Utilities

Publication Date	September 2008
Publisher	Global Industry Analysts
Product Type	Report
Pages	97
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	GIA01147

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Summary

The global outlook series on Utilities provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a quick primer on the industry's structure, and its segments. Global market discussions are lined up with brief summarizations of up-to-date noteworthy issues and trends in each of the identified market segments. The reader stands to gain actionable insights into the US market with discussion in this section covering key sectors, such as, Wind Energy Utilities, Water Utilities, and Gas & Electric Utilities. Punctuated with 9 data rich tables and pictorial representations for easier understanding, the discussion in this section highlights lurking challenges in the form of regulatory concerns, and the implication of deregulation of water supply, the ingress of newer, and powerful players with multinational profiles. A crisply worded outlook additionally summarizes the market's future. Other briefly abstracted markets designed to offer the reader a prelude to regional-level dynamics include Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, UK, China, India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil, Middle East and Africa. The report recapitulates the recent mergers, acquisitions, and other select strategic corporate developments in addition to providing an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 407 companies worldwide.

Content

1.Overview
- Scales and Economies of Scale
- Market Structure
- It is a European Fort...
- Mergers & Acquisitions: The Key For Growth
- One-stop shopping: Losing the Grace?
- Water - The Fastest Growing Utility Sector
- Changing Scenario - The Indicators
- Supply Security - Triggering Alarm Bells
2.Major Issues and Trends
- Energy-Intensive Customers Take a New Path
- Lack of Skilled Workforce Boost M&A Activities
- Industry Regulation - An Important Determinant of Company Strategies
- Pressurized Margins - Redefining Success Determinants
- Blackouts - The 'Dark' Jeopardy
- Slow Reforms - Mirroring Inconsistent Deregulation
- Environmental Concerns: Yet to Take Full-Form
- Growth Potential for IT Sector
- Call Centers and Brand Building: A Leap Ahead in Customer Service
- Emergence of Call Centers
- Brand Building Efforts
3.A Segmental Perspective
- Gas Utilities
- A Sector Profile
- Europe and North America: The Isles of Demand Creating Polarized Markets ...
- Construction of Gas Pipelines - A Strategic Move
- Running Out of Reserves: Can Imports Help?
- 'Globalization' of Gas: Far from Reality?
- Regulatory Reforms: Changing the Dynamics of Gas Industry
- Deregulation Drives Demand
- Bracing Up to the Challenges of Liberalized Market
- Water Utilities
- A Backdrop
- Water Security: Catching 'Investment' Fire
- Electric Utilities
- Mapping the Power Utilities' Growth Line
- Asia Tops Demand Growth
- Electric Utilities: Towards a Greener Aspect
- Eco-Friendly and Innovative Products Fuel the Market Growth of Power Utility Sector
- Substation Automation and Integration Programs Marks the Power Utility Sector
- Protective-Relay Usage Patterns Growing in the World
- Risk 'Returns'...
4.Mergers & Acquisitions
5.Strategic Corporate Developments
6.Products/ Services/ Concepts/ Technology Developments & Launches
7.Outlook
8.A North American Perspective
- 8a.United States
  - Wind Energy Utilities Market
  - Winds of Change in the US Energy Sector
  - Wind Energy Market: Consolidation
  - Growth Prospects
  - New Energy Policy Act: A Welcome Change
  - Water Utilities: A Market Primer
  - Deregulation of Water Supply: In the Pipeline
  - Gas & Electric Utilities: Market Review
  - Residential and Small Business Consumers: A Niche Unwilling to Switch!
  - Benefits of Waiting Game: Realized???
  - Slumped by the Slow On Takers
  - Branding Might Help...
  - Market Snippets
  - Size Does Matter!!!
  - Lurking with Regulatory Concerns...
  - Mergers & Acquisitions in the Recent Past
  - Market Analytics - A Review By Water, Gas & Power Sectors
  - Water Utility
  - Gas Utility
  - Power Utility
  - Outlook
- 8b.Canada
  - Overview
  - Electric Utilities
  - Feeling the Heat of Supply Insecurity
  - Phased Liberalization: Eliminates Level Playing Field
  - Electric Utilities Venture into Telecom Sector
  - Gas Utilities
  - Bogged Down by Conservative State Regulation
9.Japan
- Power Sector
- Gas Sector
- Obstacles Faced
- Enhancement of Prices and Infrastructure
- 10.A European Perspective
  - Overview
  - 2003 & 2004: A Snapshot
  - European Electricity Market: A Review
  - Liberalization and Emissions Trading: Sparking Cost Efficiencies in the Market
  - Deregulation in the European Power Markets: Journeying the Time Line
  - Power Fuels Across EU
  - Supply Shortfalls & Environmental Concerns - The Nostalgia in 2003
  - Deregulation of Gas Utilities: The Market Stand
  - Outlook
  - Fundamental Concerns Remain Intact
  - IT Spending in Utilities Market
- 10a. France
  - Overview
  - Electric Utilities
  - Liberalization of Small Industrial Power Markets
- 10b. Germany
  - Overview
10c. Russia
- Industry Overview
- Government Initiative to Reform Market
- RAO UES to be Liquidated
- Competitive Landscape
- Restructuring of Nuclear Power Industry
- Electric Utilities
- Reformation and Restructuring
- 10d. Spain
  - Overview
10e.United Kingdom
- Overview
- Regulatory Reviews Waiting in Wings...
- Electric Utilities
- Water Utilities
- UK Water Bill: Modeling Water Flow in the Country
- Gas Utilities
- 11.An Asia-Pacific Perspective
  - Overview
  - Liberalization in Asian Utility Sector
  - Investment Trends
  - Costs - A Major Cause of Concern
  - Electricity Market
  - An Overall Picture
  - A Regional Perspective
  - Gas Utilities
  - Industrialized & Developing Asia: A Perspective on Upcoming Demand!
  - Water Resources
  - Outlook
- 11a.China
  - Overview
  - Gas Utilities
  - Environment-Friendly Measures
  - Power Utilities
- 11b.India
  - Overview
  - Power Market
  - Power Utility Sector Receives a Facelift
  - Fuel Shortage - A Threat to the Sector
- 11c.Indonesia
  - Electricity
11d.Australia
- Industry Deals with Workforce Crisis
- The M&A Scenario
- 12.A Latin American Perspective
  - Overview
  - Power Utilities: A Score Card of Opportunities & Challenges
  - Electricity Consumption: A Snapshot!
  - Gas Utilities
  - Argentina: Most Resourceful Market for Natural Gas!
- 12a.Brazil
  - An Industry Overview
13.A Middle East/African Perspective
- 13a.Middle East
  - A Brief Regional Market Scan...
  - Waking Up to Fresh Investments...
- 13b. Africa
  - Countries Grapple with Capacity Challenges
  - Focus Towards Cleaner Fuels
  - Restructuring - A Life Saver
  - Consumption and Regulation: Witnessing an Upward Spiral
  - Natural Gas
  - Sub-Saharan Africa - A Hotbed for Electric Utilities
  - South Africa - The Largest Power Producer in Sub-Saharan Africa
  - 2003 & 2004: A Review
  - Electricity Market
Global Directory
List of Tables
- Table 1: Global Natural Gas Consumption by Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Cubic Feet for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa
- Table 2: Global Natural Gas Consumption by Region: Percentage Breakdown for 2004 and 2008 for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa
- Table 3: Global Gas Pipelines Construction by Country: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Miles for Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and US
- Table 4: Global Electric Power Generation Market (2006-2007): Cost per Kilowatt Hour in Cents by Country - Denmark, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Spain, US, France and Australia
- Table 5: Global Net Generation of Electricity by Type: Percentage Market Share for 2005, 2008, and 2010 for Coal, Petroleum, and Others
- Table 6: Global Electricity Consumption by Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2004 through 2010 in Billions of Kilowatt Hours for Mature Market Economies, Transitional Economies, and Emerging Economies
- Table 7: Leading Publicly-traded Water Companies in the US (2005): Revenues in US$ Million for American Water, United Water, Aqua America, California Water Service Group, and American States Water
- Table 8: Water Supply in the US: 2005 Gallons of Ground Water with Square Miles of Estuaries, Miles of Ocean and Great Lakes Shoreline, Acres of Wetlands, Great Lakes Shoreline, Lakes, Ponds & Reservoirs, and Million Miles of Rivers & Streams.
- Table 9: Leading Water Treatment Service Companies' Sales in the US: Percentage Market Share for 2005 for Suez, Hercules, Drew, ChemTreat, and Others
- Table 10: Natural Gas Production and Supply in the US: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of Cubic Feet
- Table 11: Natural Gas Consumption by Category in the US: 2005 in Cubic Feet Per Day for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Electric Utilities, Lease and Plant Use, and Pipeline Fuel
- Table 12: Leading Electric Utility Companies in the US (2005-2006): Market Capitalization in US$ Billion for Exelon, Duke Energy, TXU, Dominion Resources, and Southern Company
- Table 13: Electricity Generation by Source in the US: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Terawatt Hours for Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Hydro Electric, and Oil
- Table 14: Electricity Sales by Type in the US: Annual Market Estimates for2003 through 2008 in '000's of Megawatt Hours for wholesale, and Retail
- Table 15: Electricity Transmission Capacity in the US: Forecasts for 2008 in Megawatt Miles Per Megawatt by Region - East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (ECAR), Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC), and Others
- Table 16: Natural Gas Production and Consumption in Canada: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Cubic Meters
- Table 17: Power Production by Energy Source in Japan: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Terawatt Hours for Coal, LNG, Oil, Nuclear, Hydro, and Others
- Table 18: Household Electricity Consumption by Geographic Region in Europe: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Terawatt Hours for France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
- Table 19: Natural Gas Production in Europe by Country: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Cubic Meters for Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, and UK
- Table 20: European Natural Gas Consumption by Country: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Cubic Feet for France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
- Table 21: European Natural Gas Consumption by Country: Percentage Breakdown for 2004 and 2008 for France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
- Table 22: Electricity Domestic Consumption in France: Annual Market Estimates for 2004 through 2010 in Number of TWh
- Table 23: Electrical Energy Production through Energy Sources in France: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million Tons for Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, and Hydro
- Table 24: Germany Natural Gas Consumption by Category: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million Tons of Oil Equivalent for Power Plants, Industry, Residential and Small Consumers, and Others
- Table 25: Electric Power Generation by Source in Germany: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in GWH for Hydropower, Nuclear, Hard Coal, Natural Gas, Lignite, Heating Oil and Others
- Table 26: Electricity Demand in Russia: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Gigawatt Hours
- Table 27: Electricity Power Consumption in Russia: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Terawatt Hours
- Table 28: Electricity Generation in Spain by Power Sources: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 for Production Output in Giga Watt Hours for Hydro Electric, Nuclear, Coal, and Fuel Oil/Gas
- Table 29: Electricity Demand in the UK: Annual Market Estimates for 2004 through 2010 in Thousands of Gigawatts
- Table 30: Fuel Consumption for Electricity Generation by Source in the UK: Annual Market Estimates for 2004 through 2010 in Millions of Tons for Coal, Oil, and Others
- Table 31: UK Electrical Power Sales and Supply in the UK: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Terrawatt Hours
- Table 32: Natural Gas Demand by End User in the UK: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billions of Cubic Meters for Electricity Generation, Heat Generation, Energy Industry Use, Losses, Iron & Steel, Other Industry, Households, Other Final Users, and Non-Energy Use
- Table 33: Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Consumption by Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Cubic Feet for Australia, China, Indonesia, India, South Korea, Malaysia and Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Table 34: Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Consumption by Region: Percentage Breakdown for 2004 and 2008 for Australia, China, Indonesia, India, South Korea, Malaysia and Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Table 35: Asian Water Resources By Country: 2005 Per Capita Water Availability in '000s of Cubic Meters for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic Laos, and Others
- Table 36: Demand for Natural Gas by Region in China: 2010 and 2015 Forecast in Billions of Cubic meters for Northeast Region, Bohai Sea Rim, Yangtze River Delta, Central South Region, Central Region, West Region, Southwest Region, and Southeast Region
- Table 37: Power Consumption by Industry Type in China: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Billion Kilowatt-Hours for Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Industries and for Daily Living
- Table 38: Private Power Generation in India: 2005 Percentage Market Share for Commissioned Capacity by Geographic Regions for Western, Southern, and Eastern Regions
- Table 39: Private Power Generation in India: 2005 Percentage Market Share for Commissioned Capacity By States (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar, and Goa)
- Table 40: Natural Gas Reserves in Latin America: 2005 in Billions of Cubic Meters for Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina
- Table 41: Middle East Natural Gas Consumption by Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Quadrillion British Thermal Units for Turkey, and Others
- Table 42: Natural Gas Consumption in Africa: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Quadrillion British Thermal Units
- Table 43: Electricity Demand in Kenya: Annual Market Estimates for 2004 through 2010 in Megawatts