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12th December 2014

The EDF Group joins Eletronorte and CHESF in Brazil for the construction of the SINOP hydroelectric dam

Rio, 12th December 2014 - EDF, through its affiliate EDF Norte Fluminense, takes a 51% participation in SINOP Energy Company (CES), in charge of constructing and operating the 400MW SINOP hydroelectric dam. This site will be based upstream of several hydroelectric structures on the Teles Pires river, in Northern Mato Grosso, Brazil (close to the city of Sinop). The two other stakeholders are EletroNorte (24.5%) and CHESF (24.5%), both holdings of Eletrobras.

With this agreement, approved by all companies' governance authorities, by the Brazilian energy regulator (ANEEL) and by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), EDF Norte Fluminense has taken over the stakes initially owned by the Brazilian electricity player ALUPAR within CES.
The dam construction has started in March 2014 and its commercial commissioning is planned for the second half of 2017. The environmental and social studies and associated management plans have been approved by the Brazilian administration in March 2014. Most significant programmes aim at compensating the residents of the zone impacted by the construction, at ensuring the preservation of fauna and flora affected by the project, and removing part of the vegetation prior to the filling of the reservoir in 2017. Neither native populations nor protected areas are impacted by the project.
With a 51% participation within the consortium, EDF will have an industrial role both in the construction and the operations of the future dam. SINOP meets the Group's social and environmental requirements and the project will enhance EDF's know-how and expertise in both the hydroelectric field and innovation. Hydroelectricity, as a renewable and low carbon energy complementary to intermittent energies, is a crucial element to fight against climate change.

EDF Group, one of the leaders in the European energy market, is an integrated energy company active in all areas of the business: generation, transmission, distribution, energy supply and trading. The Group is the leading electricity producer in Europe. In France, it has mainly nuclear and hydropower generation facilities where 95.9% of the electricity output is CO2-free. EDF's transmission and distribution subsidiaries in France operate 1,285,000 km of low and medium voltage overhead and underground electricity lines and around 100,000 km of high and very high voltage networks. The Group is involved in supplying energy and services to approximately 28.5 million customers in Fran ce. The Group generated consolidated sales of €75.6 billion in 2013, of which 46.8% outside of France. EDF is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and is a

member of the CAC 40 index.

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