Development of the production of alternative, environmentally- friendly mode of consumption (granular solid fuel) from renewable sources, exactly from plant biomass Strengthening agriculture and energy potential of Crimea Improving the socio-economic and investment and innovation activity in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as well as directly in Simferopolsky region Increasing revenues to the budgets of all levels and state funds Solving social and economic issues in rural areas through the creation of new jobs with year- round employment

The potential of Crimeas resource base The main raw material for the production of alternative fuels are crop waste. 20% of the collected straw can be directed to the production of alternative fuels. In Crimea the average annual potential of the resource in the straw of cereal crops is 458,4 thousand tons (based on )., with low productivity of grain crops amount of straw that can do for biofuels, will be 272,5 thousand tones. С БА ЛТА АК ФЕОДОСИЯ ЕГОРСКИЙ К АЛУШТА т т т т Name of the district where economically feasible to place the plants for biofuel productionThe total capacity of lines, t/h Annual productivity, tonnes/year The required amount of raw material, tonnes year Simferopolsky region1067,280,6 Razdolnensky region1067,280,6 Nizjnegorsky region1067,280,6 Leninsky region533,640,3 Total35235,2282,2

The project concept Create a new line of production at the Crimean republican enterprise «Crimean grain elevator» urban village Gvardeiskoe, Simferopolsky region The project includes the construction of a plant for the production of solid biofuel capacity of 65,000 tons/year of finished products Kind of finished product - fuel pellets from waste grains (wheat, barley, oats, rice). General volume of investments – 1609,5 thousand USD. The period of investment development - 2 years.

The project is the first industrial production of alternative solid biofuels with capacity of over 65,000 tons per year in Crimea The project can be used as a typical to create a new production of alternative fuels to other areas in Crimea The project can be used in the development of the national program to modernize the boiler at social and communal areas in the rural areas of Crimea in order to replace use of natural gas and search of budget financing of these activities

Index1 st year2 nd year3 rd year4 th year5 th year External market (EU countries) Internal market, including objects of public sector other domestic consumers Own use424 Total

Ukraine, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Simferopolsky region, urban village Gvardeiskoe

1 manufacturing premises for pelletizing straw 2 warehouse for finished products 3 shed for storage of straw 4 office building 5 checkpoint 6 fire department post 7 control truck scales 8 garages 9 workshops 10 transformer substation sheds for storage of straw

Index1 st year2 nd yearTotal 1.Capital stock 6795,64856,011651,6 1.1.Buildings, structures and transmission facilities 4531,52700,17231, Operating machinery and equipment 865,2843,01708,3 1.3.Transport vehicles 1057,91128,72186,6 1.4Other capital stock 106,838,3145,2 1,5Project documentation and unforeseen costs 234,1146,0380,0 2.Working capital 790,2445,41235,6 2.1.Funds for working capital financing 790,2445,41235,6 3.Total demand for investment 7585,85301,412887,3

Preparatory year development of land documents, registration rights for land ownership preparatory stage - market research, scientific evidence, conclusion of preliminary contracts passing expertise negotiations with suppliers of equipment, machinery, straw 1 st year attraction of financial resources tender process for the final selection of suppliers of equipment and transport equipment, search of executors of works building and construction holding utilities and other objects manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of the first production line of pellet with capacity of 5 tons/hour purchase of motor vehicles of the first stage 2 nd year putting into operation the first production line of pellet capacity of 5 tons/hour gradual increase in the capacity utilization of the first line from 20% to 98% manufacture, delivery, installation and launch – setup of the second production line of pellet with capacity of 5 tons/hour purchase of vehicles on the second stage 3 rd year putting into operation the second production line of pellet with capacity of 5 tons/hour gradual increase in the capacity utilization of the second line from 20% to 98% utilization of production capacity up to 98%

Procurement of raw materials (cereal straw) Raw materials warehouse Chopper roll and baled straw Storage hopper- doser Hammer crusher "Münch" Storage hopper- doser Granulator "Münch" Column cooling sifter Storage hopper- doser Hopper scales Warehouse with finished products Consumer Millet grains Water, steam

Harvesting of straw in Crimea PROCESS Keeping straw is an operation co-grain harvesting. Additional operations should include baling, loading and transportation from the field to the processing site. Harvesting of straw is a seasonal event. From the point of view of production the straw should be stored and then gradually processed. Storage capacity must let to keep annual amount of raw materials. Provision of raw materials and delivery of straw will be produced by own capacity. To do this its planned to make a purchase of agricultural machinery and equipment, loaders and road transport. PRICE FORMATION Index unit of measure Scenarios of development the value of straw in the field rolls basic version1 st version2 nd version3 rd version4 th version Straw price in the field rolls UAH/ton VAT excluded 5,0012,5018,7525,0037,50 Annual average production cost of harvesting straw UAH/ton VAT excluded 18,6327,7535,2542,8858,00 Average annual total cost of pellets UAH/ton VAT excluded 70,2582,5092,63102,88123,13 Average weighted annual average retail price (market price) UAH/ton VAT excluded 117,63 Business profitability% 0,040,030,020,01-0,01 Expected net income for the 5 years of project implementation thousand UAH 8 566, , , , ,38 Forecast period for simple project paybackyears 0,751,131,884,25- Forecast period of discounted payback period (7% discount rate)years 0,881,382,13--

VOLUMES OF STRAW, TONS VOLUMES OF PRODUCTION OF PELLETS, TONS

SALES VOLUME, THOUSAND USD NET INCOME, THOUSAND USD 4 year5 year 4 year3 year 2 year

Efficiency indicators of the Project: INVESTMENT IndexMeaningComparative base Discount rate 7,0% effective rate of the NBU Net present value of income, thousand USD 6 628>0 IRR 15,7%>d Discounted payback period, years 7positive value BUDGET IndexMeaningComparative base Discount rate 7,0% effective rate of the NBU Net present value of income, thousand USD 2 822>0 IRR 10,7%>d Discounted payback period, years 9positive value

Index unit of measure 1 st year2 nd year3 rd year4 th year5 th yearTotal Net income thousand USD Net profit thousand USD Business profitability% -18,0034,0035,0036,0032,00 Jobs creatingunits 28,0072,0029,000,00 129,00 Average monthly wage in the enterprise USD Dividends thousand USD The payment of taxes, fees and mandatory payments thousand USD

1. 1.This project was designed and planned to be implemented in accordance with Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea laws and regulations This project is in line with Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea priorities of development, ensure energy security, development of alternative fuels and implementation of planned government programs The project is aimed to create an enterprice for the production of alternative fuels and the gradual development of industrial-scale production of granulated fuel from straw of cereal crops to replace natural gas use at social and communal areas in the rural areas of republic, and needs of the Crimean population and other consumers including the European countries The project will create 129 jobs in rural areas 5. 5.The total project cost is $ thousand USD, including working capital financing in the early stages of the project.