In the second quarter of 2010, TerniEnergia, a company operating in the renewable energy sector, completed the construction of 15 new photovoltaic plants of industrial size for a total installed power of 13,8 MWp. Notably, 8,9 MWp are for joint venture companies while the remaining MWp have been performed on behalf of third parties. The new plants are placed in Piemonte, Marche, Umbria, Puglia and Sicilia regions.

Therefore, in the first half-year of 2010, the total number of completed plants increases up to 25, for a total installed power of 24,1 MWp, of which 15,4 MWp are for joint venture companies and the remaining amount on account of third parties clients.

The total number of plants built as at June 30, 2010 by TerniEnergia increases up to 153 for an aggregate power of 64,1 MWp, of which 35,4 MWp are for the Power Generation activity to be carried out by the joint venture companies

During the second quarter of 2010 four additional working sites, for a total power of 8,8 MWp, of which 2,3 MWp for Joint Venture companies, were started and currently they are at an advanced phase of construction, The relevant completion is expected to take place within the month of July.

The industrial results obtained in the first semester of 2010 confirm the excellent trend of the management and the significant increase of the activity in respect of 2009 (in the first semester of 2009 8,6 MWp were installed, of which 3,7 on account of the joint venture companies).