Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head office: Tokyo, President & CEO; Masami Iijima) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 20.6% interest in Astoria I power generation project in New York City, New York, U.S.A ("Project") from GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc., a subsidiary of the global energy group GDF SUEZ S.A. ("GDF SUEZ"). The Project is valued at approximately US$1 billion.

The Project is an IPP (Independent Power Producer) business that operates a gas-fired combined cycle power station in New York City, one of the major power consuming regions in the U.S. The project currently supplies power to a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, a utility of the region, under a power purchase agreement ("PPA") through May 2016. After the term of the PPA, the Project is planned to sell electricity to the New York electricity market. The Project commenced its commercial operation in May 2006, and is anticipated to contribute to the stable power supply as a state-of-the-art power plant, supporting the expected further growth in electricity demand in the region for the years to come.

The Project strengthens the global partnership between GDF SUEZ and Mitsui, which covers power generation and LNG export businesses across 12 countries worldwide. As for power projects in North America, the Project is the second collaboration between GDF SUEZ and Mitsui after Mitsui's participation in a 680MW renewable generation portfolio developed by GDF SUEZ in Canada in 2012. It signals the ambition of both companies to develop existing assets and expand their cooperation globally.

In the U.S., Mitsui is promoting shale gas related businesses such as the shale gas exploration & production (E&P), liquefied natural gas (LNG) export, chemical manufacturing including methanol as well as gas distribution. Furthermore, on October 1, Mitsui established the Shale Gas Division to exploit shale gas related business opportunities in addition to the current shale gas upstream development. Given the Project's flexibility in gas procurement, project funding and power sales arrangement, Mitsui will pursue new business opportunities by exercising and leveraging Mitsui's comprehensive strengths and functions in different business fields, such as potential fuel supply to the Project from our subsidiary which is engaged in the gas distribution business.

Project overview

Ownership	Mitsui 20.6% GDFS 38.0% AE Investor 25.0% SNC-Lavalin 12.3% East River 4.1%
Project Location	Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Generation Capacity	575MW (Nameplate Capacity)
Commencement of Operation	May 2006

GDF SUEZ

Company	GDF SUEZ S.A.
Head Quarter	Paris, France
President	Gérard Mestrallet (Chairman & CEO)
Business	Electricity, natural gas and energy services
Foundation date	July, 2008

Investment Structure

Photo of Astoria I CCGT Power Plant

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