CFY CF Energy Corp

Today, CF Energy Corp. (TSX-V:CFY) (“CF Energy” or the “Company”; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading new energy service provider in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”), announced the following business update:

Abolishment of Certain Pipeline Connection Related Services Charges to Customers in SanyaThe Company was notified by the regulatory officials in Hainan Province that, with retroactive effective to March 1, 2021, certain service charges relating to the connection services for the distribution of natural gas to customers in Sanya will be abolished. The new rules will impact certain of the Company’s pipeline connection fees and meter upgrade fees chargeable to their customers going forward and the Company estimates a reduction of around 2% to the revenue of the Group for the 2021 year as a result of this regulatory change. The Company continues to expand its marketing and sales efforts in anticipation of high regional economic growth driven by the government’s International Free Trade Zone development policy which, if successful, are expected to offset the anticipated revenue reduction resulting from the recent regulatory change. By growing its customer base, optimizing district gas supply and operational costs, the Company retains its focus on achieving healthy growth in Sanya’s natural gas distribution business for the coming years.

Haitang Bay Integrated Smart Energy ProjectThe Company is on track to complete its preparatory work for phase one of the Haitang Bay Integrated Smart Energy Project by June and to commence operations in early Q3 of 2021. Management continues to work closely with its project partners to advance the project as quickly as possible and will provide timely update(s) on progress as required.

Meishan Smart Energy ProjectThe Meishan Smart Energy Project successfully completed its test run and preparatory work before the Chinese New Year holidays, as planned. The project commenced operations in March and, as more customers adopt the program, it is expected to improve the district’s energy consumption efficiency, reduce local air pollution and generate revenue growth to the Company.

Electric Vehicle (“EV”) Battery Swap Business StationsThe Group currently has two electrical vehicle battery swap stations (the “EV Battery Swap Station”) in operation in Sanya City. The third EV Battery Swap Station has been set up in Zhuhai City and will soon be operational. The development schedule for the first EV Battery Swap Station in Haikou will be determined in due course.

Modest Investment in a Leading EV Battery Swap Technology Company in the PRCThe Company has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 3.43% of the total equity shares of Blue Valley Intelligence Technology Co. (“BVIT”), a privately held EV battery technology development and service company in China, for a consideration of RMB13,040,000 (approx. $2,561,886 CAD).

BVIT primarily develops advanced EV battery swap and energy storage/redistribution technologies for the Chinese EV market. BVIT’s key investors include Beijing Blue Valley Electric Vehicle Tech. Co., SK Innovation (SKI) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) (the largest EV battery manufacturer in China). BVIT is currently CF Energy’s business partner and equipment supplier of the EV Battery Swap Stations and the investment in BVIT will further enhance the Group’s involvement in the fast-growing EV battery swap business in China.

The China Automobile Industry Association (“CAIA”) projects that 18.26 million EVs will be on-road in China by 2024. Moreover, the CAIA projects that 13.7 million EV owners in China will likely not have private charging units. Finally, the BVIT estimates that there may be 4 million battery-swap-type EVs on-road in China by 2024.

Termination of a subsidiary’s operationThe Group’s non-wholly owned subsidiary, Hebei Riheng Clean Energy Co., Ltd. ("Riheng"), in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, has since its establishment in 2018 been providing point-to-point supply of natural gas in the form of LNG under various LNG supply distribution contracts to ceramic factories and industrial parks in Hebei Province.

In the 2020 year, the Group realigned its future business strategies with major focus on the development of clean energy solutions with high growth potential, including the integrated smart energy and electric vehicle EV battery swap segments, and made the first move into the EV Battery Swap Station business in May 2020. Such strategic focus realignment is in line with and ahead of the pronounced policy focus on clean energy and development of EV segment under the China Central government’s 14th Five Year Plan released in March 2021. As Riheng’s business and operating model no longer aligns with the Group’s new business focus and growth expectations, in the best interests of the Group, the Group made the decision to terminate the operation of Riheng and direct its future resources toward key projects that are with higher growth potentials and in line with the China Central government’s future development policy focus going forward.

About CF Energy Corp. (Previously known as: Changfeng Energy Inc.)CF Energy Corp. is a Canadian public company trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) under the stock symbol “CFY”. It is an integrated energy provider and natural gas utility/distribution company in the PRC. CF Energy strives to combine leading clean energy technology with natural gas usage to provide sustainable energy for its customer base in the PRC.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Corporate Investment Relationsinvestor.relations@changfengenergy.cn

Charles WangExecutive Assistant to CEO & Chair of the Boardzhaoyu.wang@changfengenergy.cn

Frederick WongDirector of the Boardfred.wong@changfengenergy.cn

Mike LiuVP Capital Marketmike.liu@changfengenergy.cn

Forward-Looking Statements

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