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powerpurchaseagreementtemplate
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN:
[Legalname,formandcountryofDeveloper/Sellerentity])havingitsregisteredofficeat[completeAddressofDeveloperentity]("Developer”)and
[Legalname,formandcountryofutility/Buyerentity])havingitsregisteredofficeat[completeAddressofUtilityentity]("Utility”).DeveloperandUtilitymaybereferredtoindividuallyasa"Party"andcollectivelyas"Parties"madethisdate,[dateofagreementexecution].
WHEREAS:
(A)DeveloperagreestocompleteconstructionandCommissioningofits[name,description,location,andcapacityorenergyoutputofproject]("Project")
(B)DeveloperagreestomakeavailableandtoselltheNetEnergyOutputfromProjecttoUtility;and
(C)UtilitywishestopurchasetheelectricalenergygeneratedbytheProjectpursuanttothetermsandconditionsinthisAgreement;
NOW,THEREFORE,inconsiderationofthemutualbenefitstobederived,therepresentations,warranties,conditionsandpromisescontainedinthisAgreement,andintendingtobelegallyboundbythisAgreement,thePartiesagreeasfollows.
1.INTERPRETATIONANDDEFINEDTERMS
1.1IninterpretingthisAgreement,capitalizedtermsandexpressionsshallhavethemeaningsgiventheminScheduleA(DefinedTerms)orthetextinwhichtheyappear.TermsnotdefinedinScheduleA(DefinedTerms)shallhavethemeaningsascribedtothemintheOxfordEnglishdictionaryor,fortermsofartorwherethecontextindicates,themeaningsgiventhetermsbycommonusageintheindustry.
1.2Further,ininterpretingthisAgreement:
1.2.1Exceptwhereexpresslystatedotherwise,theheadingsoftheParagraphsareprimarilyforconvenienceandintheeventofaconflictbetweenaheadingandthemorespecificprovisionofaParagraph,thelanguageoftheParagraphshallcontrolinconstruingtheprovisionsofthisAgreement;
1.2.2Thesingularincludesthepluralandviceversa;
1.2.3ReferencestoSections,Paragraphs,Schedulesandsimilardesignationsare,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires,referencestodesignationsinthisAgreement;and
1.2.4Referencestoanyagreement,enactment,ordinanceorregulationincludesanyamendmentthereoforanyreplacementinwholeorinpart.
2.SALEANDPURCHASEOFENERGY
2.1SaletoUtility.Subjectto,andinaccordancewith,thetermsofthisAgreement,theDevelopershallmakeavailableandselltoUtility,andUtilityshallpurchasefromDeveloper(ona“takeorpay”basis),theNetEnergyOutputoftheProject,uptoamaximumof[maximumoutputcapacityorlessercontractedamount]plusorminus[varianceallowance,basedonmanufacturerspecifications]percent,beginningontheCommercialOperationsDate.
2.2AsAvailableEnergyTake.UponandaftertheCommercialOperationsDate,Utilityshallacceptenergyasavailableuptoamaximumtotalenergyequivalentof[Projectorcontractedmaximum]kWperhourplusorminusfivepercent,providedthatUtilitymayacceptenergyabovethislevelatitssolediscretion.
2.3SaletoDeveloper.Subjectto,andinaccordancewith,thetermsofthisAgreement,UtilityshallmakeavailableandselltotheDeveloper,andtheDevelopermaypurchasefromUtility,capacityandenergy,onthesamebasisasUtility'sthenprevailingtariffforelectricitysoldtoindustrialcustomers.
2.4EnergyPrice.TheamountofthepaymentsduefromUtilitytoDeveloperforNetEnergyOutputfromtheProjectshallbecalculatedinaccordancewithSchedule2(CalculationofPayments)usingtheEnergyPricedefinedinthatschedule.ThepaymentsshallbemadeatthetimesspecifiedinParagraph4.2(BillingandPayment).
3.TERM
3.1InitialTerm.TheinitialtermofthisAgreementshallcommenceonthedateofthisAgreementandshallend[lengthofagreementterm]fromtheCommercialOperationsDate,unlessthisAgreementisterminatedearlierpursuanttotheprovisionsofthisAgreementallowingforterminationintheeventofabreachordefaultbyeitheroftheParties("EarlyTermination").AnyEarlyTerminationofthisAgreementshallbewithoutprejudicetoallrightsandobligationsofthepartiesaccruedunderthisAgreementpriortosuchtermination.
3.2RenewalTerm.ThisAgreementmaybeextendedbyeitherPartyforasingleadditionalperiodof[agreedrenewalterm]years,onthetermsdefinedbythisAgreement,providedthat:
(a)ThePartyseekinganextensionhasmadeapriorwrittenrequesttoextendtheagreementtotheotherParty,suchrequesttobemadenotmorethan36monthsandnotlessthan24monthsbeforetheendoftheinitialtermofthisAgreement;
(b)ThePartyreceivingarequesttoextendtheagreementhasnotrejectedtherequestinawrittenresponsetothePartyseekinganextension,givennotmorethan3monthsfollowingreceiptoftherequestforextension;and
(c)Thereisnotaneve