Market Competitive Intensity (MCI): Norway

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 The 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: Norway's Gas and Power Sectors Are at Starkly Contrasting Stages of Development
  • Norway Remains A Limited Market for Investment Both in The Electricity and Gas Sectors Due to A Strong State Presence and Limited Gas Penetration
  • The Domestic Gas Market in Norway Remains A Small Component of The Energy Mix
  • Power Mci: Scope for New Entrants to Norway's Power Market Remain Limited but Liberalisation Should Increase Competition to Some Degree
  • Norway's Market Framework Metrics Show Minimal Growth over The Forecast Period
  • Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 6/10 2010: 6/10]
  • Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 5/10 2010: 6/10]
  • Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 4/10 2010: 5/10]
  • The Dominance of A Number of Key State Run Utilities Curtails The Supplier Push Scores
  • Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008: 4/10 2010: 4/10]
  • Retail Market Fragmentation [2008: 4/10 2010: 4/10]
  • Currently There Are around 120 Players Supplying The Norwegian Retail Power Market. Concentration Is Relatively Low with The Three Largest Players Supplying Only around 50% of The Market
  • Traded Market Maturity [2008: 10/10 2010: 10/10]
  • Customer Pull Metrics Only Play A Minor Role in The Current Market Structure
  • Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 8/10 2010: 8/10]
  • Consumer Representation [2008: 4/10 2010: 5/10]
  • Propensity to Switch [2008: 5/10 2010: 6/10]
  • Switching Activity Is Well Developed in Norway, Reflecting The Advanced State of Market Dynamics and The Widespread Consumer Choice in Energy Retail
  • Gas Mci: The Norwegian Domestic Gas Market Remains Small in Relation to The Overall Energy Mix
  • Effectiveness of Regulator [2008: 1.5/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Ease of Third Party Access [2008: 0.5/10 2010: 1/10]
  • Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer [2008: 0.5/10 2010: 1/10 ]
  • Supplier Push Metrics Are All at The Bottom End of The Scale in The Current Climate
  • Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2008: 0.5/10 2010: 0.5/10]
  • Traded Market Maturity [2008: 1.5/10 2010: 3/10]
  • Customer Pull Metrics Largely Remain at The Lower Range of The Scale
  • Access to Market Information and Assistance [2008: 1/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Market Information and Assistance in The Gas Sector Remains Limited in Norway Due to The Small Levels of Gas Supply in The Market
  • Consumer Representation [2008: 2/10 2010: 3/10]
  • Propensity to Switch [2008: 1/10 2010: 2/10]
  • Mci Scores
• Appendix
  • Definitions
  • Ask The Analyst
• List of Tables
  • Table 1: Market Competitive Intensity, Norway 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, Norway
  • Figure 9: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, Norway
  • Figure 10: Scale for Mci Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator
  • Figure 11: Scale for Mci Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access
  • Figure 12: Scale for Mci Assessment, Effectiveness of Balancing and Data Transfer
  • Figure 13: Scale for Mci Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 14: Scale for Mci Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation
  • Figure 15: Scale for Mci Assessment, Traded Market Maturity
  • Figure 16: Scale for Mci Assessment, Access to Market Information and Assistance
  • Figure 17: Scale for Mci Assessment, Consumer Representation
  • Figure 18: Scale for Mci Assessment, Propensity to Switch