Extended Expert View: Emerging Competitive Arenas in EU Energy Supply

Introduction

Following the opening of numerous EU energy markets to competition, overconfidence set in among some big energy companies, with some claiming to be 'pan-European players'. Until recently, however, competition really occurred on a country-by-country basis. But now several regional competitive arenas are emerging, through which cross-border competition is likely to be channelled in the coming years.

Scope

• This Extended Expert View looks at all 25 EU power and gas markets (plus Norway) from the point of view of emerging regional competitive arenas.
• The product is based on Datamonitor's recent work such as EU Data Sets, The Future of Competition in B2B Energy Supply in Europe, and EU Key Players.
• Shows the competitive positioning of key utilities such as EDF, E.ON, RWE, Vattenfall, Electrabel, Nuon, Endesa, Enel, Centrica, GDF & Scottish Power.

Highlights

Western Mediterranean markets (Italy, Spain, Portugal and southern France) are characterised by incumbent suppliers powerful enough to fend off most competitive challenges from within their own market. Under these conditions, only equally powerful former monopolies from a neighbouring market can mount a credible challenge.

This is what we are seeing in this region's power market, with the beginnings of a three-way battle between EDF, Enel and Endesa, which ultimately should benefit the region's consumers.

Reasons to Purchase

• See key market data for Europe's four emerging competitive arenas, including their demand-supply balances and physical and "virtual" infrastructures.
• Review the competitive positioning of Europe's key utility companies in the region's principal national and regional markets.
• Understand the medium- and long-term trends in the EU utility marketplace, and plan your competitive strategy accordingly.