EMEA Utilities Industry Quarterly Update

January - March 2009

Publication Date	May 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	27
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC07017

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Summary

This Energy Insights Perspective provides a quick one-stop-shopping overview of the EMEA utilities industry in the first quarter of 2009, and covers:

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As), international agreements, company reorganizations, and business developments
Major plant and infrastructure investments (excluding renewable energy)
Clean coal initiatives
Smart metering and smart grid initiatives
Major ICT contracts awarded
Product announcements

Renewable energies are not covered in this report, as a dedicated series of EMEA quarterly reports are published (EMEA Renewable Energy Quarterly Update: January to March 2009).

In order to provide a business background, this report analyzes major trends in commodities pricing, CO₂ trading, and utilities stock.

Content

In This Perspective
- Business Environment, 1Q09
  - Demand, Supply, and Prices
  - Listed Utilities Performances
- M&As, Agreements, Reorganizations, and Major Business Developments, 1Q09
  - GDF Suez Owns 100% of Italcogim
  - Enel Acquires Full Control (92%) of Endesa
  - GDF Suez Completes the Sale of its Stake in SPE
  - Nuon and Vattenfall Join Forces
  - Statkraft Swaps Assets With E.ON
  - Statkraft Acquires Majority Interest in Yesil Enerji
  - RWE Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil's Heating in Germany
  - RWE to Hold 20% Interest in New Luxembourg Utility
  - CEZ to Buy Stake in Albanian Power Distribution Company
  - Electrabel to Cede Distribution in Walloon Region
  - Gas Natural-Fenosa Union Approved
  - E.ON Integrates to Create E.ON Romania
  - EnBW, Borusan to Develop Power Stations in Turkey
  - RWE and TSO Begin Operations at Grid Security Center
- Major Construction Projects, 1Q09
  - RWE npower Receives Approval to Build Power Station
  - E.ON Backs Domestic Microgeneration
  - ABB to Build GIS Substation for CE Electric U.K.
  - ABB to Link Irish Grid to U.K.
  - ScottishPower Plans For New Medway Power Station
  - Imera to Build North Sea and Atlantic Electricity Grids
  - Alstom Wins Contract for Dutch Power Plant
  - Siemens to Build CCPP in Belgium
  - Edipower Selects GE Energy Gas Turbines
  - ABB Wins Order for Saudi Power Distribution Network
  - Siemens Energy Signed by GDF Suez in UAE
  - Uganda Starts Constructing Key Electricity Line
  - ContourGlobal Signs Agreement for Methane Gas Project
  - RWE Power Developing Thermal Storage Facility for CCGT
- Clean Coal Initiatives, 1Q09
  - Honeywell Selected for First Clean Coal Station in the U.K.
  - Siemens and E.ON Kraftwerke to Pilot CO2 Capture Plant
  - Siemens Develops CCS Technology for CCPP
  - ScottishPower Keeps Eyes on Carbon Capture Prize
  - Aker Wins FEED Contract for Subsea Carbon Storage
- Smart Grids, Smart Meter, and Energy Efficiency Initiatives, 1Q09
  - SSE Receives Ofgem Approval for VPhase VX1 Trial
  - IBM to Provide Smart Grid for Maltese Utility Companies
  - Finnish Utilities Focus on Deploying AMM Solutions
  - IBM Transfers Smart Grid Maturity Model to CMU SEI
  - Accenture Announces Accenture Intelligent City Network
- ICT Contract Wins, 1Q09
  - Endesa and IBM Sign Agreement
  - IBM Wins New Contract by Dong Energy
  - Acea Distribuzione Selects Oracle Utilities MDM
  - Eesti Energia Selects Oracle Utilities
  - EDF Energy Extends Mobile Workforce with ClickSoftware
  - Irish ESB Chooses ClickSoftware Technologies
  - Logica Chosen to Deliver BI System for Total
  - Stadtwerke Essen to Implement Bentley's Multi-Utility GIS
  - Istanbul Water and Sewerage Implements Bentley
  - CSC Signs IT Agreement with United Utilities in U.K.
  - Snam Rete Gas Deploys SAS for Demand Forecasting
  - Austrian Electricity Company Chooses Ciena
  - Oxxio's Deploys Nexant's HedgeDirect
  - FalconStor Software Selected by Cegedel
  - EDF Selects ADICA's Smart Market Solution
  - Tieto to Deliver CIS and billing System to Vantaa Energy
  - H1 Communication Wins Contract From Swedish Utility
  - CGC, BPL Global Secure Installation Contract from UAE
  - AdDP Uses Palisade's @RISK
  - Emerson Awarded Contract by EDF
  - Yorkshire Water Enhances Customer Service with Affiniti
- Product Announcements, 1Q09
  - Oracle Announces Oracle Utilities Quotations Management
  - Echelon Launches Platform for Smart Networks
  - Telvent Offers New Pilot-in-a-Box Smart Metering Solution
  - Future Proof Smart Grid with Netinium 2.7
  - Google to Rollout Energy Efficiency Software
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List of Figures
- Figure: EMEA, Real GDP Growth 2009 by Country/Region
- Figure: Brent Oil Price Trend, 12-Month Hindsight ($)
- Figure: Electricity Prices - Major European Power Exchanges
- Figure: Emissions Trading Forward Market: Weekly Prices (December 2008)
- Figure: 0Dow Jones Euro STOXX Utilities Index