• The company registered solid results due to favorable market prices that, together with continuous overall cost optimisation, offset lower production 
  

MAIN FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (millions of RUB)

	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Revenues	19,101	18,542	+3.0%
EBITDA	5,296	4,600	+15.1%
EBIT	4,072	3,561	+14.3%
Net income	3,000	2,319	+29.3%
Net debt at the end of the period	18,444	19,3761	-4.8%

   “The first quarter of 2019 was positively impacted by favorable market prices that boosted the company’s financial performance, despite a decrease in output mainly due to lower electricity consumption and a more competitive market scenario. We are committed to continuing down our strategic path adapting our actions to the changing market environment.”

– Carlo Palasciano Villamagna, General Director of Enel Russia

Moscow, April 25th, 2019 – PJSC Enel Russia has published its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter of 2019 in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  

Revenues increased, largely as a result of: 

• Higher power sales mainly due to strong market pricing in the Center and Urals regions and lower hydro production; 
• Higher capacity sales due to annual increase in tariffs, as well as higher free capacity (KOM) prices resulting from its indexation for 2019. 

These factors more than offset lower output by all gas units, except Konakovskaya, that was mostly driven by lower loading by the System Operator resulting from decreased electricity consumption in the first price zone (European Russia and Urals regions) and overcapacity in the system. 

EBITDA growth reflected the revenues increase with an additional positive effect coming from a 14.2% fixed cost decline that was mainly attributable to: 

• Elimination of property tax on movable assets from 2019, lower operation and maintenance (O&M) costs due to changes in the O&M schedule as well as lower personnel expenses due to lower pension costs and headcount more than offsetting the impact on salaries of the  Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase. 

EBIT increased in line with EBITDA, more than offsetting higher accruals for bad debt.  

Net income was in line with EBIT, further boosted by around 50% decrease in net financial charges, which was mainly due to the optimisation of debt currency and cost structure carried out over 2018 and 2019.  

Net debt as of March 31st, 2019 lowered against the value posted as of December 31st, 2018 as solid operating cash flow compensated the payments made over the period. 

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

	1Q 2019	1Q 2018	Change
Net power output (GWh)	9,318	9,673	-3.7%
Power sales (GWh)	10,724	10,993	-2.4%
Heat sales (thousand Gcal)	1,671	1,887	-11.5%

Net power output declined due to lower production on all gas units, except Konakovskaya, as a result of lower power demand in the first price zone due to higher average temperatures in 2019 vs 2018, specifically: 

• Nevinnomysskaya output was down 9.8% on lower loading of conventional units by the System Operator following the new thermal and nuclear entrants in the Southern region in 2018; 
• Sredneuralskaya output decreased by 12.2% mainly due to lower output from conventional units against a backdrop of overcapacity in the system.  

On a positive side, Konakovskaya increased output by a solid 7.6% on higher loading by the System Operator mainly due to lower nuclear output in the Central region. 

Moving to coal facilities, Reftinskaya output was in line with 1Q 2018. 

Power sales decreased due to the abovementioned dynamics of net power output. 

Heat sales declined on lower heat consumption backed by warmer average temperature versus 2018.