit and loss account Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Volume of tariffed energy (TWh) 51,34 51,85 53,93 ▼ 1% ▼ 4% Operational revenues 1.447 1.275 1.192 ▲ 13% ▲ 7% Transmission 1.309 1.156 1.080 Functional system services 84 64 64 Other revenues 54 55 48 Operational expenses -687 -682 -779 ▲ 1% ▼ 12% System operational expenses -238 -267 -311 -94 -108 -138 Personnel -188 -171 -170 Other costs -166 -136 -160 760 593 414 ▲ 28% ▲ 43% -334 -335 -315 426 258 99 ▲ 65% ▲ 161% 1.371 1.197 1.575 ▲ 14% ▼ 24% Technological system services 667 565 507 Balancing market 703 632 1.068 -1.357 -1.206 -1.591 ▲ 12% ▼ 24% -653 -574 -523 ACTIVITIES WITH ALLOWED PROFIT Maintenance and repairs EBITDA Depreciation and amortization EBIT ACTIVITIES WITH ZERO PROFIT Operational revenues Operational expenses Technological system services Page | 62 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Balancing market -703 -632 -1.068 14 -9 -16 - - Operational revenues 2.817 2.472 2.768 ▲ 14% ▼ 11% Operational expenses -2.043 -1.888 -2.370 ▲ 8% ▼ 20% 774 584 398 ▲ 33% ▲ 47% -334 -335 -315 440 249 83 ▲ 77% ▲ 200% -8 -9 -36 EBT 432 240 47 ▲ 80% ▲ 411% Profit tax -74 -39 -13 Net profit 358 201 34 ▲ 78% ▲ 483% Net profit per share 4,88 2,74 0,47 ▲ 78% ▲ 483% EBIT ALL ACTIVITIES (WITH ALLOWED PROFIT and ZERO-PROFIT) EBITDA Amortisement EBIT Financial result 8.1.1. Activities with allowed profit Revenues from activities with allowed profit are mainly represented by the electricity transmission and functional system services. The regulatory framework applicable to the two activities provides premises to obtain financial return of the invested capital into the assets of the two activities, by including in the tariffs components dedicated to remunerating the financiers, calculated by applying regulated rate of return to the regulated asset base. Table 26: Revenue from activities with allowed profit Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Operational revenue 1.447 1.275 1.192 ▲ 13% ▲ 7% Transmission 1.309 1.156 1.080 ▲ 13% ▲ 7% 1.224 1.128 1.025 ▲9% ▲ 10% 78 23 50 ▲233% ▼ 53% 7 5 4 ▲32% ▲ 28% 0 0 1 ▲3% ▼ 64% 84 64 64 ▲31% ▲ 0% 81 59 58 ▲37% ▲ 2% 3 5 6 ▼48% ▼ 19% 54 55 48 ▼1% ▲ 13% Revenues from transmission tariff Revenues from allocation of interconnection capacities Revenues from reactive energy Revenues from Inter TSO Compensation (ITC) Functional system services Revenues from the tariff of functional system services Revenues with unplanned exchanges on the DAM Other revenues Page | 63 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 The electricity amount delivered to consumers in 2014 diminished by about 1% compared to 2013, therefore revenues from transmission services and functional system services increased by 172 mill. RON (13% more than in 2013), mainly determined by the adjusted tariffs during 2014, and the increase of electricity exports. interconnection lines in accordance with the provisions of article 22, par (4) of Order 53 / 19.07.2013 of ANRE approving the Methodology to set tariffs for electricity transmission services, and the provisions of article 16, par (6) of the EC Regulation 714/ 2009. Thus all revenues resulting from the allocation of interconnection capacities will be used to the following purposes: Thus revenues from transmission tariffs increased about 9% in 2014, from 1,128 mill. RON in 2013 to 1,224 mill. RON, together with adjusted average tariff for transmission services (+4.7% on 1 January 2014, followed by +1.5% change on 1 July 2014, at the beginning of the third regulatory period). Also, revenues from the allocation of crossborder interconnection capacities significantly increased to 233%, mainly determined by the higher exported electricity volumes to the markets neigbouring the SEN and by applying coordinated bid procedure / implicit allocation with neighbouring countries according to the provisions of EU regulations. Unlike 2013, when the utilisation of the interconnection capacity on the borders was below 50%, the demand for capacity allocation in 2014 was much beyond that level. Guaranteeing the real availability of the allocated capacity; Maintaining or increasing the interconnection capacities by means of grid investments, especially into new interconnections; Revenues from functional system services increased 37% in 2014 from 59 mill. RON in 2013 to 81 mill. RON, against the background of adjusted average tariffs for functional system services in 2014 (+52.6% on 1 January 2014 followed by -18.4% on 1 July 2014). Other revenues related to transmission services (reactive energy, international transit) maintained to levels close to what has been registered the previous year. The Company will use the revenues achieved by allocating the transmission capacity along Table 27: Summary of revenue from activities with allowed profit 2012 - 2014 2014 2013 2012 3 1,393 59 7 1,309 50 23 5 1,080 Total Revenue Other Dispatching Other dispatching revenue Transport + Dispatching Transport Cross-border Total Revenue Other Dispatching Other dispatching revenue Transport + Dispatching Transport Cross-border 1,025 Other transport revenue Regulated tariff Total Revenue Other Dispatching Other dispatching revenue Transport + Dispatching Transport Cross-border 1,128 Other transport revenue Regulated tariff 1,224 6 1,144 5 1,156 Regulated tariff 78 58 5 1,221 Other transport revenue 81 48 1,192 55 1,275 54 1,447 Page | 64 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Table 28: Costs from activities with allowed profit Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Operational costs 687 682 779 ▲1% ▼ 12% System operation costs 238 267 311 ▼11% ▼ 14% Expenses regarding technological consumption 190 222 252 ▼15% ▼ 12% 0 3 6 ▼84% ▼ 51% Expenses regarding the electricity consumption in ETG substations 16 20 17 ▼20% ▲ 15% Expenses regarding functional system services 11 14 22 ▼21% ▼ 35% ITC expenses (Inter TSO Compensation) 21 9 13 ▲134% ▼ 35% 0 0 0 94 108 138 ▼13% ▼ 22% Personnel 188 171 170 ▲10% ▲ 1% Other costs 166 136 160 ▲22% ▼ 16% Amortisement 334 335 315 ▲0% ▲ 6% 1.020 1.017 1.094 ▲0% ▼ 7% Expenses with congestions Administration expenses for OPCOM Maintenance and repairs Operational costs including amortisement Although the procured electricity decreased approximately 1%, overall operational costs registered slight 1% increase from 682 mill. RON in 2013 to 687 mill. RON at the end of 2014. System operation costs System operational costs dropped significantly by 11% in 2014 compared to 2013 from 267 mill. RON to 238 mill. RON, mainly due to the decreased expenses with technological consumption. The total cost to procure electricity in order to cover technological consumption deacreased 14% in 2014 against 2013. The determining factor in the 2014 total cost reduction was the decreased average unit cost of energy procurement transactions on the markets from 215 RON/MWh in 2013 to 184 RON/ MWh. injected in the grid), mainly against the background of higher energy share circulated in the ETG. The average costs which Transelectrica procured energy at for technological consumption diminished in 2014 compared to 2013 for procurement from the Centralised Bilateral Contracts Market 21,1%, DAM spot market 1.6%, and registered slight increase on the balancing market 1.4%. Figure 26: Sourcing mix by quantities procured from the markets (MWh) 2014 55% 36% 9% 1,026 2013 56% 33% 11% 1,032 2012 The quantity of technological losses slightly decreased (from 1,032 GWh to 1,026 GWh in absolute magnitude, from 2.52% in 2013 to 2.40% in 2014 compared to the energy 72% PCCB 13% 15% 1,018 PZU PE Page | 65 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 2012 1,026 1,032 1,081 Figure 27: Physical losses of procured energy (GWh) 2013 2014 Figure 28: Average unit cost of procured energy for technological losses (RON) -7.7% -14.4% 233 215 184 2012 2013 2014 Congestions Congestions (network restrictions) represent operational circumstances when energy transmission between two system nodes or areas leads to incompliance with the safe operation parameters of the SEN, and then deviation is required from the operational schedule of generating units resulting after physical notifications. Congestion occurrences are managed by changing the network topology and in the last resort by re-dispatching the electricity output. Such output re-dispatching leaves out the merit order resulting from the Balancing Market and additional costs are incurred by Transelectrica. This is a measure used by Transelectrica only in circumstances required by the operational safety of the transmission system. Congestion expenses decreased in 2014 compared to 2013 because of favourable generation structure in deficit areas when outfits are taken out of operation and due to efficient congestion management in the Electricity Transmission Grid (ETG) in terms of operational planning and scheduling of such withdrawals. Expenses regarding functional system services Expenses regarding functional system services represent un-contracted international exchanges of electricity with neighbouring countries and the expenses with unplanned exchanges on the day-ahead market (DAM). The drop of about 21% in the functional system services was determined by making smaller unplanned exchanges compared to the agreed schedule in the export direction, caused by the wind power producers. Maintenance and repairs In 2014, expenditure on maintenance works decreased by 13% from 108 mil RON in 2013, to 94 mil RON mainly due to a correlation of the Annual Maintenance Programme with the Annual Investment Plan, resulting in the reclassification of certain projects. In 2014 priority was given to works/ services that have led to improve safety in the exploitation of facilities, to complete the work / services contracted before and those who contribute to the smooth operation of existing plants. Personnel expenses In comparison with 2013 personnel expenses increased 10% (salary growths according to legal requirements, and a provision constituted for the option packages with virtual Transelectrica shares (OAVT) from the variable component in the remuneration of executive and non-executive members of Transelectrica’s governance team, according to the mandate contract). Page | 66 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Figure 29: Summary of costs from activities with allowed profit 2012 - 2014 2014 2013 2012 334 1,021 59 46 Costs including amortization Depreciation and amortization Maintenance Other system operation costs Network losses Costs including amortization Depreciation and amortization Costs Other costs Personnel 252 Maintenance Other system operation costs Network losses Costs including amortization Costs Depreciation and amortization Other costs Personnel 222 Maintenance Other system operation costs Network losses 49 779 138 108 94 160 170 171 188 190 682 Costs 136 Other costs 687 315 1,094 Personnel 166 335 1,017 8.1.2. Zero-profit activities Table 29: Revenue from activities with zero-profit 2012 - 2014 Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Operational revenues 1,371 1,197 1,575 ▲ 14% ▼ 24% Technologic system services 667 565 507 ▲ 18% ▲ 11% Balancing market 703 632 1.068 ▲ 11% ▼ 41% Total revenues registered significant increase of 14% (1,371 million RON from 1,197 million RON) determined by the 11% growth of revenues from balancing market administration and 18% of the revenues from technological system services. In 2014 revenues from technological system services followed the same route as the revenues from transmission services, growing compared to 2013 with 102 million RON, mainly determined by the adjusted tariffs applicable in the studied period due to proper administration of system services under safe operational conditions of the SEN. In 2014 revenues from the balancing market grew 71 million RON compared to 2013, determined by: Increased number of generating units from renewable sources and implicitly their higher share in the total installed capacity, with effects on the number of imbalances on the balancing markets from the failure to comply with assumed contracts; Imbalance notification from green producers because of their specific kind of generation; The behaviour of the participants on this market by imbalance notification, impacting the size of the balancing market. Table 30: Expenses from activities with zero-profit 2012 - 2014 2012 - 2014 Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 Operational expenses 1,357 1,206 1,591 ▲ 12% ▼ 24% Technologic system services 653 574 523 ▲ 14% ▲ 10% Balancing market 703 632 1068 ▲ 11% ▼ 41% Page | 67 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 In 2014 expenses with technological system services increased with 79 million RON compared to 2013. Thus from 15 April 2013 to 1 July 2015 technological system services will be procured from Co. Energy Complex Hunedoara of at least 400 MW and from Co. Energy Complex Oltenia of at least 600 MW (according to ANRE terms). In 2014 additional technological system services were also procured from Hidroelectrica SA according to Decisions 3902/20.12.2013 and 1814/06.08.2014 of ANRE. The Company procures technological system services (secondary reserve, fast and slow tertiary) from generators in order to maintain the operational safety of the SEN and the quality of the electricity transmitted at parameters set in applicable technical norms. In accordance with Governmental Decision 138/08.04.2013 on taking some measures in view of safe electricity supply the Company is obliged to provide priority in the dispatch of electricity generated by thermal power plants as per the regulations issued by the National Regulatory Aughority in Energy (ANRE). Expenses with the balancing market result from transactions made on this market, which are fully covered by the revenues from the balancing market. Figure 30: Summary of results from zero-profit activities 2012 - 2014 2014 703 2013 -703 632 -653 667 2012 -632 1,068 -1,068 -574 565 -523 507 EBIT from Zero-profit activities Dispatching Costs Balance market Costs Balance market Revenue -16 Dispatching Revenue EBIT from Zero-profit activities Dispatching Costs Balance market Costs Balance market Revenue -9 Dispatching Revenue EBIT from Zero-profit activities Dispatching Costs Balance market Costs Balance market Revenue Dispatching Revenue 14 Financial result Revenues from interest rates increased with 9 million RON in 2014 compared to 2013, as determined by the registration of interest rates for monetary availabilities from current accounts, bank deposits, including available funds from the connection fee. The increase of interest rate expenses was compensated by the growth of revenues from interests, registered against of a background of strong liquidity position determined by the significant cash flow generated by basic activities. The development of the net loss from currency exchange rate differences was mainly determined by the evolution of the national currency’s exchange rate against the foreign currency Transelectrica contracted bank loans in order to finance its investment programmes. Page | 68 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Table 31: Development of exchange rate 31-Dec-14 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-12 14/13 13/12 1 EUR 4.4821 4.4847 4.4287 ▼0,1% ▲ 1% 1 USD 3.6868 3.2551 3.3575 ▲13,3% ▼ 3% 100 JPY 3.0866 3.0997 3.8994 ▼0,4% ▼ 21% Figure 31: Financial results 2012 - 2014 2014 440 2013 -21 249 14 2012 -20 83 432 13 -25 240 -20 10 -1 EBIT Changes Changes Other in in Foreign financial Interest Exchange income Rates 47 -2 EBT EBIT Changes Changes Other in in Foreign financial Interest Exchange income Rates EBT EBIT Changes Changes Other in in Foreign financial Interest Exchange income Rates EBT 8.2. Balance sheet –financial position Table 32: Balance sheet –financial position Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 3,388 3,573 3,683 ▼ 5% ▼ 3% Intangible assets 40 45 51 ▼ 13% ▼ 11% Financial assets 57 52 52 ▲ 9% ▼ 0% 3,484 3,671 3,787 ▼ 5% ▼ 3% 36 37 40 ▼ 4% ▼ 8% 1,056 844 823 ▲ 25% ▲ 3% 865 601 295 ▲ 44% ▲ 103% 0 0 0 Total 1,957 1,482 1,158 ▲ 32% ▲ 28% TOTAL ASSETS 5,441 5,153 4,945 ▲ 6% ▲ 4% 792 951 955 ▼ 17% ▲ 0% Fixed assets Tangible assets Total Floating assets Stocks Clients and assimilated accounts Cash flow and equivalents Recoverable profit tax Long term debts Loans Page | 69 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 610 596 603 ▲ 2% ▼ 1% 1,402 1,547 1,558 ▼ 9% ▼ 1% 201 226 199 ▼ 11% ▼ 14% Other debts 1,025 766 758 ▲ 34% ▲ 1% Total 1,226 992 957 ▲ 24% ▲ 4% Total debts 2,628 2,539 2,514 ▲ 4% ▲ 1% Equities 2,813 2,614 2,431 ▲ 8% ▲ 8% EQUITIES and DEBTS 5,441 5,153 4,945 ▲ 6% ▲ 4% Other debts Total Short term debts Loans Assets Fixed assets decreased in 2014 against the background of reduced investment volume inferior to the annual amortisement of fixed assets. Floating assets significantly grew in 2014 in terms of cash, determined by the substantial improvement of the cash flow from operational activities and due to increased trade receivables (event driven mainly by growth related transactions support scheme for high efficiency cogeneration, as a result of the issuance of the decision of overcompensation by ANRE of the business of electricity and heat production in high efficiency cogeneration for the period 2011-2013). The Company requested the producers that did not pay the over-compensation invoices to agree with compensating the mutual debts at their minimum level through the Management and Information Institute (MII) that manages in uniform manner all information received from tax payers based on the provisions of GD 685/1999. Equities increased in 2014 mainly determined by the significant profit of the financial year, credited in the result carried forward. Debts and equities Long term debts slightly decreased in 2014 from 1,547 mill. RON to 1,402 mill. RON, mainly determined by reimbursements of principal portions. Short term debts increased in 2014 as determined by the growth of debts to the suppliers on the electricity market. This was determined both by the increased volume of transactions on the balancing market and by the growth of the cogeneration bonus unpaid to the producers who have not returned the overcompensation sums, amounting to 38 million RON (4 mill. RON on 31 December 2013). Page | 70 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 8.3. Cash flow Table 33: Cash flow Mill. RON 2014 2013 2012 14/13 13/12 822 607 429 ▲ 36% ▲ 39% 67 6 69 ▲902% ▼ 79% -116 -69 -44 ▲ 67% ▲ 56% 774 544 455 ▲ 42% ▲ 20% -187 -251 -393 ▼ 25% ▼ 36% 27 19 16 ▲ 42% ▲ 20% -160 -232 -377 ▼ 31 ▼ 39% Drawings from loans 0 11 190 ▼ 94% Proceeds from bond emission 0 200 0 - Loans reimbursements -185 -189 -197 ▼ 2% ▼ 4% Dividends paid -165 -30 -80 ▲ 456% ▼ 63% Net cash from financing activities -349 -8 -87 ▲ 4.470% ▼ 91% Net increase of cash and equivalents 265 305 -9 ▼ 13% ▼ 3388% Cash and equivalents on 1 January 601 295 305 ▲ 103% ▼ 3% Cash and equivalents at the end of the year 865 601 295 ▲ 44% ▲ 103% Operational activities Cash flow before changing the floating capital Changes in the floating capital Interest rates and taxes paid Net cash flow from operational activities Investments Procurements of tangible and intangible assets Proceeds from investments Net cash from investments Financing activities Page | 71 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 8.4. Indicators Table 34: Profitability indicators Profitability 2014 2013 2012 EBITDA 52.55% 46.5% 34.7% EBIT 29.47% 20.3% 8.3% RORA (EBIT/ Fixed assets) 12.6% 9.5% 3.0% ROE (Net profit/ Equity) 12.7% 7.7% 1.4% Net profit per share (RON) 4.88 2.741 0.470 Dividend per share (RON) 13 2.228 0.404 Margins Return 11 12 Indicators per share 2.803 Table 35: Indicators of profitability, liquidity, risk and activity Indicator [RON] Calculation formula 2014 2013 2012 ’14/’13 [%] Profitability indicators a) EBITDA in total sales EBITDA Turnover 0.28 0.24 0.14 16.7 b) EBITDA in equities EBITDA Equities 0.28 0.22 0.16 27.3 c) Rate of gross profit Gross profit Turnover 0.15 0.10 0.03 50.0 d) Rate of return of the capital Net profit Equities 0.13 0.08 0.01 62.5 a) Indicator of current liquidity Floating assets Short term debts 1.60 1.49 1.21 7.4 b) Indicator of immediate liquidity Floating assets-Stocks Short term debts 1.57 1.46 1.17 7.5 a) Indicator of indebtedness Borrowed capital Equities 0.28 0.36 0.64 -22.2 b) Interest coverage rate EBIT Interest expenses 11.72 9.34 2.64 25.5 a) Debits – clients turnover Mean clients balancex365 Turnover 88.90 123.14 125 -27.8 b) Credits – suppliers turnover Mean supplier balancex365 Turnover 87.59 102.35 118 14.4 Liquidity indicators Risk indicators Activity indicators 11 Margins are calculated exclusively using the results and revenues from activities with allowed profit (by eliminating the influence of the zero-profit activities) 12 Return indicators are calculated using the year end balances of fixed assets and of the equities and engaged capitals. 13 Proposed for approval by GSM 29.04.2015 Page | 72 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 9. Regulated tariffs for energy transmission 9.1. General framework The regulatory model of transmission tariffs currently applied in Romania is the revenue cap. This model assumes regulating the total revenue allowed to the transmission network operator and includes among its objectivesproviding the premises necessary to efficiently operate transmission services and to maintain the operator’s financial viability, in order to properly remunerate the financiers and preserve access to financing. Such model contains mechanism that stimulate operational efficiency and some financial return based on control over the operator’s investments (regulated asset base) and some regulated rate of return set using the average financing cost of the operator. Electricity transmission services are set tariffs for certain regulatory periods. Such regulatory intervals represent multi-annual regulatory cycles of tariffs (currently 5 years), during which a methodology calculating the tariffs is applied including a full range of pre-set parameters for the time interval of the respective horizons in order to actually calculate tariffs. Setting tariff parameters for multi-annual horizons provides high predictability and visibility of Transelectrica’s investments, operational costs and revenues. Tariffs are reviewed annually during one regulatory period and stay valid for 12 months from approval date (tariff years). Differences between the forecasted parameter values and the actual ones used in tariff calculation in one particular tariff year are compensated by means of ex-post corrections implemented into the tariff during the subsequent tariff years or at the beginning of the immediately following regulatory period. In case of certain specific components of the regulated cost base under capping there is no compensation if the forecasted level of such costs is exceeded. Also in case of certain cost components the savings made are partially retained by Transelectrica. The set of calculation parameters is approved by ANRE and includes: The costs of current operation of the service- controllable and uncontrollable operational and maintenance costs; covering technical losses; internal grid congestions; costs and revenues of the financial compensation mechanisms for electricity flows within the ENTSO-E; Costs of service development- planned investments in the transmission network; amortisement programme during regulated service periods; profitability of the invested capital determined using some regulated rate of return applied to the regulated asset base the electricity quantity that is under tariff. Transmission tariffs are invoiced using the quantities of active electricity introduced / taken out from the public electrical networks on Romania’s territory, except for imports / exports. At present both ANRE and Transelectrica are studying the opportunity to introduce a binomial type tariff system for electricity transmission (the current system is monomial type, namely exclusively grounded on energy produced / consumed). The binomial tariff system enables recovering the regulated revenue by applying two types of tariffs- one for energy and one for power. The tariff grid for electricity transmission is differentiated by zones both for introducing and for extracting electricity into / from networks, depending on the impact such electricity introduction / extraction has got in certain areas over the technical losses in the transmission grid. SSF (functional system service) In comparison with the tariff applied for the first six months of 2014 of 1.74 RON/MWh the new Page | 73 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 tariff of 1.42 RON/MWh, applicable from 1 July 2014, is based on a totally recognised cost slightly lower (smaller sums for the following components- asset amortisement, imbalances associated to unplanned cross-border exchanges; higher sums for operational and maintenance costs). Tariff reduction on 1 July 2014 by 18.4% from 1.74 Euro / MWh to 1.42 RON / MWh had the main determinant the fact that the tariff 1.74 RON / MWh included a significant positive correction derived from previous year (2013) while the price 1.42 euro / MWh included a positive correction of the previous period (first semester 2014) but significantly lower than that included in the rate 1,74 Euro / MWh. SST (technological system service) In comparison with the tariff applied until 1July-2014 (13.28 RON/MWh) the new tariff (12.54 RON/MWh) includes a lower total forecasted cost to procure the necessary power reserves for the stable operation of the SEN but also some negative correction determined by the positive result obtained in Jan - Jun 2014 (application of the regulated mechanism of profit sharing with the service clients; the profit is divided 80%-20%, 80% representing the share of the profit going to the service clients by adjusting the TSO tariff, while 20% represents the profit share kept by the TSO). The opening value of the RAB in the case of SSF is 76 million RON. Tariffs valid in 2014 Table 36: Tariffs valid in 2013-2014 Tariff (RON/MWh) –VAT free The average tariff for electricity transmission services Tariff of system services, of which: tariff of technological system services tariff of functional system services 01.07.2014 – 31.12.2014 01.01.2014 – 30.06.2014 01.08.2013 – 31.12.2013 01.01.2013 – 01.08.2013 22.50 22.16 21.16 21.16 13.96 15.02 13.42 10.91 12.54 13.28 12.28 9.77 1.42 1.74 1.14 1.14 Tariff (Leu/MWh) +4% TRANSMISSION Revenue model: Revenue cap WACC x RAB 4.7% +1.5% Regulatory period: 5 years Tariff review: annual 21.16 22.16 22.50 2013 Jan-14 Jul-14 Page | 74 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Tariff (Leu/MWh) DISPATCHING +16% 52.6% -18.4% Revenue model: Revenue cap / Cost plus WACC x RAB 1.74 1.42 Jan-14 Jul-14 1.14 Regulatory period: 1 year Tariff review: annual 2013 SYSTEM SERVICES Tariff (Leu/MWh) +18% 35.9% RESERVE POWER (BALANCING RESERVES) Revenue model: Pass-through (no profit) Tariff review: annual -5.6% 9.77 12.28 13.28 12.54 ian.-13 aug.-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Current regulatory period In terms of electricity transmission 1 July 2014 marked the beginning of the 3rd regulatory period lasting 5 years (1 July 2014 - 30 June 2019). The multi-annual coordinates were determined for the 5 years (investments, RAB, WACC, controllable OPEX, X efficiency, technological losses etc.). The possible deviations from the forecasted values will be compensated upon the annual tariff reviews (e.g. tariffed quantity, price of technological losses, uncontrollable OPEX, network congestions) or at the beginning of the 4th regulatory period (investments, RAB, controllable OPEX). The main parameters of this period are given below: Table 37: The main parameters of this period are given below Regulated Asset Base (1 July 2014): 3,006 million RON Total investments (1 July 2014 – 30 June 2019): 2,041 million RON Regulated rate of return: Reference level for controllable operational and maintenance costs: Annual efficiency factor applied to the controllable operational and maintenance costs: Technological losses in the electricity transmission grid: Amount of energy that can be tariffed: 7.70% 387 million RON 1.50% 2.50% for the first tariff year with 0.025% annual decrease down to 2.40% for the last tariff year 50 TWh Page | 75 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 10. Disputes SC CONAID COMPANY Ltd The Company is involved in capacity of defendant in a dispute of contentious business in administrative courts initiated by Conaid Company Ltd. as claimant, a company found under insolvency procedure. File 5302/2/2013 was on the docket of the Appeal Court Bucharest and pertains, in the first place, to the complaint of Conaid Company Ltd regarding certification of Transelectrica’s unjustified refusal to conclude addendum to some ETG connection contract concluded with the claimant for a power capacity, which contract actually expired because the claimant had not complied with conditions precedent. Another particular case, also denied by the court, was ascertaining the unjustified refusal of Transelectrica (after expiry of the first contract) to conclude a new ETG connection contract with the claimant company within the validity term of technical connection permits. On the term of 20.05.2014 the Appeal Court Bucharest decided disjoining the case of claims demand, constituting a new file for the term of 24.06.2014, the court suspending the judgment of the disjoint case. On the term of 11.06.2014 the Appeal Court Bucharest denied the proceeding and the claimant’s accessory intervention request as groundless, with appeal right within 15 days from judgment. On 01.10.2014 appeal was stated and the file reached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. No new hearing term was set until the date of this report. COURT OF AUDIT In 2011 a dispute began of contentious business in administrative courts after a decision and a closure by the Court of Audit were contested against. The latter decided certain measures to be implemented by the Company in order to remedy some deficiencies found on the occasion of audits made in the Company. The court maintained the obligation instituted for Transelectrica to implement the measures proposed by the Court of Audit. The decree of the administrative contentious business court was appealed with the High Court of Cassation and Justice. After an audit performed in 2013 the Court of Audit decided certain measures to be implemented by the Company as a result of some deficiencies ascertained on the occasion of such audit. The decision and the closure of the Court of Audit were contested with the Appeal Court of Bucharest. The High Court of Cassation and Justice denied the request to change into public session on 20.05.2014, the following term being 10.02.2015. ANAF The Company has got a dispute with ANAF, which on 20 September 2011 issued a fiscal audit report for the period September 2005 – November 2006 for a number of 123 unused invoices found to be missing, which are special documents and it estimated thereof a value added tax amounting to 16,303,174 RON plus accessories amounting to 27,195,557 RON. The total value of such obligations is 43,498,731 RON, and such value was retained from the VAT the Company paid in November 2011. Later on the Company found out the sums transferred as current VAT were taken into consideration in order to settle the sums from the fore-mentioned fiscal audit report. Thus the Company was compelled to pay indexations of 944,423 RON for the VAT that should have been paid in November 2011, in order to avoid being registered indebted to the State budget. In total the Company paid 44,442,936 RON in 2011. Page | 76 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 The Company submitted complaint with ANAF against the taxation decision and requested suspending the taxation execution until such contestation sent to ANAF is administratively settled. The court of justice denied the request to suspend the execution of the fiscal audit report. At the public session of 30.04.2014 the Appeal Court Bucharest denied the claimant’s case as groundless with appeal right, however to date no motivation was received for the decision of the Appeal Court. ICEMENERG According to GD 925/2010 and the other associated normative acts (GD 185/2013) the National Office of the Commercial Register, Office of the Register of Commerce (’ORC’) from Bucharest Tribunal under Resolution 41515/07.04.2014 admitted the cancellation of Subsidiary Energy Research and Modernising Institute ICEMENERG SA, and under Resolution 41923/07.04.2014 admitted the registration demand, authorised the establishment and decided registering the National Institute of Research-Development for Energy ICEMENERG Bucharest (J40/4323/2014). Taking into account the Company’s property interests have been seriously injured Transelectrica expressed the appeal in order to defend the interests of its shareholders. Without taking into consideration the capacity of Transelectrica as single shareholder of the subsidiary, which would have undoubtedly required applying Law 31/1990, the substance court rejected the Company’s complaint. The instance motivated mainly that GD 925/2010 has not been cancelled to date so ORC was right in deciding to cancel Subsidiary ICEMENERG and permitting the establishment of Institute ICEMENERG, since the stages provided in article 1 par 7 and in article 4 par 1 from GD 925/2010 "appear as subsequent not previous to cancelling Subsidiary ICEMENERG and establishing Institute ICEMENERG", and that it cannot retain the violation of Transelectrica’s rights as single shareholder of the subsidiary; the tribunal found the Romanian State is the single shareholder of the subsidiary. The Company appealed the court decision on 14.07.2014 and the court date was 05.02.2014. The Appeal Court Bucharest displayed on 12.02.2015 the settlement proposed for file 15483/3/2014, namely Decision 173/2015 rejecting the appeal of the NPG Co. Transelectrica as groundless and the judgment is final. ANRE The NPG Co. Transelectrica SA expressed complaint against Order 51/26.06.2014 of ANRE president registered under no. 47714/04.08.2014 with ANRE and contestation to the Appeal Court Bucharest requesting either amendment of the fore-mentioned Order or issuing a new order recalculating the RRR value to 9.87% (recalculated with (β) coefficient of 1.0359, according to Transelectrica’s specialists) or, to the extent in which such complaint is denied, using the same percentage 8.52% set by ANRE for 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. On 26.06.2014 ANRE issued Order 51, published in the Official Gazette no. 474/27.06.2014, regarding approval of the average tariff for transmission services, the system service tariff and the zone tariffs for transmission services charged by the National Power Grid Company Transelectrica SA and cancelling annex 1 to Order 96/2013 of ANRE president regarding approval of the average tariff for transmission services, the system service tariff and the zone tariffs for transmission services as well as the tariffs for reactive electricity charged by economic operators of the electricity sector. The values taken into account in order to 14 calculate the regulated rate of return (RRR ) by ANRE according to the Methodology determining the tariffs of electricity transmission services approved by Order 53/2013 of ANRE (‘Methodology’) determined RRR of 7.7%. 14 RRR- the Regulated rate of return is phrase found in specific reference titles under the acronym WACC – Weighted Average Cost of Capital, and the formula of the two indicators is resembling: RRR = WACC = CCP + Kp/(1 – T) + CCI x Ki Page | 77 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 The NPG Co. Transelectrica SA considers that applying the provisions of article 51 from the Methodology by setting the Beta (β) parameter 15 at 0.43 will determine financial prejudice to the company as it decreases the profitability of electricity transmission activities with an 16 estimated value of 138.4 mill RON, and 15 16 having significant impact on the Company’s financial interests, which can lead to financial instability during the third regulatory period (01.07.2014 - 30.06.2019), thus prejudicing the company shareholders and their interests. The next judgment term was set on 23.04.2015. Value that determined RRR decrease to 7.7% Value calculated in comparison with RRR of 8.52% Page | 78 Corporate governance REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 and governance social responsibility Corporate and social responsibility Page | 79 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 11. Corporate governance 11.1. Applicable documents 11.1.1. Corporative governance regulation In its capacity of issuer listed with the Bucharest Stock Exchange the Company promoted and passed the Corporative Governance Regulation of Transelectrica during the Shareholders’ general assembly of 17.12.2009. This document represents the Company’s voluntary compliance with the principles of corporative governance taking into account its characteristics and specific activities in accordance with the principles provided in the Corporative governance code of the Bucharest stock Exchange. Commitment to listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange by Transelectrica, at the Initial Public Offering (2006) where the Company assumed the rights of securities holders and to ensure equal treatment for all holders of securities of the same type and class, posted on the website www.transelectrica.ro; Code of Corporate Governance and Anticorruption set of principles developed by AmCham Romania, which is the international reference standards to establish a healthy business environment. Articles of Incorporation of the Company updated on 11.06.2014 approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders no. 6 / 06.11.2014, www.transelectrica.ro public website. At the time of this report it has been approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders dated 23.03.2015 modification of the Charter amendment which has not yet been registered with the Trade Register. This regulation is a public document and it can be found on the website www.transelectrica.ro. 11.1.2. Other applicable documents The Company is complying with the provisions of the primary legislation applicable on the capital market, while also observing and applying all the provisions of the secondary legislation, namely the regulations of FSA and of the BSE, as well as other regulations, internal ones included, which are relevant in the domain. Mention should be made of these: The corporative governance code of the BSE; The EGO 109/14 December 2011, document introducing the principles of corporative governance to independent authorities and state owned companies; The Ethical Code, compulsory for all organisational structures, which provides the ethical conduct norms determining and regulating the corporative values, responsibilities, obligations and conduct in business and based on which the organisation has developed, being public on the website www.transelectrica.ro; Supervisory Board The structure of 31.12.2014 was: Supervisory Board Carmen - Georgeta Neagu – Chairman Ovidiu-Petrişor Artopolescu – Member Radu Bugică – Member Radu Ştefan Cernov – Member Cătălin Lucian Chimirel – Member Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu – Member Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru – Member on According to the Articles of Incorporation updated the Supervisory Board consists of seven members appointed for a term of four years and may be revoked at any time by AGA. Page | 80 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 All members of the Supervisory Board should be independent. Each member of the Supervisory Board must formally declare if independent, and whenever there is a change in status, showing the reasons it is considered independently. All members are non-executive. Members of the Supervisory Board Supervisory Board may meet at any time and in any event at least once every three months. General Meeting of Shareholders established the term of office, remuneration and the amount of liability insurance to members of the Council and form the contract of agency concluded therewith. The Company will bear the cost of liability insurance to members of the supervisory board. The value of the sum insured and the insurance premium was established by decision of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. In 2014, the Supervisory Board met monthly or whenever the interests of the Company are required to debate issues related to income and expenditure budgets, investment programs, the study programs and research, aspects of environmental quality, maintenance, feasibility studies, etc. Election of members of the Supervisory Board by cumulative vote Upon the demand of the shareholders representing, individually and collectively, at least 10% of the subscribed and paid-in share capital, the Directorate mandatorily convenes the General Meeting of Shareholders, having on the agenda the election of the Supervisory Board’s members by the application of the cumulative voting method. Any shareholder who owns less than 10% of the subscribed and paid-in share capital may make written proposals which are addressed to the Directorate for the application of the cumulative voting method, within 15 days after the publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, of the convening notice of the General Meeting of Shareholders which has on the agenda the election of the Supervisory Board’s members. In this case, the application of the cumulative voting method for the election of the Supervisory Board’s members is put to the vote within the General Meeting of Shareholders. By the cumulative voting method, each shareholder is entitled to take the cumulative votes – obtained as a result of multiplying the votes of any shareholder, according to the contribution to the share capital, by the number of members who are to form the Supervisory Board – one or several persons proposed to be elected in the Supervisory Board. In exercising the cumulative vote, the shareholders may provide all cumulative votes to one candidate or several candidates. In front of each candidate, the shareholders shall mention the number of provided votes. In case of applying the cumulative voting method, the Supervisory Board’s members holding office on the date of the general meeting shall be registered ex officio on the list of candidates for the election of the members of the Supervisory Board together with the candidates proposed by the shareholders. All candidates registered on the list of candidates shall be subject to the shareholders’ vote within the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Supervisory Board’s members holding office on the date of the general meeting, who are not reconfirmed by the cumulative vote as the members of the Supervisory Board are deemed dismissed by the decision of the general meeting. The duration of the mandate of the Supervisory Board’s members holding office on the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders, within which the cumulative vote has been applied, shall continue in case of their reconfirmation by the cumulative voting method. If two or more persons proposed to be elected as members of the Supervisory Board obtain the same number of cumulated votes, the person who has been voted by a larger number of shareholders is declared to be elected as member. The criteria for the election of the Supervisory Board’s members if two or more proposed persons obtain the same number of cumulative votes expressed by the same number of shareholders are set by the General Meeting of Shareholders and stated in its minutes. Page | 9 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Responsibilities of the Supervisory Board may convene the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Supervisory Board has, mainly, the following responsibilities: The Supervisory Board is also responsible for the endorsement / approval of operations, according to the limits of competence provided for in Annex no. 2 to these Articles of Incorporation. a. exercises the control over the way in which the Directorate manages the Company; b. approves the income and expense budget and the investment plan for the financial year subject to the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders; c. approves the management plan prepared by the Directorate; d. prepares and submits for approval to the General Meeting of Shareholders the management plan, which includes the management strategy during the mandate; e. determines the structure and number of Directorate’s members; f. appoints and dismisses the Directorate’s members and establishes their remuneration; g. checks if the activity carried out in the name and on the behalf of the Company is in accordance with the law, the articles of incorporation and any relevant decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders; h. presents a report on the supervisory activity to the General Meeting of Shareholders; i. represents the Company in the relations with the Directorate; j. approves the internal regulations of the Directorate; k. checks the financial statements of the Company; l. checks the report of the Directorate’s members; m. proposes to the General Meeting the appointment and dismissal of the financial auditor and the minimum duration of the audit contract; n. endorses the establishment or annulment of secondary offices (branches, representative offices, agencies or other such units without legal personality). Advisory Committees At the Supervisory Board were established five committees. On 31.12.2014, the Committees had the following composition: The Audit Committee: Radu Bugică, Radu Ștefan Cernov, Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru. The Financial and Development Committee: Radu Bugică, Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu, Carmen Georgeta Neagu, Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru. Nomination and Remuneration Committee: Radu Ștefan Cernov, Carmen Georgeta Neagu, Cătălin Lucian Chimirel, Ovidiu Petrișor Artopolescu. Energy Security Committee: Cătălin Lucian Chimirel, Daniel - Cristian Pîrvulescu, Ovidiu Petrișor Artopolescu. Committee for Relations with regulators and strategy: Carmen Georgeta Neagu, Radu Ștefan Cernov, Cătălin Lucian Chimirel, Daniel - Cristian Pîrvulescu. Advisory Committees Decisions are taken by majority vote. In case of a tie, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. Any member of an advisory committee may convene the meeting of the committee to which it belongs. Convening meetings of the advisory committees will be sent to each member of the committee in writing, by fax or e-mail address and fax number of the member of the committee. In exceptional cases, when the interest of the Company so requires, the Supervisory Board Page | 10 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Executive Board submits, on an annual basis, to the General Meeting of Shareholders the report regarding the Company’s activities, the financial statements of the previous year and the budget draft and the investment plan of the Company for the current year; concludes legal documents with third parties in the name and on behalf of the Company, by observing the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation regarding the joint signature and by observing the aspects reserved to the competence of the General Meeting of Shareholders or the Supervisory Board; employs and dismisses, establishes the duties and responsibilities of the Company’s personnel, in accordance with the personnel policy of the Company; prepares the management plan and submits it for approval to the Supervisory Board; negotiates and signs the collective labour agreement in the Company and the addenda thereto, together with the employees' representatives with a prior note given to the Supervisory Board; takes all necessary and useful measures for the management of the Company, corresponding to the daily management of each department or delegated by the General Meeting or the Supervisory Board, except those reserved to the General Meeting of Shareholders or the Supervisory Board by the law or by the Articles of Incorporation; approves the mandates of the Company’s representatives in the general meetings of shareholders of the subsidiaries of Transelectrica and informs the Supervisory Board on a quarterly basis of the mandates provided to them; approves, with the previous approval of the Supervisory Board, the establishment or annulment of secondary offices (branches, representative offices, agencies or other such units without legal personality); The structure of the Directorate at 31.12.2014 was: Ion Toni Teau – Chairman Constantin Văduva – Member Ciprian Gheorghe Diaconu – Member Gheorghe Cristian Vișan – Member Octavian Lohan - Member Executive organization Directorate members are appointed and recalled by the supervisory board. The number of members will be determined by the SB provided such number is not smaller than three or greater than seven, as the number of members should be always odd. A directorate member will be nominated directorate chairman (alternatively called also Executive Director General or Chief Executive Officer – CEO – of the Company). Directorate members will be selected in accordance with the provisions of the Emergency Governmental Ordinance 109/2011 regarding corporative governance of public enterprises, and their mandate is granted for a time interval of 4 (four) years. In case a membership position in the Directorate becomes vacant the SB will appoint another member for the remaining period of the mandate of the member who is replaced, selected in accordance with the provisions of the Emergency Governmental Ordinance 109/2011. Directorate’s responsibilities The main duties of the Executive Board, performed under the supervision of the Supervisory Board are: establishes the strategy and the development policies of the Company, including the Company’s flow chart and establishes the operational departments; Page | 11 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 approves the conclusion by the Company of legal documents such as the company agreement regulated by the Civil Code when the outcome is not an entity with different legal personality and the approval of the Company’s participation as a member in various internal or international organizations. exercises any authority delegated by Extraordinary General Meeting Shareholders under the law; fulfils decisions of the General Meeting Shareholders and the decisions of Supervisory Board. the of the of the The directorate has attributions with respect to endorsing / approving the contracts and various operations at Company level according to the competency limits provided in Annex 2 of the Articles of association. applicable, are in place and checked at each establishment, during the audit. Internal audit In 2014 the public internal audit activities of Transelectrica were carried out through one’s own audit structure, subordinated to the Company Directorate. The Internal Audit Department carries out its activities based on an own procedure, updated as many times as necessary. All stages performed by the audit mission are provided in this procedure. The main objectives of the Internal Audit are: assisting he Company by means of the expressed opinions and recommendations, both overall and in its structures; providing better risk management; Internal control improving the quality of the management, internal control and audit. The Company's internal control policies and procedures are all designed and implemented by management and staff in order to achieve overall objectives. The public internal audit structure keeps track of all reports, reason for which the efficiency of the audit quality programme could be evaluated, respectively: The main objectives of internal control are executing systematic, ethical and economical operations, that are efficient and effective, carrying out the liability obligations, complying with applicable legislation and regulations, protecting resources against losses and damages by waste, abuse, improper management, errors, frauds and irregularities, monitoring, coordinating and methodologically guiding the implementation and development of the internal / managerial control system. evaluating the compliance with internal audit norms and the code of conduct; harmonising the internal audit activities to the internal audit status, objectives, politicise and related procedures; the internal audit contribution to improving risk administration, managerial processes and the internal control system; the manner in which internal audit contributed to improving the activity. For specific activities are developed operational procedures shall be reviewed whenever necessary. In this way, operations, processes and activities are reviewed periodically to ensure that they comply with the rules, policies, procedures or other existing requirements. Operational procedures are available for all employees of the Company. They establish, by their structure, separate tasks for each organizational structure / entity of the Company. Operational procedures are Page | 12 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 12. Corporate Responsibility Besides its economic performance, management quality and communication policy Transelectrica wants to actively participate to the development of the society it operates in by means of corporate social responsibility projects. In accordance with the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of Transelectrica the Company’s executive management is aware of the need to get involved in social reality with a view to provide, besides commercial success, also the respect of the community where it performs. . Domains Actions Art and culture Donations Education Sponsorships Humanitarian activities Society development activities Maecena activities In 2014 Transelectrica focused its CSR activities on two of these domains, namely humanitarian actions, which answer to the needs of certain employees, and society development which went towards environmental protection. Figure 33: Actions undertaken in 2014 Figure 32: CSR Policy – Stakeholders Sharehol ders Employ ees CSR Responsibility to employees Responsbility to the environment Humanitarian activities Society development activities Maecena Sponsorships Clients Partners Transelectrica takes into consideration the interests of the society and assumes responsibility towards employees, shareholders, community and environment in view of providing prosperity, jobs and sustainability of sound enterprise in financial terms. During its 15 years, from the very Company establishment, the corporate social responsibility policy focussed on actions included in long-term strategies: The Company retains and stimulates the employees by providing adequate working environment where they can feel comfortable and enable their successful development both professionally and personally, benefitting of: Job stability and safe working conditions; Training and development opportunities by means of the Annual professional training and qualification of employees; Opportunities to advance by means of internal promotions; Opportunities of personal development; Campaigns assessing the employees’ health conditiongeneral medical examinations, laboratory tests, flue and hepatitis shots; Optionally, because financing involves the employee’s contribution as well, Page | 87 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 employees benefit of voluntary health insurance; Also in case of serious health conditions the Company provides employees with financial support in order to continue their special medical treatment. Thus in 2014 the Company’s executive management decided granting financial aids amounting to 117,400 RON to 12 employees afflicted by medical impairments. To support innovation in the renewable energy sources domain Transelectrica joined with pleasure the EfdeN team of the Solar Decathlon Bucharest team consisting of 70 volunteer students. They represented Romania in the final ‘Solar Decathlon Europe 2014’, the most important competition of solar architecture and integrated technologies. This competition means designing, executing and operating some house prototype that operates using only smart electricity, which is sustainable and efficient in energy terms. The EfdeN group was one of the 20 teams of 16 countries that qualified for the finals, and they submitted a house prototype for urban environments that was energy efficient building integrating spaces for the ‘urban farming’ concept. By sponsoring this project Transelectrica managed to sustain innovation devised by Romanian students as well as the active participation to developing communities by this project, the development of sustainable industrial products and of energy efficiency while also providing community education in the spirit of environmental protection. The values of Transelectrica are all the stronger as they represent us as people, not only in our capacity of Company employees. Thus the Company makes sure it can go up to the level of social responsibility to society by means of programmes generating long term results and positive attitudes. Page | 88 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 13. Responsibility to the environment Environmental protection represents an important objective for the Company in view of the Company’s lasting sustainable development. Thus the environmental protection policy is an integral part of the general Company policy, which aims at maintaining a performing environmental management system, preventing and reducing pollution, compliance with legal national and European requirements as well as sustainable development. 2014 environmental objectives aimed at maintaining a performing environmental management system in order to prevent and reduce pollution so that the environmental impact of the electricity transmission grid can range within the limits of national and European requirements. Objectives were achieved by means of preventive and corrective activities included in the annual environmental management programme. To carry out such objectives the Company took measures to reduce the environmental impact in the operational and in maintenance activities as well as in its investments, which meant construction-installation work, so in 2014 there were no particular problems of environmental protection. 13.1. Describing the RET impact over the environment High voltage electric installations mainly constituted by overhead lines and by transformer and connection substations are outfits that can have significant impact over the environment given both the technical complexity of such installations and the ground areas taken and lengths of tens or hundreds km, usually across several counties. Under normal operational conditions of ETG installations no pollutants are discharged in the environment. Certain chemical substances of pollutant impact can be accidentally discharged in the environment because of untight devices, wrong operations, and failures or upon construction and maintenance activities. Environmental aspects are identified and evaluated for technology and construction from the very first design stage. The environmental management plan is elaborated using them (for installations construction, operation and dismantling), which includes the action programme to prevent pollution or in order to reduce the environmental impact, as well as the monitoring schedule for environmental factors. In terms of environmental impact in 2014: There has been no accidental pollution of significant impact on the environment; There have complaints; The waste generated were eliminated / capitalised 95.56%, the remaining waste being stored. been no environmental 13.1.1. Impact indicators Occupying the ground Table 38: The land taken by electrical lines and substations 2 No safety zone [m ] 2 Safety zone [m ] Entity Total 2014 Substations OHL Substations OHL 3,939,774 3,373,075 7,049,295 549,555,991 Page | 89 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Pollution sources for soil, underground and terrestrial water During normal operation of ETG installations no kind of noxious substances are discharged on soil or into underground or terrestrial water. Accidental pollution can occur because of untight / broken equipment containing dangerous substances or electro insulating oil or owing to defects occurring in the oil regeneration / supply / discharge installations into / from equipment. There can also occur auto oil / fuel spills from the means of transport during execution of construction and maintenance work (the oil leaked into environment was retained using absorbent biodegradable earth). Sources of air pollution o consequence of corona discharges occurring around active conductors, especially during rainfalls. The additional contribution of such pollutant substances to the existent fund is not major and cannot lead to exceeding the threshold values from legal notifications, level beyond which there is hazard for human health. o Indirect emissions of greenhouse gas effect in the atmosphere, determined by one’s own technologic consumption in the ETG corresponding to the consumed electricity were about 1,197,563 tons of CO2 in 2014 as calculated for the electricity generated in lignite-fired thermal power plants, according to ANRE regulations. o Direct emissions During construction, maintenance activities and normal operation of ETG installations no significant amounts of pollutants are discharged in the atmosphere. During construction, maintenance activities and normal operation ETG installations can generate the following atmospheric emissionssuspended powders during construction; flue gas from motor cars, electric generating sets and thermal power plants; ozone in negligible amounts (Corona effect), sulphur hexafluoride from un-tight equipment or improper gas handling. In case of fires or explosions flue gas can occur (SOx, COx, NOx, VOC, suspended powders etc.). Indirect emissions Sources of used water Electricity transmission operations do not generate technological used water. The used water generated on the locations of ETG installations is domestic used water from human activities and rainwater collected in the tanks of oil-containing equipment and in the manholes of concreted platforms used in order to store waste and equipment (it can contain oil from leaks). o Waste generation Electricity transmission activities do not generate waste directly. Waste is resulting from construction and maintenance operations and from human activities. The generated waste was eliminated / capitalised by means of licensed companies. High voltage OHL generate atmospheric pollution by ozone and nitrogen oxides as a Table 39: Waste management Generated waste (t) 3,952 Capitalised waste (t) Eliminated waste (t) Stored waste (t) Indicator of waste management: eliminated, capitalised / generated waste 139 2,923 890 77.48% Electromagnetic field generated by the RET stations Transformer / connection electric substations and the 220 kV and 400 kV overhead lines have got relatively low impact over their surroundings, existing only around ETG installations. A great part of disturbing effects are owed to electric induction (in the metallic objects or Page | 90 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 structures that are not grounded) and interference phenomena (radio interference). The constructive solutions used in order to achieve high voltage electric substations and lines provide proper protection against the exposure of living bodies to the electromagnetic field and they diminish the impact of such installations over the environment. In accordance with the research studies carried out by specific institutions near the 220 kV and 400 kV overhead lines the intensity of the electric field decreases with distance, so that the field intensity is zero at about 25 - 30 m from the line axis. Acoustic pollution Noise can be generated during construction periods because of work execution and the operation of equipment and motor cars. Acoustic pollution during operation comes from the operational noise, the vibration of ETG installations or the corona discharges in the space around active conductors. The noise level produced by the corona effect 25 m away from the active conductor varies from 53 dB during rainfalls and 33 dB in good weather. Constructing or maintaining the drainage networks for domestic used water and / or rainfall water; Installing water-oil separators in the tanks of oil-containing equipment and on the storage platforms; Constructing concreted platforms for the temporary storage of equipment and waste; Maintenance operations to the oil or SF6 containing equipment in order to prevent spills; Painting the towers of overhead lines (OHL) using colours fit to the landscape; Removing the vegetation / maintaining the safety corridors of OHL-s; Re-making / developing the land in order to bring it back to its initial condition (when work has been completed); Monitoring the quality of used water from the Company substations and offices and proposing solutions reduce pollution in accordance with the environmental and water management permits; Collecting, sorting out, transporting and capitalising / disposing of the waste. Impact over fauna The impact on the fauna is significant, especially on birds as they can collide with or be electrocuted by ETG installations within migration corridors or protected areas. Total expenses for environmental protection were 3.3 mill RON (about 744,360 EUR) and they were included in the operation, maintenance and investment expenses. The main migration corridors of various kinds of birds were identified in Banat, Dobrogea and Danube Delta regions. The specific environmental expenses of 2014 were 0.01792 mill Euro / TWh of transmitted electricity. Impact over vegetation Figure 34: Expenses for environmental protection The impact on vegetation is determined by the final or temporary occupation of lands and by removing the vegetation that exceeds certain height from the safety area of ETG installations in order to prevent the occurrence of fires. Such impact can be significant only within protected zones. 8 The main measures applied in 2014 in order to prevent and / or limit the environmental impact have been as follows: 0 0.05 0.043 0.039 0.04 6 0.03 4 7.5 6.7 2 0.018 0.02 3.3 0.01 0.00 2012 2013 Mil. Euro/TWh 2014 Mil. Lei Page | 91 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 13.1.2. Compliance with legal requirements The objectives under Company management (264 objectives- transformer and connection electric substations, overhead lines, offices etc., authorised or under re-authorisation) operate in accordance with legal requirements of environmental protection, licensing degree being 100% (33 licences). The maintenance and investment operations performed in 2014 were in line with legal and regulatory requirements (endorsements and/or environmental agreements and water management endorsements, as the case may be). The generated waste was managed according to legal requirements and it was disposed of / capitalised by means of licensed companies thus taxes were paid to the environmental fund for the unachieved percentage under the waste capitalisation objective with wood packaging, amounting to 47,802 RON and 45 RON for emissions from stationary sources. The measures decided by the regulatory and control authorities in the environmental protection and water management domain were fully applied, as the Company monitored environmental factors (air, water, soil, electromagnetic field, waste) all round 2014 according to the requirements of regulatory documents for environment protection and water management. In 2014 there were no complaints of environmental protection and the Company complied fully with the legislation and regulatory documents on environmental protection and water management. Page | 92 Annexes REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 . Annexes Page | 8 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 1 - Acts of appointment/ revocation issued in 2014 Executive Board SB Decision no. 10/ 14.02.2014 o SB Decision no. 13/ 27.02.2014 o th Approves termination by mutual agreement, beginning 10 of May 2014, of mandate contract no. C 16/27.01.2014 signed between Transelectrica and mr. Ștefan-Doru Bucătaru, member and Chairman of the executive Board (alternatively named Chief Executive Officer - ”CEO”). SB Decision no. 32/ 08.05.2014 o Approves the termination of mr. Gabriel Mustea’s position as member of Transelectrica’s Executive Board, beginning 23.03.2014. SB Decision no. 30/ 25.04.2014 o Mr. Florin-Mihaiță Boangiu is revoked, beginning14.02.2014, from his position as member of Transelectrica’s Executive Board. th Appoints, beginning 8 May 2014, as Transelectrica’s Executive Board members the following individuals: mr. Octavian Lohan and mr. Gheorghe-Cristian Vișan. SB Decision no. 34/ 09.05.2014 o Appoints mr. Ion-Toni Teau, beginning 11 May 2014, as Executive Board Chairman (alternatively named Chief Executive Officer - ”CEO” of the Company). Decisions taken after the analysed period SB Decision no. 11/ 17.02.2015 o Approves the termination of mr. Gheorghe-Cristian Vișan’s position as member of Transelectrica’s Executive Board, beginning 18.02.2015 SB Decision no. 22/ 17.02.2015 o Approves the termination of mr. Ciprian Diaconu’s position as member of Transelectrica’s Executive Board, beginning 17.02.2015 Page | 1 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Supervisory Board SB Decision no. 5/14.02.2014 o Takes note of mr. Dănuț-Leonard Sandu’s renouncement from his position as member in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board. o Names mr. Remus Vulpescu as provisional member in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board, until the General Shareholder’s Meeting. HAGOA no. 2/ 29.04.2014 o SB Decision no. 33/ 09.05.2014 o Takes note of mr. Ion-Toni Teau’s termination as member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board and elects mrs. Carmen Georgeta Neagu as Chairman of Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board. SB Decision no. 56/ 21.07.2014 o Names mr. Radu Ștefan Cernov as provisional member in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board, until the General Shareholder’s Meeting. SB Decision no. 34/ 09.05.2014 o Votes against the naming of messrs Dragoș Andrei and Dumitru Remus as members in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board for a mandate, identical with regards to expiration date, to the mandate of members elected by HAGOA no. 4/30.05.2013, respectively until 30.05.2017. Names messrs Cătălin Lucian Chimirel and Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu as provisional members in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board, until the General Shareholder’s Meeting. HAGOA no. 5/ 06.11.2014 o Elects messers Radu Ștefan Cernov, Cătălin Lucian Chimirel and Daniel-Cristian Pîrvulescu as members of the Supervisory Board. Decisions taken after the analysed period SB Decision no. 10/ 04.02.2015 o Takes note of mr. Andrei-Mihai Pogonaru’s renouncement from his position as member in Transelectrica’s Supervisory Board, beginning 30.01.2015 Page | 2 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 2 – Changes in the Articles of Incorporation - 2014 Articles of Incorporation no. 12 updated on 29.04.2014 by the General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting decision no. 3/ 29.04.2014. Articles of Incorporation no. 12 updated on 06.11.2014 by the General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting decision no. 6/ 06.11.2014. Page | 3 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 3 – Key contracts signed by the Company in 2014 Contract published through Current Report at: Number and date Signed with: Energy procurement contracts for technological consumption on PCCB: C366/ 11.12.2013 SC Hidroelectrică SA C367/ 11.12.2013 Regia Autonoma pentru Activități Nucleare C368/ 11.12.2013 Regia Autonoma pentru Activități Nucleare AA1 la C366/ 11.12.13 SC Hidroelectrica SA AA1 la C183/ 12.08.13 SNGN Romgaz SA AA1 la C184/ 12.08.13 SNGN Romgaz SA AA1 la C185 /12.08.13 SNGN Romgaz SA AA1 la C196/ 26.08.13 CET SA Bacau AA1 la C197/ 26.08.13 CET SA Bacau AA1 la C297 25.09.13 SNGN Romgaz SA 21.08.2014 C283/ 21.07.2014 SNGN Romgaz SA 29.08.2014 AA 2 la C297/ 25.09.2013 SNGN Romgaz SA 08.01.2015 C461/ 17.12.2014 SC Hidroelectrica SA 20.02.2015 C36/ 16.02.2015 SC Hidroelectrica SA 08.01.2014 31.03.2014 Energy transmission contracts (TR): 24.01.2014 31.03.2014 C313/ 10.10.2013 CET Govora C405/ 19.12.13 Complexul Energetic Oltenia C398/ 19.12.13 CET Arad SA C399/ 19.12.13 CET Bacau SA C400/ 19.12.13 CET Govora SA C424/ 20.12.13 Electrocentrale Bucuresti SA C404/ 19.12.13 Complexul Energetic Hunedoara C426/ 20.12.13 Electrocentrale Galati SA C470/ 20.12.13 Nuclearelectrica SA C58/ 13.02.14 Electrificare CFR C449/ 20.12.13 FDEE Electrica Distributie Muntenia Nord SA C450/ 20.12.13 FDEE Electrica Distributie Transilvania Nord SA C451/ 20.12.13 FDEE Electrica Distributie Transilvania Sud SA C416/ 20.12.13 Electrica Furnizare SA C427/ 20.12.13 Electrocentrale Oradea C456/ 20.12.13 HIDROELECTRICA C477/ 20.12.13 RAAN Drobeta TR. SEVERIN C483/ 20.12.13 Romgaz SA Page | 4 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Procurement contracts for technological system services (STS): 31.03.2014 AA8/ 20.12.13 la C3/ 05.01.12 Electrocentrale Bucureşti AA80/ 20.12.13 la C333/ 23.12.09 Hidroelectrica SA AA3/ 20.12.13 la C5/ 05.01.12 Electrocentrale Galaţi AA15/ 20.12.13 la C217/ 03.07.12 CE Oltenia AA13/ 20.12.13 la C536/ 18.12.12 AA1/ 20.12.13 la C49/ 22.02.13 CE Hunedoara Romgaz SA AA nr. 16/ 14.03.2014 la C536/ 18.12.2012 CE Hunedoara AA nr. 21/ 18.07.2014 la C217/ 01.07.2012 CE Oltenia 24.01.2014 C62/ 13.11.2013 SMART SA 12.02.2014 C42/ 03.02.2014 SMART SA 09.04.2014 AA9 la C243/ 30.07.2010 TELETRANS SA 01.07.2014 C256/ 01.07.2014 TELETRANS SA 23.07.2014 C15/ 21.07.2014 SMART SA – Suc. Sibiu 05.09.2014 C63/ 19.08.2014 SMART SA – Suc. Pitesti 18.11.2014 C 30/ 17.11.2014 SMART SA – Suc. Sibiu 05.02.2015 C7/ 04.02.2015 SMART SA – Suc. Timisoara 29.07.2014 Contracts with affiliates: Page | 5 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 4 - List of Transelectrica subsidiaries Trading company Electricity Market Operator OPCOM SA – J40/7542/2000 Bucharest 3, Blvd. Hristo Botev no. 16-18, postal code 030236, www.opcom.ro; Trading company for Maintenance Services of the Electricity Transmission Grid SMART SA – J40/8613/2001, Bucharest 1, Blvd. General Gheorghe Magheru no. 33, postal code 010325, www.smart-sa.ro; Trading company for Telecommunication and Information Technology Services in Electricity Transmission Grids TELETRANS SA – J40/12511/2002, Bucharest 3, Blvd. Hristo Botev no. 1618, postal code 030236, www.teletrans.ro; Trading company of Power Engineers Training in Romania FORMENERG SA – J40/2265/2002, Bucharest 4, Blvd. Gheorghe Sincai no. 3, postal code 040311, www.formenerg.ro; Trading company subsidiary ICEMENERG SERVICE SA – J40/11414/2003, Bucharest 3, Blvd. Energeticienilor no. 8, postal code 032092. List of persons affiliated to the trading company 1. Company subsidiaries: OPCOM; TELETRANS; SMART; FORMENERG; ICEMENERG-SERVICE. 2. All the companies with majority state capital which Company concludes regulated contracts with on the power market. All the contracts concluded with the affiliated persons amounting to more than 50,000 euro have been notified under Current reports according to legal provisions. Page | 6 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 5 - Disputes On 31.12.2014, the Company is involved in the following disputes, with a value greater than 100.000 EUR: No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject 2 11009 /97 /2012 6473/ 111/ 2013 Defendant: Co. Energy Complex Hunedoara SA Debtor: Co. Electrocentrale Oradea Creditor: Transelectrica 2033/ 111/ 2007 Claimant Defendants: Mester Lavinia Eugenia, Mester Traian 2033/ 111/ 2007* 4 5 9045/ 95/ 2013 Claimant: Transelectrica Debtor: CHPP ENERGO TERM Resita SA Creditor: Transelectrica 6 7238/ 120/ 2012 Settlement in brief ADMITS THE ACTION Document: Judgment 3717/13.06.2013 Term: 19.09.2014 Insolvency procedure 641,673.13 RON Term: 25.02.2015 Term:17.02.2015 Appeal Expropriation under Law 33/1994 Damages 275,310 EURO Decision 4622: Admits the appeals of claimant Transelectrica, defendants Mester Traian, Mester Lavinia Eugenia and Prosecutor’s Office of the Appeal Court Oradea against the civil decision 223 of 29 November 2011 pronounced by the Appeal Court Oradea, I Civil Section. Annuls the complained decision and sends the cause for re-judgment to the same appeal court. Irrevocable. Claimant: Prosecutor’s Office of the Appeal Court Oradea Defendant: Energy Complex Oltenia 2183/115/ 2010 Claims 5,321,170 RON Claimant: Transelectrica by Romanian State + Transelectrica by Branch Cluj Defendant-intervenient: Mihes Cristian Radu, Mihes MariusTudor, Popa Florica Loredana, Corb Erika, Luca IonutBogdan, Luca Viorica 3 Current stage of the dispute Admits the request Claimant: Transelectrica 1 Disputed amount Debtor: Co. ECO Energy Ltd Term: 8.10.2014 Substance – claims Partially upheld the action, as specified. Ordered the defendant to pay the sum of 448,313.12 RON representing penalties calculated according to the expert report. With call. Insolvency procedure 1,516,714.71 RON Term: 19.02.2015 Insolvency procedure – joint 24,736,065.84 RON Term: 9.02.2015 Page | 7 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity Creditor: Transelectrica File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute stock companies – at the debtor’s request Term: 26.09.2013 Dismissed as unfounded the objection of inadmissibility. Waived prematurity main claim. Give time to 11.7.2013, summoning the parties. With Call reserved. 22846/ 301/ 2012 Term: 28.11.2013 Claimant: Petprod Ltd 7 Defendant: Transelectrica Claims – 11,328,252.77 RON Solution Brief: Dismisses main formulated as premature. Partially upheld the counterclaim. Orders the applicant to pay the defendant defendant Petprod Transelectrica applicant the sum of 21,701,281, 92 RON. Orders the applicant to pay the defendant defendant Transelectrica applicant the sum of 221,128.82 RON costs. The appeal within 15 days of notification. Term: 6.12.2012 49134/ 3/ 2012 Solution: materials waived jurisdiction of the court. Decline jurisdiction to hear the case in favor of the Bucharest Tribunal. Irrevocable. 24.02.2015 Term: 18.09.2014 8 4328/ 110/ 2013 Debtor: CHPP SA Bacau Creditor: Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 1,484,636.78 RON Solution Brief: open bankruptcy proceedings. Term:30.04.2015 9 873/ 1259/ 2008 Term: 23.09.2014 Debtor: Co. Termoficare 2000 Pitesti SA Creditor: DGFP, Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 3,903,604.27 RON Solution Brief: Set within continuation of proceedings on 16.12.2014 in the recovery of debts and recovery of property of the debtor. The right of appeal with the merits. Term:24.03.2015 47478/ 3/ 2012 Debtor: PETPROD Ltd 10 Creditor: Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 24,013,312.82 RON 170/ 3/ 2014 Written in the creditors’ list of debtor Co. PETPROD Ltd with 24,013,312.82 RON of which 11,595,501.88 RON as ‘amount admitted under condition’, specifying the ‘amount admitted under condition is disputed in file 49.134/3/2012, on the docket of Bucharest Tribunal’ Term: 24.02.2015 47478/ 3/ 2012*/ a1* 11 8207/ 62/ 2011 Debtor: CHPP SA Brasov Creditor: Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 4,303,741.44 RON Term: 25.09.2014 Solution Brief: To continue the procedure for recovery of the debtor's property and to summon the parties to discuss the request for entry of the debtor in bankruptcy filed by the creditor Page | 8 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute DGRFP Brasov, granted new term 16.04.2015 Term:16.04.2015 12 18499/ 3/ 2013 13 9089/ 101 2013 Claimant: Popescu Mina Defendant: Transelectrica Debtor: RAAN Creditor: Transelectrica Claims 1,500,000 RON Term: 31.03.2015 Insolvency procedure – at the debtor’s request 2,162,138.86 RON Term: 26.03.2015 Term: 10.10.2014 14 3616/ 101/ 2014 Debtor: RAAN Creditor: Transelectrica Claims 1,090,831.70 RON Solution Brief: Admit action. Ordered the defendant to pay the sum of 1,090,831.70 RON representing the invoice nr.1300215 / 31.12.2013 by the applicant. Notes that the applicant has not requested costs. The right of appeal within 15 days from notification, request that will be submitted to the Mehedinţi Court. Term: 25.03.2014 15 4419/ 111/ 2007* Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: Ban Adrian Appeal; Expropriation under Law 33/1994 312,973.50 euro Admits Adrian Ban appeal. Increase the amount of compensation from 5000 euros to 7209 euros or equivalent in RON at the date of actual payment. Keep the remaining provisions of the sentence. Dismissed as unfounded the appeal filed by the National Power Grid Transelectrica Bucharest. The costs of the trial. Term: 15.10.2014 Dismissed the appeals 16 1867/ 90/ 2010* Debtor: Total Electric Oltenia SA Creditor: Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 14,085,415.27 Term: 11.03.2015 Term:7.06.2013 Claimant: Transelectrica 17 5365/ 121/ 2011* Defendant: Arcelormittal Galati Substance claims Allows the application by the applicant CNTEE "Transelectrica" SA, against ArcelorMittal Galati SA SC defendant. Ordered the defendant to pay the applicant the sum of 7,184,544.17 RON, representing consideration for service and consideration electricity transmission delay penalties. Based on art. 274 Civil Procedure Code requires the defendant to pay the applicant the sum of 75,961.44 RON, by way of costs. The appeal within 15 days of notification. On 21/06/2013 Arcelor Mittal appealed. Term:7.04.2014 Solution Brief: December. civ. 44 / A - appeal dismissed as unfounded the defendant SC ArcelorMittal Galati SA against civil decision no. 547 / 07.06.2013 issued by the Tribunal in Page | 9 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute Galati. Term: 30.01.2015 - Reserves Term:4.02.2015 Term: 04.04.2013; Admits the appeal Settlement in brief: Civil decision 37. Admits the appeal. Annuls the attacked decision and sends the cause for re-judgment to the first instance. Final; appeal right within 15 days from notification. Document: Judgment 37/2013 04.04.2013 Settlement in brief: Rejects the plea of non-stamping as groundless. Admits the plea of writeoff of the right to action for the amount associated to the following pay orders- 756/18.05.2006; 757/18.05.2006; 803/09.06.2006; 804/09.06.2006. Rejects as written-off the right to action for the claims associated to such pay orders. Admits partially the action regarding the remaining claims associated to the pay orders executed beginning with 01.06.2007. Compels the defendant to pay 17,000 RON as law suit expenses consisting in lawyer’s fee to claimant. Appeal right within 15 days from notification. Pronounced on 20 December 2013 in public sitting. 1224/ 88/ 2012 Claimant: Administrative territorial unit Isaccea 19 Term: 20.12.2013 Claims 4,503,830 RON Defendant: Transelectrica 1224/ 88/ 2012* Solution Brief: Allows applications under Civil Procedure Code 281 ^ 1. Civil sentence clarifies device nr.4643 / 2013 delivered by the Court in the case Tulcea nr.1224 / 88/2012 *, meaning that the provision in paragraph five on admission rest of the applicant's claim be construed as meaning that the rest of the applicant's claim 3,427,403.10 RON, on which there was no limitation period that the court upheld this claim only part of the amount of 13,000 RON. The appeal within 15 days of notification. Admit 281 applications under Civil Procedure Code. Diapune material error correction and considerations slipped into the civil judgment nr.4643 / 2013 delivered by the Court in the case Tulcea nr.1224 / 88/2012 * in the part relating to the court the amount for which the defendant was ordered to pay the applicant as the costs, meaning that read "requires the defendant to pay the sum of 13,000 RON in respect of the applicant's costs" as is right instead of "forcing the defendant to pay the sum of 17,000 RON" with his past wrong. The appeal within 15 days of the communication Term: 7.07.2014 Solution Brief: Dec.334 dismissed as unfounded calls. (NS-MDC) Appeal Term: 11.02.2015 Claimant: Conaid Company 20 5302/ 2/ 2013 Defendant:Transelectrica, ANRE Administrative dispute Ascertains the Compels payment of 722,756,000 Euro representing profit not obtained Term: 11.06.2014 Solution Brief: Dismisses the action and the application for action accessory as unfounded. The appeal within 15 days of notification. Page | 10 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute unjustified refusal to conclude and sign ETG connection addendum and/or contract, compels the signature of ETG connection addendum and/or contract, according to business plan and of 17,419,508.07 RON – actual expenses recorded in accounting books Appealed to both sides to 10/01/2014 Term: 24.06.2014 21 2177/ 99/ 2012 Debtor: CFPP SA Iasi Creditor: Transelectrica Insolvency procedure 1,935,308.24 RON Solution Brief: cripple reorganization plan the debtor SC CET SA (CHPs IASI), based in Iaşi, Chisinau Way # 25, ORC registered under no. J22 / 677/2002 CUI 14718982 Pursuant to Article 107, paragraph 1, letter disp B of Law. 85/2006 on insolvency proceedings has general procedure commences bankruptcy debtor SC CET SA (CHPs IASI), based in Iaşi, Chisinau Way # 25, ORC registered under no. J22 / 677/2002 CUI 14,718,982. Under the provisions of article 107 para. 2 of the Law on insolvency proceedings, appoint a provisional liquidator in the receiver IAŞI MANAGEMENT REORGANIZATION LIQUIDATION SPRL based in Iasi, str.Aleea Nicolina, no.82, jud.Iaşi, Professional Societies registered at no. 0120 / 31.12.2006, which shall perform the tasks specified in Art. 25 of the Act. Under the provisions of article 107 para. 2 of the Law on insolvency proceedings, the debtor company has dissolution and lifting the right management of the debtor. Sets the maximum time limit for submission of management by the liquidator, with the list of documents and transactions carried out after the opening of the 21/03/2014. Has notified the opening of the bankruptcy debtor, creditors and Trade Registry Iasi Tribunal, for making the claim, by publication in the Bulletin of insolvency proceedings. Set deadline for submission of claims arising in the proceedings to 25/04/2014. Set deadline for verifying claims arising during the procedure, preparation, display and communication extra table of receivables 26/05/2014. The deadline for filing complaints to claims arising in the proceedings shall be at least 10 days before the date of 06/24/2014. Set deadline for resolving complaints to claims arising in the proceedings at 24/06/2014 .. Set deadline for drawing and displaying the final table at 24/06/2014 consolidated claims. Under Article 113 of the Law on insolvency proceedings, has sealing property of the debtor, freezing buildings, the shares and meeting other liquidation operations. Document: Interim Decision 461/2014 10.15.2014 Term: 17.09.2014 Adjourned the case until 03.31.2015 Term:31.03.2015 Page | 11 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No 22 File number 6657/ 2/ 2012 Disputing parties and their capacity Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: ANAF- General Division of Large Taxpayers ANAF – General Division of Complaints Settlement File subject Disputed amount Administrative and fiscal dispute 43,487,408 RON Current stage of the dispute Term: 30.04.2014 Solution Brief: dismissed as unfounded. The appeal within 15 days of notification. Term: 13.05.2015 23 35455/ 3/ 2013 Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: Nuclearelectrica Substance – claims 646,270.87 RON Solution Brief: Partial action. Ordered the defendant to pay the applicant the sum of 10,44 RON representing late payment calculated on the invoice no. 6108 / 04.10.2010, 15.10.2010 and up to 31.12.2010. Dismisses the remainder of the applicant's claim as prescribed. Ordered the defendant to pay the applicant the sum of 1 leu costs. The appeal within 30 days of notification. The appeal shall be filed with the Bucharest Court Section VI. Solution Brief: Allows apelul.Anulează apelată.Respinge sentence in part except as neîntemeiată.Trimite limitation due to re-claim the same court that upheld the objection to fond.Definitivă prescription. Document: Decision 1001/2014 /12.11.2014 Term: 02.09.2013 Rejects the appeal as groundless. Appeal right within 15 days from notification. 24 42410/ 3/ 2011 Creditor: Co. Electrocentrale Bucharest SA Instituted appeal Commercial 483,126.83 RON Debtor: Transelectrica 25 53186/ 3/ 2011 26 24021/ 3/ 2008 Debtor: ALSO ENERG Creditor: Transelectrica Debtor: Co. IMOBILIAR CONSTRUCT Creditor: Transelectrica Term: 5.06.2014 Dismissed as unfounded the appeal filed by the defendant COMPANY National Transportation "Transelectrica" SA against civil decision no. 237/2013 of 2 September 2013 the Court of Appeal - Civil Division VI. Irrevocable. Insolvency procedure 7,177,245.74 RON Insolvency procedure 938,299.30 RON Nullity of juridical document 21,023,814.86 RON Term: 19.06.2014 27 30860/ 3/ 2013 Claimant: Eco Energy Defendant: Transelectrica Solution Brief: Pursuant to art. 242 of the. 1 NCPC suspend judgment. The right of appeal for the duration of the suspension to a higher court. Document: End - Suspension 19/06/2014 Page | 12 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute Term: 13.02.2015 Term: 05.12.2013 28 289/ IB/ 2012 Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: Degi Millennium Administrative litigation 3372/ 2/ 2014 29 30 despăgubire DISJUNS DIN DOS.5302/ 2/ 2013 5595/ 120/ 2010 Claimant: Conaid Defendant: Transelectrica Debtor: Co. Eco Energy Creditor: Transelectrica Finding unjustified refusal to conclude and sign the addendum and / or contract ETG connection, order the signature addendum and / or contract ETG connection, Claims Claimant: Transelectrica 31 41832/ 3/ 204 Defendant: Dagesh Rom + Admits partially the arbitral action. Orders defendant to pay 620,938.12 RON as prejudice, 113,943.79 RON interest rates calculated until 30.06.2013 and arbitration expenses 832.30 RON – registration charge, 40,593.7 RON – arbitration fee and 14,742 RON expenses with experts. Claims Claims Adrian Baicusi Obligation to pay EUR 722.756 million euros, representing unrealized profit of the business plan and 17,419,508.07 RON - actual expenditure accounted 16,604,203.24 RON 1,353,963.6 RON + 323,386.73 interest T: 24.06.2014 Solution Brief: Pursuant to art. 413 para. 1 pt. 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, suspended the proceedings. The appeal for the duration of the suspension. The notice of appeal shall be filed in the Court of Appeal. Term: 26.09.2014 Under disappear. art. 36 of Law no. 85/2006, suspend the proceedings. Regularization term Claimant: Transelectrica 32 8484/ 105/ 2014 Defendant:: Sparta Security Claims 418,800.50 RON Regularization term Page | 13 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No 33 File number 43152/ 3/ 2014 Disputing parties and their capacity Debtor: ICPE Elecrocond Creditor: Transelectrica File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute Insolvency procedure Application for entry in the table of creditors with the amount of 2,705,330.98 RON T: 6.04.2015 Claims 582,086.31 Eur (2,585,161.72 RON) + 84,867.67 RON interest Regularization term Claims 566,773.42 RON Regularization term Claims 4,958,587.72 Regularization term Insolvency procedure Application for entry in the table of creditors with the amount of 3,277,527.03 RON T: 22.03.2015 Articles 208 and 209 of the Criminal code 816,120.3 RON File is at judicial executor 1,027,776.38 RON criminal investigation established as a civil party criminal investigation Claimant: OPCOM 34 40814/ 3/ 2014 35 44876/ 3/ 2014 Defendant:Transelectrica Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: ELEN Buc Claimant: Transelectrica Defendant: 36 41911/ 3/ 2014 I. Gallup Organization Romania II. Stelian Baicuși and others 37 29322/ 3/ 2014 Debtor: ENNET GRUP Creditor: transelectrica Claimant: Transelectrica 38 6127/ 256/ 2013 Defendant: Ivan Florin 39 302/ P/ 2012 The injured party: Transelectrica ST Bucharest author Unknown 40 113901/ 29.08.2011 The injured party: Transelectrica ST Bucharest Page | 14 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 No File number Disputing parties and their capacity File subject Disputed amount Current stage of the dispute Complaint against the decision CNSC - public procurement 981,000 RON Dismissed the complaint, rejected the appeal, December 2014 Insolvency procedurebankruptcy 1,144,536 RON, of which 50.6% of the debt for ST Sibiu Selling goods debtor In the first instance. We require payment of late interest for the full unpaid bills totaling 1,322,168.34 RON. 1,322,168.3 RON At the hearing dated 10.09.2014 the court upheld the suspension file resolution pending a final judicial hatărâri in case no. 5365/121/2011 *. Follow submit an application for reinstatement pending. author Unknown 41 672/ 57/ 2014 The complainant Electroservice L & D The respondent ST Sibiu 42 43 1764/ 97/2006 8307/ 121/ 2013 Creditor: Transelectrica Debtor: Almo Construct Deva Creditor: Transelectrica Debtor: ArcellorMittal Galati Page | 15 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 6 - Ownership right over the tangible assets of Transelectrica Specifying the potential problems related to the ownership right over the tangible assets of Transelectrica The 820 m2 ground situated in Cluj Napoca stands thus: Hidroelectrica, as majority co-owner of the building, has obtained the endorsement of the Cluj Local Council, according to Decision 257/24.05.2012 of the Local Council, whereby the topographic & land documentation received favourable endorsement and vicinity minutes were signed. Topo-cadastral documentation has been submitted for approval to the Cluj County Council, after which it will require an attestation certificate of land ownership. The documentation to dismantle the ownership right within the quotas held by co-owners will be executed when such Certificate of the ownership right for the entire land has been obtained, and the space where the Cluj Territorial Dispatcher operates falls in this category. In case of the Semenic test stand (of 3.132 sqm) belonging to Timisoara Transmission Branch: the topographic-land documentation was prepared in accordance with GD Nr.834/1991 and compiled Note nr 948/09.01.2015 on GMS approval documentation. Documentation with the GMS decision will be sent to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Tourism to obtain the certificate attesting the right of land ownership. Page | 16 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 Annexe 7 – Glossary „ANRE” Regulatory Authority for Electricity „BAR” Regulated asset base „BVB” BSE, the operator of the regulated market on which shares are traded „CCM” Collective labour agreement concluded in society „CEE” European Economic Community „CEE” Wind farm „CEF” Photovoltaic Power Plant „CET” CHPs „CHEAP” Pumped storage hydro power plant „CNE” Nuclear Power plant „Company”, „CNTEE” NPG Transelectrica SA „CPT” Technological consumption „CS” Supervisory Board „CSR” Corporate Responsibility „d. c.” Double circuit „DEN” National Dispatch Centre „EBIT” Earnings before interest and tax „EBITDA” Earnings before interest, tax and amortization „EBT” Earnings before income taxes „EMS-SCADA” The main dispatching infrastructure (Energy Management System Supervisory Collection And Data Acquisition) „ENTSO-E” European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity „ENS” Undelivered energy consumers „Euribor”, „Libor”, „Robor” Interbank interest rates „Formenerg” Societatea Comercială de Formare a Energeticienilor din România FORMENERG SA „Group” Company and its subsidiaries „GD 627/ 2000” Government Decision no. 627/2000 on the reorganization of the National Electricity Company - SA, published in Official Gazette no. 357 dated 31 July 2000 „GD” Government Decision „GMS” General Meeting of Shareholders „Icemenerg Service” Societatea Comercială Filiala “ICEMENERG-SERVICE” București, Filială a Companiei Naționale de Transport al Energiei Electrice "Transelectrica" SA „IFRS” International Financial Reporting Standards „ISO” Independent System Operator „ITO” Independent Transport Operator „JPY” Japanese Yen, the official currency of Japan „LEA” Overhead lines „Leu” or „Lei” or „RON” official currency of Romania Page | 17 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014 „MPF” Ministerul of the Public Finances „OG” Official Gazette „OG” Government Ordinance „OPCOM” Electricity Market Operator OPCOM SA in Romania „TSO” Transport Sistem Operator „GEO” Government Emergency Ordinance „pa” Per anum „PCCB” Centralized Market for Bilateral Contracts „PCR” Grouping regions depending on price (Price Coupling of Regions) agreed model for the future of the Single European Market for Electricity „PE” Balancing Market „PCI” Project of common interest „PZU” Day Ahead Market „RET” Electricity transmission grid of national and strategic interest with voltage rating greater than 110 kV „SEN” National Power System „Smart” Societatea Comercială pentru Servicii de Mentenanță a Rețelei Electrice de Transport SMART SA „SSF” Functional system services „SST” Ancillary Services „TEL” Indices for Transelectrica „Teletrans” Societatea Comercială pentru Servicii de Telecomunicații și Tehnologia Informației în Rețele Electrice de Transport TELETRANS SA „TSR” Total shareholders return „UE” European Union „u.m.” Unit „USD” or “dolari US” the official currency of the United States of America „WACC” Weighted Average Cost of Capital Page | 18