Market Competitive Intensity (MCI): Latvia

Content

• Datamonitor View
• Catalyst
• Summary
• Analysis
  • Introduction: Datamonitor's Mci Index Offers A Robust Framework for Measuring The Development of Energy Market Competitive Intensity
  • The Mci Index Shows How Attractive A Particular Market Is to New Entrants in Terms of The Competitive Environment
  • The Mci Assessment Draws on Nine Underlying Metrics Grouped into Three Broad Clusters: Market Framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull
  • The Mci Index Measures Competitive Intensity in Eu 27 and 6 Related Markets
  • The Mci Index Assesses Markets as They Stood in Early 2008 and Forecasts Conditions Likely to Be Prevailing Three Years after Full Market Opening
  • Each of The Nine Pillars Has An Assessment Scale to Allow for The Comparison of Diverse Markets (See Appendix for More Details)
  • Two Differing Overall Mci Scores Are Calculated to Ensure Full Clarity of Results
  • A Simple Weighted Average (Additive) Measure Shows Overall Competitive Intensity
  • A Weighted Multiple (Multiplicative) Measure Shows Overall Competitive Intensity
  • The Mci Framework Has A Number of Applications for Your Organization
  • Context: Latvia's Lack of Gas and Power Competitive Intensity Sees IT Remain Bottom of The Markets Surveyed
  • The Competitive Intensity Ranking of Latvia's Power Market Will Deteriorate over The Period
  • Latvia's Gas Position Remains Weak over The Forecast Period
  • Power Mci: None of Latvia's Current or Forecast Scores Break through The Midpoint on The Scale
  • None of The Market Framework Factors Show Particular Improvement over The Forecast Period
  • Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 3/10 2010: 4.5/10]
  • Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 2.5/10 2010: 3.5/10]
  • Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 2/10 2010: 3/10]
  • The Dominant Position of Latvenergo throughout The Value Chain Will Continue to Constrain The Supplier Push Metrics
  • Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008: 1.5/10 2010: 1.5/10]
  • Retail Market Fragmentation [2008: 0/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Traded Market Maturity [2008: 0/10 2010: 0/10]
  • Customer Pull Metrics Will Remain at The Lower End of The Scale in 2010, despite The Development of Full Market Opening in 2007
  • Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 1.5/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Consumer Representation [2007: 0/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Propensity to Switch [2008: 0.5/10 2010: 1.5/10]
  • Gas Mci: Developments in Latvia's Gas Score Will Remain Modest across All Metrics
  • All of The Market Framework Factors Will Remain Modest throughout The Forecast Period
  • Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 2.5/10 2010: 3/10]
  • Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 0/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 1/10 2010: 1/10]
  • None of The Supplier Push Factors Will Develop in Any Meaningful Way over The Forecast Period
  • Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008: 1/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Retail Market Fragmentation [2008: 0/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Traded Market Maturity [2008: 0/10 2010: 0/10]
  • Customer Pull Metrics Will Remain Weak for The Forecast Period
  • Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 1/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Consumer Representation [2008: 0/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Propensity to Switch [2008: 1/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Outlook: Latvia Is Unlikely to Create Significant Commercial Opportunities for New Market Entrants in The near Term
  • Limited Progress in Competitive Intensity over The Forecast Period Results in Zero Multiplicative Scores for Both Gas and Power in 2010
  • Power Scores
  • Gas Scores
  • The Ongoing Position of Latvenergo Significantly Limits The Attractiveness of Latvia to New Market Entrants
  • New Market Entrant Opportunities, Power
  • New Market Entrant Threats, Power
  • Low Mci Scores Indicate That Few, If Any, Commercial Opportunities Exist in The Latvian Gas Market during The Forecast Period
  • New Market Entrant Opportunities, Gas
  • New Market Entrant Threats, Gas
  • Mci Scores
• Appendix
  • Definitions
  • Ask The Analyst
• List of Tables
  • Table 1: Market Competitive Intensity, Latvia 2008-10
  • Table 2: Mci Additive, Europe 2008-2010
  • Table 3: Mci Multiplicative, Europe 2008-2010
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1: Mci Assessment Scale
  • Figure 2: Mci Assessment Framework
  • Figure 3: Mci Market Coverage
  • Figure 4: Mci Scales
  • Figure 5: Mci Applications
  • Figure 6: European Power Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10
  • Figure 7: European Gas Market Competitive Intensity, 2008-10
  • Figure 8: Power Market Competitive Intensity, Latvia
  • Figure 9: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, Latvia
  • Figure 10: Market Competitive Intensity, Latvia
  • Figure 11: Scale for Mci Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator
  • Figure 12: Scale for Mci Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access
  • Figure 13: Scale for Mci Assessment, Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer
  • Figure 14: Scale for Mci Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 15: Scale for Mci Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 16: Scale for Mci Assessment, Traded Market Maturity
  • Figure 17: Scale for Mci Assessment, Access to Market Information and Assistance
  • Figure 18: Scale for Mci Assessment, Consumer Representation
  • Figure 19: Scale for Mci Assessment, Propensity to Switch