The British Utility Markets Report is your guide to 3 large markets: the British electricity market, gas market and water and waste market, with market analysis, market forecasts and details of all the major players within the British utility markets. This utilities market research report examines the structures of the three industries today and how they have arrived at their present configurations. The utility sector in Britain is dominated in 2006 by some critical questions and some dangerous unknowns. Britain now has uniform power trading arrangements applying to England, Wales and Scotland. 17% of baseload generating capacity will be decommissioned by 2010 and 36% by 2020, as coal and nuclear plants are closed down. With the government prevaricating about energy plans, the country could be facing an energy crisis of great magnitude in the years to come. The gravity of the potential danger should not be underestimated. What is going to replace the base load power, provided by coal or nuclear? How secure is gas? Consolidation in the electricity market continues with many mergers and acquisitions, with increasing exchange of customer between the gas and electricity markets. Losses in gas customers due to strong competition have been compensated by gains in the electricity market. Britain is reaching the end of self-sufficiency in energy supplies. Natural gas production is still strong but reserves are running down, with an R/P of 6 and the rate of new discoveries is declining. In 2005 a major change took place in the British gas industry, with National Grid selling four of the eight Gas Distribution Networks to three new owners. Transmission and distribution are regulated activities but for the first time gas distribution is now subject to competitive pressures which will enable the regulator to assess performance when making price determinations. The water sector now consists of 10 water and waste companies and 12 water only companies. While British-owned companies are still strong, foreign investors such as Veolia, RWE, Ondeo and YTL have significant shares and Agbar and Macquarie Infrastructure Fund entered the market in the last year. RWE is divesting Thames Water this year. The British Utility Markets Report outlines the electricity, gas and water and waste sectors and provides the essential information for any company involved in these three markets. Whether you are a utility interested in other utilities or manufacturer selling equipment or services to the utilities, the British Utility Markets Report provides the essential market information. Related products: For more information on the rest of the topics we cover within multi-utilities please go to our multi-utility market research page.
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