Since the last update, the sale process has progressed further with new international parties now engaged. In addition, the Company has secured a power purchase agreement (“PPA”) for one of its projects and has started to engage with large corporates with a view to securing additional PPAs directly. This strategy could drive a significant increase in the average value per watt of the whole portfolio.
The Company would also like to announce that its Australian power services businesses, Kenshaw Electrical Pty Limited (“Kenshaw”) and J.A. Martin Electrical Pty Limited (“J.A. Martin”), have won additional contracts relating to solar farms and data centers worth US$22.6 million. With these new contracts, VivoPower’s forward order book for power services has now increased to US$51.5 million on the back of this and previous contract wins in the data center, solar, agriculture, transport, mining, and utility sectors. This represents an increase of 53% in the last seven months and is another new all-time record high forward order book. It is expected that these contracts will be fulfilled within the next 12 months.
Kenshaw has been awarded additional contracts worth US$18.9 million for the supply and installation of power generators to one of Australia’s leading data center groups. J.A. Martin has been awarded a US$3.7 million contract as part of the construction of a new solar project in New South Wales, Australia. This is the second significant contract win in less than a year for J.A. Martin in solar project construction, a key strategic focus to accelerate growth.
“In relation to our US solar portfolio sale, it has become clear that if we are able to secure corporate PPAs for projects, this could potentially drive a significant increase in value per watt. We are also pleased with the continued momentum for our power services business in Australia. Our Kenshaw and J.A. Martin teams have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to building long-term relationships with customers through excellence in engineering, design, manufacturing, construction and service, delivering projects as promised, establishing themselves as trusted partners to a diverse range of commercial, industrial, and public sector customers,” said Art Russell, Interim Chief Executive Officer of VivoPower.
Adam Malcolm, General Manager of Kenshaw, said, “We are pleased to have been awarded this additional work by a long-time data center customer and very much respect the trust our customers place in us to deliver our commitments on time and budget. These contracts are a testament to the reputation we have built in the data center sector and more broadly across our customer base to deliver value for money.”
Phil Lowbridge, General Manager of J.A. Martin, said, “We are very pleased to secure our second major contract for construction of solar projects in under a year. With over US$138 billion forecast to be invested in renewable energy in Australia over the next 30 years, we see solar as strategically important for our future growth. In addition, with the opportunities and support provided by VivoPower’s solar development team in Australia, combined with our own capability, experience, and reputation developed over the last 50 years in business, we are excited by the potential for our business.”
Source: Company Press Release
