| The Top 10 European Utility Companies Growth | | | | players in the European utilities industry with this |
| strategies, performance and SWOT analyses | | | | report's analysis of revenues by business |
| Report Overview | | | | segment for Centrica, E.ON, EDF, Enel, Eni, |
| The European utilities market, consisting of | | | | GasTerra, Gazprom, GDF SUEZ, RWE, Scottish |
| electricity, gas and water/waste management | | | | and Southern Energy. |
| markets, grew at a CAGR of 16% during | | | | • Understand the market dynamics of the |
| 2003–07. Leading players in this market are | | | | European utilities industry, examine the drivers and |
| having to overcome a number of challenges to | | | | resistors to industrial growth and understand the |
| secure future growth, including infrastructure | | | | key trends that are shaping the future of power, |
| obstacles in distribution and transmission networks, | | | | gas and water utilities. |
| energy security issues, increasing EU guidelines on | | | | • Assess the future prospects of the top 10 |
| environmental policies and the adoption of | | | | European utilities providers with this report's |
| expensive renewable technologies. | | | | analysis of each firm's strengths, weaknesses, |
| ‘The Top 10 European Utility Companies' is a | | | | opportunities and threats, in addition to an analysis |
| new report examines the competitive landscape | | | | of their individual business segments and growth |
| of the European utilities industry. This report | | | | strategies. |
| examines the revenue performance by business | | | | • Benchmark the progress of other leading |
| segment and growth strategies of each of the | | | | utilities companies in Europe by evaluating the |
| top 10 European utilities companies. It also | | | | business segments and financial performances of |
| assesses the opportunities and threats facing | | | | Veolia Environnement, EnBW, Edison, Vattenfall, |
| each of these leading players. This report | | | | EDP, Atel, Iberdrola, National Grid, CEZ Group, |
| examines the size, growth and major trends of | | | | Dong Energy. |
| the industry, in addition to providing an | | | | Explore issues including... |
| assessment of leading European utilities providers | | | | High levels of growth. Between 2003 and 2007, |
| outside of the top 10. | | | | the European utilities market grew at a CAGR of |
| Key Findings | | | | 16% in dollar terms and almost 11% in Euro |
| The European utilities market was worth $999bn | | | | terms, opening up a significant market |
| (P729bn) in 2007, an increase of 20.7% since | | | | opportunity. Long term, economic growth in |
| 2006. Power utilities accounted for 47.0% of the | | | | Central and Eastern Europe will continue to drive |
| total European utilities market by value in 2007, | | | | growth in the power market. |
| followed by gas utilities (35.0%) and water utilities | | | | Industry consolidation. With increasing market |
| (18.0%). | | | | liberalization in the EU, significant consolidation is |
| EDF is the largest player in the European utilities | | | | occurring as utility companies seek to achieve |
| market, with a revenue share of 7.9% in 2007. | | | | scale and exposure to improve their competitive |
| The company generated revenues worth $79.1m | | | | positioning. |
| (W57.7m) in 2007, an increase of 18.1% over | | | | Shift towards renewables and nuclear power. |
| 2006. | | | | There is a movement towards green energy and |
| Investment in hydropower, wind farms and | | | | nuclear as power generators seek to invest away |
| biomass have reduced coal/fuel oil-based power | | | | from fossil fuels, in particular plans in Italy and the |
| generation from 44% of total European power | | | | UK to bring several new plants on stream |
| generation in 1995, to 37% in 2007. European | | | | Discover... |
| power generation is undergoing a steady shift | | | | • What are the major trends in the European |
| from fossil fuels towards more efficient | | | | utilities industry? |
| renewable energy sources, supported by the EU's | | | | • Who are the top 10 players in the market? |
| effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. | | | | • What is the market share of each leading |
| E.ON is the second largest player in the European | | | | company? |
| utilities industry, with a market share of 6.7%, | | | | • What are the strengths and weaknesses of |
| based on 2007 sales. E.ON is developing its | | | | the top 10 players? |
| generation portfolio and modernizing its distribution | | | | • What are the growth strategies of the top |
| network in key markets such as Germany, | | | | 10 companies? |
| Central Europe and the UK, and plans to invest | | | | • What are the key opportunities for the top |
| $44bn (W30bn) during 2009–11 to strengthen | | | | 10 European utilities companies? |
| its infrastructure and customer base. | | | | • How have leading companies outside of the |
| Use this report to... | | | | top 10 performed? |
| • Compare the performance of the top 10 | | | | |