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Foreign Direct InvestmentBRAZIL

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99% reduction in high‐cost semiconductor material

Fully integrated, continuous processvs. batch processing 

Large (2’x4’) substrate vs. 6” wafers 

No shortages of semiconductor material

Polysilicon Ingot Wafer Solar ModulesSolar Cell

Breakthrough Thin Film Process Technology

Conventional Crystalline Silicon Batch Technology

Superior Technology

Glass In  2.5 Hours  Module Out

Semiconductor Deposition

CellDefinition

Final Assembly& Test

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Systems EPC BusinessTarget Applications

Ground Mounted Systems Typically Multi-MW

Commercial Roof Mounted SystemsTypically 100kW to 1MW+

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Investment Structure

FDI B

reakdo

wn 70 MW Manufacturing 

Plant with Scalable potential to 250 MW

Technology Research Center

100 MW Power Plant

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Investment Financial Structure

• Bioenergy Development Costs ‐ $30 M

• PV Factory $60 M ‐ Cash

• Research center $10 M ‐ grant funded

• Power Plant $250 M ‐ 10 % Cash and 90% Debt

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Investment Cash Flow

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Investment Cash Flow

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First Solar Global Presence

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Why Brazil?

• Number 5 destination for Foreign Direct Investment• Emerging middle class• Median Population Age 28.9 years old• Moody’s and Standard & Poors graded Brazil as “safe investment that is unlikely to falter”

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Geographical Opportunity

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• Bordered by 10 countries

• Access to other countries by Atlantic ports

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Government Overview

Considerations

• Red tape, corruption and “Brazil’s Cost”

• Ranks 127th among 183 countries for ease of doing business (World Bank’s Doing Business Index)

• Complicated and Expansive Labor Laws – add another 70% to employee compensation

Drivers• Two Bills in Senate aimed at 

giving tax break for solar energy

• 80% discount on taxes paid for distributing electricity from large solar systems 

• Successful track record of government intervention and change in energy sector

• Global Spotlight on infrastructure improvements –World Cup and Olympic Games

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Solar Irradiation

• Brazil’s solar potential is bright• High Annual Solar Irradiation of 1500 to 2500 kWh/m2

• Compared to Germany, solar panels in Brazil’s worst region produces 20% more than Germany’s best region

• Best area is Northeastern  Brazil which has highest average levels of irradiation (2350 kWh/m2)

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FDI Proposal

FDI B

reakdo

wn 70 MW Manufacturing 

Plant with Scalable potential to 250 MW

Technology Research Center

100 MW Power Plant

$60 M

$10 M

$250 M

$30 M

Total Investment$350

Forecasted15% IRR

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