Deutsche Essent GmbH is an energy company based in Düsseldorf, Germany with approximately 2,500 employees. It is a subsidiary of Essent N.V. and focuses on natural gas transport and storage, renewable energy trade and distribution, and partnering with municipal utilities. Deutsche Essent has majority stakes in utility companies and is expanding its wind and gas power generation capacity. It aims to grow its market position in electricity, gas, and renewable energy in Germany. Key opportunities for Deutsche Essent include further investing in wind and gas power, partnering with municipalities, and contributing to Germany's transition to renewable and low-carbon energy sources.

1. Business analyse Deutsche Essent

2. Deutsche Essent GmbH
Employees:
ca. 2.500 * (consolidated)
Managing Directors:
Paul van Son (Speaker), Dr. M.A.M. Boersma
Turnover:
ca. 1,2 Mrd. Euro (2005)* (consolidated)

3. Deutsche Essent GmbH
Business areas:
Deutsche Essent GmbH covers all areas of the
energy value chain and aims to further develop the
core business. The focus of the Deutsche Essent is
on transport and storage of natural gas and trade
and distribution of Renewable Energy. In addition the
Deutsche Essent is partner of municipal utilities.

4. Key Figures from 2005
Turnover 6.3 billion euros
Electricity sales 36.04 billion kWh
Production capacity Approx. 6,000 MW
Gas sales 80 TWh (7.6 billion m3)
Electricity customers 2.5 million
Gas customers 1.9 million
"Groene Stroom" customers 0.8 million
Employees Approx. 11,250rgy supplier in North
West Europe

5. Essent Shareholding

6. Positioning of Deutsche Essent in
the German media
Deutsche Essent GmbH based in Düsseldorf since
1999.
Is a holding company for the German shareholdings
of Essent N.V.
The company is pursuing a long-term growth
strategy.
It holds 51% of shares in swb AG in Bremen, 51% of
shares in the KOM-STROM AG in Leipzig and 100%
of WINKRA-ENERGIE, based in Hanover.

7. Trends (1)
Deutsche Essent is continuously expanding upon its
market position in the electricity and gas sector, as
well as in the market for renewable energy
resources.

8. Trends (2)
ESSENT EXPANDS WIND ENERGY PARKS IN
GERMANY - it plans to construct wind energy parks
with a total capacity of 138 MW in Germany in 2007.
Of these, seven wind energy parks with a total of 86
MW are to be erected in Lower-Saxony, and to be
transferred to the ownership of an affiliate of the US
investment company ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

9. Trends (3)
Deutsche Essent has secured one third of the
planned capacity of the 800 MW at the ultra-modern
gas fired power stations still under construction in
Hürth, near Cologne and is planning to build further
power stations in co-operation with public utilities.
Essent is also involved in the construction of the
LNG terminal in Eemshaven in the Netherlands.

10. Activities
Active in the Natural gas market - via Novogate
Novogate is a joint subsidiary of Deutsche Essent
and Bayerngas GmbH.
– Deutsche Essent has a gas storage in Epe.
Essent Wind is a 100 % daughter company
(Hanover and Zwolle) of Deutsche Essent GmbH
and is responsible for all wind energy operations and
developments within the Essent group.
– With an installed load of about 480 MW, it is one of
the leading wind energy operators and developers
in northwest Europe.

11. Activities(2)
Essent wind - Installed capacity: 480 MW (2006 - for
D + NL)
Planning permission for 400 Offshore-MW in 2004

12. Activities (3)
The generation of power from sustainable sources,
such as wind energy, is part of the strategic core
activity of Essent," explained Paul van Son,
Managing Director of Deutsche Essent. "We are
continuing to invest in expansion and, with an
installed capacity of approximately 480 megawatts,
390 megawatt of which are in Germany, we are now
one of the leading generators and suppliers in north
western Europe."

13. Data on
German Electricity
Market

14. Energy demand, growth
ratio

15. Electricity Generation (Mtoe)
1973 1990 1999 2000 2005 2010
32 47 47 49 49 51
Electricity Consumption (Mtoe)
1973 1990 1999 2000 2005 2010
27 39 40 42 43 45
Quelle: IEA Report Germany
2002

16. Electricity Generation (growth rates in % per
year)*
73-90 90-00 00-05 05-10
2.3 0.4 0.0 0.8
Electricity Consumption (growth rates in % per
year)
73-79 79-90 90-99 99-00 00-05 05-10
3.8 1.4 0.3 5.0 0.3 0.8
Quelle: IEA Report Germany
2002
* eigene Berechnung

17. Quelle: IEA Report Germany
2002

18. Main energy sources
(power generation)

20. Quelle: IEA Report Germany
2002

22. Veränderung der Energieträgeranteile an der
Netto-Stromerzeugung zwischen 1995 und 2005:
Kernenergie: − 4 %
Braunkohle: − 2 %
Steinkohle: − 5 %
Erdgas: + 5 %
Erneuerbare Energien: + 6 %
Heizöl, Pumpspeicher, Sonstige: 0 %

23. Strong/weak grid,
interconnection capacity
mentioned under
Security of
supply

24. Transitkapazitäten vs. Nettoströme
(2006)

25. Quality of the energy
system
(e.g. ageing)

26. Durchschnittliche Betriebsdauer aller Kraftwerke
in Deutschland
ab einer elektrischen Bruttoleistung von 100 MW (Stand: 31.12.2006)
total: 29 Jahre
Steinkohle: 54 Jahre
Wasser: 45 Jahre
Braunkohle: 32 Jahre
Gichtgas: 29 Jahre
Uran: 25 Jahre
Heizöl: 25 Jahre
Erdgas: 23 Jahre
Wind: 4 Jahre
Quelle: eigene Berechnung aus
Daten des Umweltbundesamtes

27. Main characteristics
of energy market

28. Electricity Market Germany
Quelle: IEA Report Germany
2002

32. Quelle: emw 2006

33. Quelle: emw 2006

34. Quelle: emw 2006

35. Quelle: emw 2006

36. Quelle: emw 2006

37. Business Drivers
as not mentioned under Key Figures

38. Security of supply / fuel
mix
mentioned under
Main energy sources

39. Quelle: http://www.vdn-
berlin.de/versorgungsqualitaet.asp

40. Quelle: VDE – Versorgungsqualität im deutschen Stromversorgungssystem 2006

41. Ageing assets / new
capacity
(generation and grid)
mentioned under
Quality of the energy
system

44. Quelle: emw 2006

46. Gesamtstrombeda
rf für ca. 3 Jahre
Quelle: Bundesumweltministerium

47. Quelle: VKU
Investitionen der im VKU
zusammengeschlossenen Betriebe

48. Quelle: VKU

49. Profitability (utilities,
industry)

50. Beschäftigte Umsatz Gewinn Umsatz-
(Mrd. €) (Mrd. €)
rentabilität
E.ON (2006) 80.000 67,8 5,0 7,4
%
RWE (2006) 68.000 44,3 6,1 13,8
%
Vattenfall (2005) 18.000 13,7 1,1 8,0
%
EnBW (2005) 17.000 10,8 1,1 10,2
%
Stadtwerke (2006) 238.000 73,8 - -

51. Market regulation and
price control

52. Quelle: emw 2006

55. Environmental concern

57. Innovation

58. Stromerzeugung aus regenerativen
Energiequellen
Brennstoffzelle
Geothermische Energie
Solarenergie
Windenergie
Wasserkraft
Biomasse

60. Customer care
(public image, quality of service,
…)

61. Quelle: VDE – Versorgungsqualität im deutschen Stromversorgungssystem 2006

62. Quelle: VDE – Versorgungsqualität im deutschen Stromversorgungssystem 2006

63. Quelle: emw 2006

64. Contribution of
Deutsche Essent
in the German Market.

65. Opportunities for
Deutsche Essent
In the German Market