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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 1-U
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A
 
April 4, 2022
(Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported))
 
ENERGEA PORTFOLIO 2 LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
84-4611704
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
62 Clementel Drive, Durham, CT 06422
(Full mailing address of principal executive offices)
 
860-316-7466
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
 
Class A Investor Shares
(Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)
 
 
This IC Memo includes projections and forward-looking information that represent Energea's assumptions and expectations in light of currently available information. Except for statements of historical fact, the information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements and they are provided to allow potential investors the opportunity to understand management's beliefs and opinions in respect of the future so that they may use such beliefs and opinions as one factor in evaluating an investment. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance.
 
 
Executive Summary
 
Iguatama is a 2.25 MW (AC) solar power plant to be located at the Simpatia Farm in Iguatama, Minas Gerais ("Project"). The Project will be connected to the CEMIG electricity distribution grid, as established through the Brazilian Federal Law 14.300/2022 and Normative Resolution (REN) No 492/2012 of ANEEL (National Electrical Energy Agency) with revisions given by REN no 517/2012, no 687/2015 and no 786/2017.
 
This solar plant will be rented to a consortium, made up of residential and commercial customers for a period of 25 years.
 
The project is at Ready-to-Build with EPC scoped and priced, Interconnection secured, and Land Lease fully executed with a 25-year term.
 
The total cost of the project is 12,555,108 BRL (2.423.205 USD) and a projected IRR of 20.08% ($USD).
 
 
Key Information
 
General Info
 
Project Owner
Energea Portfolio 2 LLC.
Project Location
Iguatama/MG, Brazil
Technology
Ground-Mounted Solar
System Size (AC/DC)
2.25 MW/ 2.706 MWp
Estimated Year 1 Production
5,625 MWh
Coordinates
20.147974° S 45.734054° W
Land Status
Rented
Project Status
Notice to Proceed
Useful Equipment Life (Years)
25
 
Stakeholders
 
SPE
Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda.
Offtaker
Consórcio Minas Gerais de Geração Compartilhada de Energia Elétrica Energea
EPC Contractor
O&M Contractor
T.B.D.
Land Owner
Hamilton Aparecido Garcia
 
Uses of Capital and Project Economics
 
Project Hard Costs
8,476,063 BRL
Project Soft Costs
1,331,526 BRL
Developer Fee
N/A
Total Project Financing
12,555,108 BRL
Debt Funding
N/A
Equity Funding
12,555,108 BRL
Project IRR ($USD)
20.08%
 
 
Project Review
 
SPE
 
The Project's Special Purpose Entity (SPE) was fully formed on July 01st, 2020, Energea Portfolio 2 LLC being the sole member of the company.
 
Table 1 - SPE General Information
SPE
Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda.
Registered Office
Rodovia Sebastião Alves do Nascimento (BR-354), S/N, KM 446, Rural Zone, Iguatama - MG. Zip Code: 38.910-000
CNPJ
37.584.788/0001-30
 
Site
 
Hamilton Aparecido Garcia ("Land Owner") owns the site for the project Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda. entered into a Surface Rights Agreement with the Land Owner to secure approximately 5 hectares of the site on August 26th, 2020. The agreed monthly lease payment is 8,400 BRL from the contract signature and going forward. The values are adjusted on each contract year in accordance with the IGPM.
 
Design
 
The Project will employ 6,600 x 410 Wp solar modules manufactured by Trina, a Tier 1 solar manufacturer based in China. The plant will also use 15 x 150 kW Sunny Highpower Peak3 inverters manufactured by SMA.
 
Regarding Energy Production, the Project is estimated to produce 5,625 MWh/year with an AC Capacity Factor of 28.5%.
 
Interconnection
 
The Interconnection for the project is secured through the CUSD and CCER agreements signed on September 30th, 2020, between CEMIG Distribuição S.A. ("Utility Company") and Fazenda do Sil Energias Renováveis Ltda. The CUSD and CCER Agreements were assigned to the Consórcio Minas Gerais de Geração Compartilhada de Energia Elétrica Energea ("Offtaker").
 
On a distribution grid level, system modifications scoped and priced at 1,556,000 BRL will be necessary for the project's interconnection. MBA Construtora Ltda. ("MBA") has been selected as the Interconnection EPC partner to do the necessary works on Cemig's grid. The SPE will be reimbursed at an estimated amount of 1,206,916.97 BRL by Cemig for the works performed.
 
Offtaker
 
The Offtaker is the Consórcio Minas Gerais de Geração Compartilhada de Energia Elétrica Energea. The SPE and the Offtaker have signed an Equipment Rental Agreement on January 16th, 2021, which determines a monthly fixed price to be paid to the SPE. Both parties have also executed an O&M Agreement, that stipulates a variable remuneration to the SPE.
 
The consortium is made up of residential and commercial customers known as "subscribers". They may opt into and out of the program without penalty. In the case any subscriber does not make a payment, the Offtaker may replace them with another subscriber from the waiting list.
 
Table 2 - PPA Main Terms
Revenue Contract Term
25 years
Equipment Rental Price
275,000 BRL/mth
O&M Price
Variable
Resulting Energy Credit
672.30 BRL/MWh
 
EPC
 
Alexandria Indústria de Geradores S.A. ("Alexandria") has been selected as the EPC partner for the Project. The turnkey contract is fully scoped and priced at a fixed-price of 9,002,716 BRL (3.33 BRL/Wp).
 
The EPC Contractor will provide a warranty for all services for the first 60 months following completion of the works. Additionally, the major equipment will be warrantied by the suppliers for an extended period, namely 10 years for Inverters, 20 years for trackers and 25 years for modules.
 
O&M
 
The final O&M service provider has not been selected yet. The Contractor will be chosen and contracted in duly time, prior to the Project's COD.
 
 
Financial Analysis (IC Iguatama)
 
The resulting nominal IRR of Iguatama is projected to be 19.74%, with an estimated payback of 4 years, 10 months, and 8 days from the NTP date.
 
As of March 16h, 2022, the distributed generation ("DG") market in Minas Gerais's CEMIG's concession zone has reached, according to ANEEL, 132,218 generating units, with 190,893 consumers total, at a grand total installed capacity of 1.560 MW, placing it in 1st place, out of 106, in virtual net metering projects in Brazil. Growth, although historically high, is slowing down, with the number of interconnections reaching 53,483 in December 2021, an increase of 18,933 (54.8%) if compared with December 2020, an addition of 51.3% from 2019 to 2020 and 237.7% from 2018 to 2019.
 
The current configuration of the project model used for this analysis considers a scenario with PL 5829/2019 (sanctioned as PL 14300/2022) being active in the DG market, as it's been approved in both Brazilian legislative chambers, Congress and Senate, having been signed by the President of the Republic of Brazil on the 6th of January 2022.
 
The project's nominal IRR was stress tested on scenarios with a range of variations applied to the discounted price. The resulted average was an impact of negative 28.3 basis points per percentage point increased. Another test was conducted on the effects of the devaluation of the Brazilian Real currency towards the U.S. dollar, with it resulting in a negative 93.7 basis points per percentage point devalued.
 
Two macroeconomic assumptions are assumed within the financial model to better reflect the reality of Brazil's regional condition. For currency inflation, it was assumed a 4.00% year-to-year price readjustments for all years, apart from year 2022, which was defined at a 20.00% rate. On Foreign Exchange ("FX"), this model assumes a base rate of 5.35 $BRL / $USD in the month of December, resulted from the last 12-month average, being devalued month-to-month at a yearly 2.00% compounded rate.
 
Revenue
 
The source of the project's revenue is split in between two 25-year term contracts with Energea Consortium MG, an Equipment Rental Contract, with a fixed monthly price, with its value defined in Table 3, and an O&M Contract, containing a true-up mechanism with the goal of adjusting the overall revenue to match a target price per energy compensated.
 
In the case of Iguatama, the true-up formula first calculates the utility's energy credit value, after discounting the non-compensable taxes from the grossed up low voltage rates, and applies a fixed discount on it to extract the total on which to charge the consortium members. This method allows for a higher realized revenue in the project, as the basis for the application of the discount (the credit value) is lower than the utility tariff. It is, then, deducted from the collected billed amount, after a 2.00% projected default rate is applied, the demand charge (TUSD up until the expected revision date of May 25th, 2023, and TUSDg thereafter, as a direct scenario where PL 5829/2019 passes is being accounted for), and the fixed monthly price of the Rental Contract. The result, if positive, gets collected by the SPE and, if negative, discounts the fixed monthly value of the Equipment Rental.
This analysis used a 30-day billing cycle to realize each month's revenue.
 
Inflation readjustments of both contracts are timed, in the model, with the utility's price refresh. Historically, CEMIG-D's rates tend to readjust once per year, in the month of May. Currently, the model uses as a basis for adjustment, the Brazilian Central Bank's 2020's target inflation rate of 4.00%, defined in the IPCA index, with the year 2022 assuming 20.00%. However, energy inflation in Minas Gerais has been, historically, above IPCA, with CEMIG's last two years readjustments at -0.01% (2020 to 2021) and -1.62% (2019 to 2020) but, cumulatively for the last 4 years, 25.1% versus IPCA's 17.9%.
 
Table 3 - Revenue Assumptions
Revenue Contract Term
25 years
Fixed Discount on Credit Value
20.00%
Rental Revenue Price
275,000 BRL / month
O&M Revenue Price
Variable
Resulting Energy Credit Rate
721,21 BRL / MWh
Energea's Rate (Taxes Discounted)
672,30 BRL / MWh
Demand Charge (TUSD rate)
15,72 BRL / kWac
Demand Charge (TUSDg rate)
12,26 BRL / kWac
Default Rate
2.00%
 
Operating Expenses
 
The model assumes the operating expenses as they are valued on Table 4. Payment of some items can be realized by the consortium and deducted from the SPE's revenue, with the goal of lowering taxes paid on both revenue and income. With the configuration listed on Table 4, the SPE was able to increase its IRR by an additional 32 basis points, as it saves 1.96 million reais from projected PIS/COFINS, ISS, IRPJ and CSLL tax payments on the course of 25 years.
All prices used on Table 4 are readjusted by IPCA, currently assumed at a 4.00% rate, once per year.
 
Table 4 - Operating Expenses Assumptions
Operations & Maintenance
5 reais per kWac
Paid by SPE
Land of Roof Rental
3,500 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Insurance (GL & Property)
1,800 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Banking & FX Fees
200 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Site Security
6,000 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Postage and Courier Services
100 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Technical Services Reserve
10,000 BRL/ month
Paid by SPE
Travel
500 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Utilities
500 BRL / month
Paid by SPE
Marketing Commission
5.00% of Revenue
Paid by Consortium
Billing and Collections
20 BRL / MWh*
Paid by Consortium
Average OPEX per Month
66,040 BRL/ month
-
*On the energy compensated
**All values readjusted with IPCA annually.
 
 
CAPEX
 
For this analysis, it was considered, in the model, the latest EPC prices supplied by Alexandria Solar, as layered on Table 5.
 
As the project currently finds itself in late construction stage, the standard assumption of 3% contingency on the EPC total is not assumed. Additionally, because of the delay presented by the contracted EPC, a total value of 790,936 BRL was assumed as liquidated damages.
 
Lastly, an interconnection cost is assumed by the project. As described in the "Parecer de Acesso" document, page 3 item 1.2, the utility covers all the budgeted cost of 1,206,916 BRL. Energea opted for a third-party interconnection EPC, in order to speed up construction timing, at a total of 1,556,000 BRL. A delayed CUSD payment was assumed, as the contracted interconnection date of March 31st, 2021, was crossed, accumulating a total of 306,488 BRL for the expected COD assumption.
 
With a total all-in price of 13,655,116 BRL, after factoring in the refunded capital from both the liquidated damages and the interconnection the final project CapEx stands at a total of 12,861,213 BRL, 4.75 BRL/Wdc.
 
Table 5 - Capital Expenditures Assumptions
 
Brazilian Reais (BRL)
US Dollars (USD)
Acquisition Costs
631,286 BRL
0.23 BRL/Wdc
114,662 USD
0.04 USD/Wdc
 
 
 
 
 
Hard Costs
10,473,916 BRL
3.87 BRL/Wdc
1,962,654 USD
0.72 USD/Wdc
Solar Modules
3,576,711 BRL
1.32 BRL/Wdc
653,173 USD
0.24 USD/Wdc
Solar Inverters
622,722 BRL
0.23 BRL/Wdc
113,720 USD
0.04 USD/Wdc
Mounting Materials
1,634,889 BRL
0.60 BRL/Wdc
317,556 USD
0.12 USD/Wdc
Electrical Materials
999,998 BRL
0.37 BRL/Wdc
192,320 USD
0.07 USD/Wdc
Engineering Drawings
2,000 BRL
0.00 BRL/Wdc
375 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
Site Works
475,031 BRL
0.18 BRL/Wdc
86,148 USD
0.03 USD/Wdc
Electrical Work
1,056,940 BRL
0.39 BRL/Wdc
201,699 USD
0.07 USD/Wdc
Mechanical Work
278,932 BRL
0.10 BRL/Wdc
54,232 USD
0.02 USD/Wdc
Others
270,695 BRL
0.10 BRL/Wdc
49,977 USD
0.02 USD/Wdc
Interconnection
1,556,000 BRL
0.58 BRL/Wdc
293,453 USD
0.11 USD/Wdc
 
 
 
 
 
Soft Costs
1,639,892 BRL
0.61 BRL/Wdc
305,657 USD
0.11 USD/Wdc
Accountants
34,124 BRL
0.01 BRL/Wdc
6,260 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
Billing Software
50,000 BRL
0.02 BRL/Wdc
9,253 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
Commission
731,000 BRL
0.27 BRL/Wdc
135,954 USD
0.05 USD/Wdc
Independent Engineer
13,340 BRL
0.00 BRL/Wdc
2,416 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
Land Rental
96,569 BRL
0.04 BRL/Wdc
17,749 USD
0.01 USD/Wdc
Legal Fees
311,208 BRL
0.12 BRL/Wdc
59,516 USD
0.02 USD/Wdc
Marketing Channels
50,365 BRL
0.02 BRL/Wdc
9,285 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
Preliminary Engineering
114,933 BRL
0.04 BRL/Wdc
21,284 USD
0.01 USD/Wdc
Spare Parts
234,929 BRL
0.09 BRL/Wdc
43,303 USD
0.02 USD/Wdc
Site Travel
3,424 BRL
0.00 BRL/Wdc
638 USD
0.00 USD/Wdc
 
 
 
 
 
Developer Fees
642,329 BRL
0.24 BRL/Wdc
123,775 USD
0.04 USD/Wdc
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-COD OpEx
267,744 BRL
0.10 BRL/Wdc
119,437 USD
0.04 USD/Wdc
 
 
 
 
 
Total CapEx (All-In)
13,655,116 BRL
5.05 BRL/Wdc
2,626,185 USD
0.97 USD/Wdc
 
Taxes
 
Iguatama stands with an effective tax rate of 14.39%, compared with its gross revenues, with PIS / COFINS representing 3.65%, ISS at 0.27%, IRPJ at 7.59% and CSLL at 2.88%.
 
As the project contains an average EBT margin of 65.16% (after depreciation), it is benefited by the Presumed Profit tax basis as it locks the taxable income at 32% of gross revenue. The downside of adopting a Presumed Profit basis is the loss of 128,825.08 BRL in Net Operating Losses ("NOLs") and 895,676 BRL in PIS / COFINS tax credits. After running both scenarios, the model assumes that a Presumed Profit tax basis is more beneficial to be used in the SPE.
 
IOF tax is assumed given that all contributions, distributions and intercompany transactions are done internationally, in between the SPE and the Energea Portfolio 2 LLC.
 
Indirect taxes are not charged to the SPE but are both paid indirectly through demand charge (as it's grossed up by both PIS / COFINS and ICMS) and deducted from the energy credit's value. Minas Gerais currently contains the lowest rates for indirect taxes, for Shared Generation projects, if compared with any other State, representing, for Iguatama, a total of 7.5% of the gross revenue and an annual average of 275,106.50 BRL.
 
Table 6 - Tax Assumptions
Direct Taxes
PIS / COFINS on Revenue
3.65% of Gross Revenue
ISS on Revenue
5.00% of O&M Revenue
Tax Basis
Presumed Profit
Taxable Income Basis
32.00% of Gross Revenue
IRPJ on Profit
15.00% of Taxable Income
Additional IRPJ on Profit (If monthly taxable income is greater than 20,000)
10.00% of Taxable Income
CSLL on Profit
9.00% of Taxable Income
IOF on Financial Transactions
NA
 
Indirect Taxes
PIS / COFINS on Demand Charge
5.50%
ICMS on Demand Charge
25.00%
Non-Compensable PIS / COFINS
48.91 BRL / MWh
 
 
Legal Review
 
Relevant Documents
 
A Legal review was performed in the project's available documentation. The most relevant documents are listed below:
1.     Social Contract of Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda.;
2.     Surface Right Agreement and 1st Amendment;
3.     EPC Agreement;
4.     Revenue Agreements (Equipment Rental Agreement and O&M)
 
All contracts submitted are duly signed. There was no red flag in the contracts/documents.
 
Issues List
 
Table 7 - Issues List
EPC Agreement
Signature Pending
 
Contract Summary
 
Table 8 - SPE Social Contract Summary
Contract
Social Contract of Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda.
Incorporation Date
July 1, 2020
Structure
Limited Liability Company (Brazilian Limitada)
Quotaholder
Energea Portfolio 2 LLC (100%)
Management
Christopher Joseph Sattler
Antonio Carlos Nether Ferreira Pires
 
Table 9 - Surface Right Agreement Summary
Contract
Surface Rights Agreement* (and 1st amendment)
*not registered with the competent real estate notary
Date
August 16, 2020
Parties
Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda.- as Tenant Hamilton Aparecido Garcia - Landlord
Term
30 years from February 10, 2020
Object
Lease of a rural property in Iguatama, State of Minas Gerais, with a total area of 5 hectares
Basic Rent
R$700.00 per hectare
Rent Payment
Monthly
Termination
Landlord may only terminate the agreement if tenant does not pay the rent for a period of more than 3 months
 
Table 10 - EPC Agreement Summary
Contract
EPC Agreement
Date
September 9, 2020
Parties
Alexandria Industria de Geradores S.A. - as Contractor
Energea Iguatama Aluguel de Equipamentos e Manutenção Ltda. - as Owner
Object
Provision by Contractor of the work, including the construction engineering set, the civil works and the supply of goods, materials, equipment and services required for the construction, the cold commissioning, the hot commissioning, the operation of the Project and its connection to the common coupling point required for connection to the distribution grid of the distribution company, and production of electricity.
Price
R$ 9,002,716.00
Technical Warranty Period
The Technical Warranty Period shall begin with the issuance of the Certificate of Final Acceptance and shall remain valid and in force: (i) with regard to the Technical Warranty of the Project, for a period of (i) sixty (60) months; and (ii) with regard to the Technical Warranty of the Equipment, for a period of ten (10) years for the inverters, twenty (20) years for the trackers, and twenty-five (25) years for the modules; all such periods counted as of the issuance of the Certificate of Final Acceptance.
Penalty for Breach of Contractual Obligation
R$ 5,000 per day of duration of breach
R$ 20,000 per event of breach if such breach cannot be remedied
Liquidated Delay Penalties
1% of the price per day of delay
Termination
(a) By written agreement between the Parties;
(b) By Energea, if the Contractor fails to comply with or observe any Section, condition, deadlines or Exhibit of the EPC and does not remedy the noncompliance within five (5) days as of the delivery of a default notice;
(c) By the Contractor, if Energea fails to pay an undisputed invoice and does not fully comply with its obligations described herein within forty-five (45) days as of the delivery of a default notice;
(d) By Energea, for any reason or no reason whatsoever, by means of a written notice, at least ninety (90) days in advance, observing the right to receive amounts arising from services already performed by the Contractor;
(e) By either Party in the event of judicial reorganization, bankruptcy or civil insolvency of the other Party, which shall result in an automatic termination, regardless of communication;
(f) By either Party, in the occurrence of any event characterizing a force majeure that prevents the execution of this Agreement for a period exceeding ninety (90) days.
 
 
Documentation Checklist
 
Table 11 - Documentation Checklist
SPE
Social Contract
X
National Registration
X
State and Municipal Registration
X
Site
Site Photos
Land Owner Documents
X
Lease Agreement
X
Design and Application
Energy Resource Study
X
Preliminary Engineering
X
Interconnection
Parecer de Acesso
X
Interconnection Contracts
X
Permit
Environmental License
X
Offtaker
Offtaker Credit Analysis
N/A
Revenue Agreement Set
X
EPC
Selection of EPC
X
EPC Contract scoped and priced
X
O&M
O&M Agreement
 
Investment
Project Model
X
 
The Investment Committee members have reviewed the Project Memorandum and hereby approve the investment on the Iguatama Project.
 
 
Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Energea Global LLC
 
By MICHAEL SILVESTRINI
Name: Mike Silvestrini
Title: Co-Founder
 
Date April 4, 2022