Half-yearly financial Report at June 30, 2013 - A2A

Half-yearly financial report at June 30, 2013Significant events for the Group after June 30, 2013This transaction is based on consideration of 38 million euro, to which a further 1.6 millioneuro could be added on the occurrence of certain conditions by the end of next year. In 2012the plants produced 37 GWh of electricity, with revenues of around 4 million euro and anEBITDA of 3.1 million euro.A2A S.p.A., which was supported in the sales tender process by Banca IMI, considered thatthe best offer was made by BKW not only from an economic point of view but also in termsof continuity of industrial management of the sold plants, taking into account the localcontext in which it is being carried out. BKW is a leading operator in the sector, with over3,000 employees and has had a direct presence in Italy for more than 13 years.By means of this sale A2A S.p.A. is continuing with the steps it is taking to rationalize itsindustrial portfolio and reduce its debt, consistent with the 2013-2015 Business Plan.30The first half of 2013 for the Acerra waste to energy plant: 100% ofproduction capacity confirmed. Atmospheric emissions well below thelegal limitsThe Acerra waste to energy plant treated 314,000 tonnes of waste in the first half of 2013,confirming the high efficiency standards that have been reached.At the same time, thanks to the energy enhancement of the waste, 278 GWh of electricity wasput into the grid (equal to the energy needs, in the half year, of 200,000 households) and theconsumption of 52,000 toe (tonnes of oil equivalent) was avoided.The waste to energy plant confirmed its excellent results also in terms of atmosphericemissions, which thanks to the modern technologies deployed in purifying combustiongases led to values well below the legal limits and the stricter limits set by the IntegratedEnvironmental Authorization.Scheduled maintenance was carried out during the half year on the combustion lines and theenergy production section making up the plant. More specifically, these activities regardedchecking the combustion systems, the system for recovering energy from the waste and thefume purification systems. All the maintenance, typical in these kinds of plants, was carriedout to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the whole system and the plant’s reducedemission levels over time.