ruataniwha water scheme hb today public meeting 6 august 2015 hbric is a subsidiary (cco) of...

Ruataniwha Water Scheme HB Today Public Meeting

6 August 2015

HBRIC is a subsidiary (CCO) of

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL

INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONALINVESTMENT COMPANY LTD

What we’ll cover

• What is the RWSS?• What the RWSS will do for Hawke’s Bay?• How is the environment protected?• Signing up farmers to the scheme• Who’s building the dam?• Who’s looking to invest in the scheme?• The process to a final decision


What is the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme?

This irrigation scheme will give our region the lift it needs to

hold its own in regional New Zealand

• A long term sustainable water supply solution for Central

Hawke’s Bay• It will insulate the community from the progressive

effects of climate change• In the combination with Plan Change 6, it will improve

the rivers and streams in the Tukituki catchment


What will RWSS do for Hawke’s Bay?

This irrigation scheme will give our region the lift it needs to

hold its own in regional New Zealand

• Create more than 2,000 ongoing jobs• Breathe life into Waipukurau & Waipawa• Inject at least $200 million a year into the region’s GDP• Strengthen the social fabric of our rural communities• Give us a better Tukituki River


How is the environment protected?

The irrigation company will meet and in some areas exceed its

responsibilities to protect the environment

• The Board of Inquiry has granted the scheme consents

for 35 years• A wide range of farming systems are viable within the

consents• The framework ensures continued environmental

improvement• Aquatic life will improve


How is the environment protected?

We will focus on the broad ecological health of the river

through strategies such as:

• Farm Environment Plans• Nutrient Management• Stock exclusion• Riparian planting• Ecological health monitoring and response • Minimum, augmented & flushing flows in rivers


Signing up farmers to the Scheme

The irrigation company will provide leadership to the

regional rural sector.

• We need to sell a minimum of 45 million cubic metres of

water for the scheme to proceed• There’s potential to irrigate around 27,000 hectares of

land.• The more farmers who sign up the better it is for

everyone.


How much water have we sold?


What kind of farming will we see?


Who’s looking to invest in the scheme?

The scheme will be a mix of public and private ownership

• HBRC – subject to conditions will invest up to $80million• Government – potentially through Crown Irrigation

Investments Ltd• Private investors – some are currently undertaking due

diligence• Local investors also have the opportunity


Who will own the scheme?

The irrigation company will create an asset that will eventually

come into community ownership once it’s paid off.

• The scheme is being set up as a BOOT – Build, Own,

Operate, Transfer. • Example -Transmission Gully in Wellington

• It will revert to public and local ownership in 70 years at

no cost• This asset and the community are protected through a

concession deed


Who’s building the Scheme?

OHL/Hawkins will build the dam and distribution network•They are experts in building dams•It’s a fixed time/fixed price contract.•It will take around three years to build.

Dam type: Central core rock fill dam

Dam height: 83 metres high

Reservoir length: 7 kilometres long

Storage volume: 93 million cubic metres

Does the Project Stack up?

At full uptake, does the project stack up?

For a long term infrastructure investment without demand risk (full uptake), project return (WACC) of circa 9% has been benchmarked against other NZ and global BOOT projects.

At the current water charge, project economics work.

Operating Cash Flows:

Water Distribution Revenue $27,040,000.

Generation Revenue & Spot Sales $3,600,000

Operating Costs ($5,900,000)

Operating Cash Flow $24,740,000.

Financing Cash Flows:

Bank debt payments

(75%*6.5%*$275m)

$13,406,250

Equity Dividends

(25%*16.0%*$275m)

$11,000,000

Total Payments $24,406,250

Project WACC (return) ~9%

Let’s assume:

-Project cost of $275m;

-75% bank debt, 25% private sector investment;

-Interest rate of 6.5%;

-Equity return target 16.0%

-Water charge of 26c/m3;

-104* million m3 contracts sold; and

-Generation, spot sales and operating costs as per the Deloitte Report.

* on average there is 200Mm3 of water each year, so this still leaves plenty to improve summer river flows and flush the river to benefit aquatic life


Where are we at right now?

• Consents are granted for the scheme - HBRC has

signed this off as a condition met• Good momentum on water uptake with farmers –

deadline mid Nov to sign up for the scheme to proceed• Investors undertaking due diligence – announcement

end of Sept • Revalidating the construction price – completed Sept

Aim to have all conditions met by the end of Nov


The process to a final decision

HBRIC Ltd Chairman Andy Pearce will outline the process

from here after the panel discussion.

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