Ireland Power Market Outlook to 2030 – Business Propensity Indicator (BPI), Market Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape

This report gives detailed information on the Irish power market. It examines the country’s power market structure and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030. Detailed analysis of the market’s regulatory structure, import and export trends, competitive landscape and leading active and upcoming power projects is provided. The report also analyses the power sector of the country on 6 broad parameters which include supply security, regulatory scenario, infrastructure, macroeconomics, competition and future potential of the power sector. Each parameter has a weight assigned, and a weighted average score is calculated to obtain the country ranking in the West European region.

Scope

• Analysis of the country’s power sector across six parameters – supply security, regulatory scenario, infrastructure, macroeconomics, competition and future potential of the power sector.
• Relative ranking of the country in the region based on the above parameters.
• Statistics for installed capacity, power generation and consumption from 2000 to 2011, forecast for the next 18 years to 2030.
• Break-up by technology, including thermal, hydro, renewable and nuclear
• Data on leading current and upcoming projects.
• Information on grid interconnectivity, transmission and distribution infrastructure and power exports and imports.
• Policy and regulatory framework governing the market.
• Detailed analysis of top market participant, including market share analysis and SWOT analysis.

Inquire for Discount of this report @ http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/contacts/discount?rname=68876

Reasons to buy

• Identify opportunities and plan strategies by having a strong understanding of country’s power sector
• Identification of key factors driving investment opportunities in the country’s power sector
• Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data
• Develop strategies based on the latest regulatory events
• Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s growth potential
• Identify key partners and business development avenues
• Identify key strengths and weaknesses of important market participants
• Respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects

Buy your report copy @ http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/contacts/purchase?rname=68876

Table Of Contents

1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 5

2 Introduction 6
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 7

3 Ireland, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator Methodology 8
3.1 Methodology for Evaluating the Business Propensity Indicator for Ireland in Western Europe 8
3.1.1 Supply Security 8
3.1.2 Regulatory Scenario 8
3.1.3 Infrastructure 9
3.1.4 Macroeconomic Scenario 9
3.1.5 Competitive Scenario 11
3.1.6 Future Potential 11
3.2 Methodology Adopted to Arrive at Final Rank 12

4 Ireland, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator 14
4.1 Supply Security 14
4.2 Regulatory Scenario 14
4.3 Infrastructure 14
4.4 Competition 15
4.5 Macroeconomic Factors 15
4.6 Future Potential 15
4.7 Ireland, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator Ranking 16

5 Ireland, Power Market Analysis, 2000-2030 17
5.1 Ireland, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000-2030 17
5.1.1 Installed Capacity, Breakdown by Type of Power Plant, 2011 17
5.1.2 Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000-2030 18
5.1.3 Cumulative Thermal Power Installed Capacity and Annual Thermal Generation, 2000-2030 20
5.1.4 Cumulative Hydropower Installed Capacity and Annual Hydropower Generation, 2000-2030 22
5.1.5 Cumulative Renewable Power Installed Capacity and Annual Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 24
5.2 Ireland, Power Market, Import and Export Scenario 26
5.3 Ireland, Power Market, Annual Power Consumption 27
5.4 Ireland, Power Market, Electricity Consumption by Sector, 2011 29

6 Ireland, Power Market, Infrastructure Overview 30
6.1 Ireland, Power Market, Leading Active Power Plants 30
6.1.1 Leading Thermal Power Plants 30
6.1.2 Leading Hydropower Plants 31
6.1.3 Leading Renewable Power Plants 31
6.2 Ireland, Power Market, Leading Upcoming Power Plants 32
6.2.1 Leading Thermal Power Plants 32
6.2.2 Leading Renewable Power Plants 32
6.3 Ireland, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 33
6.4 Ireland, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 34
6.5 Ireland, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 35
6.6 Ireland, Power Market, Electricity Trading 35

7 Ireland, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario 36
7.1 Overview 36
7.2 Market Liberalization 36
7.3 Energy Efficiency and Conservation 36
7.3.1 Accelerated Capital Allowance 37
7.3.2 Energy Star 37
7.3.3 Micro-generation in Ireland 37
7.4 Renewable Energy Policy 37
7.4.1 Electricity Regulation Act 1999 37
7.4.2 Feed-in Tariff 38

8 Ireland, Power Market, Competitive Landscape - Snapshot of Leading Power Generation Companies 39
8.1 Ireland, Power Market, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies, 2010 39
8.2 Ireland, Power Market, Key Company in the Irish Power Market: ESB Group 40
8.2.1 Company Overview 40
8.2.2 Business Overview 40
8.2.3 SWOT Analysis 41

9 Appendix 44
9.1 Market Definitions 44
9.1.1 Power 44
9.1.2 Installed Capacity 44
9.1.3 Active Installed Capacity 44
9.1.4 Electricity Generation 44
9.1.5 Electricity Consumption 44
9.1.6 Thermal Power Plant 44
9.1.7 Hydropower Plant 44
9.1.8 Nuclear Power 44
9.1.9 Renewable Energy Resources 44
9.2 Abbreviations 45
9.3 Bibliography 46
9.4 GlobalData's Methodology 47
9.4.1 Coverage 47
9.4.2 Secondary research and analysis 47
9.4.3 Primary Research and Analysis 48
9.5 Contact Us 48
9.6 Disclaimer 48

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Ease of Doing Business-Categories and Definitions 10
Table 2: Country Risk-Categories and Sub-categories 10
Table 3: BPI Scoring Parameters 13
Table 4: Power Market, Ireland, Cumulative Installed Capacity Breakdown by Type of Power Plant (%), 2011 17
Table 5: Power Market, Ireland, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW) and Annual Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 19
Table 6: Power Market, Ireland, Cumulative Thermal Power Capacity (MW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 21
Table 7: Power Market, Ireland, Cumulative Hydropower Installed Capacity (MW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 23
Table 8: Power Market, Ireland, Cumulative Renewable Power Installed Capacity (MW) and Annual Renewable Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 25
Table 9: Power Market, Ireland, Import and Export of Power (GWh), 2000-2011 26
Table 10: Power Market, Ireland, Annual Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2030 28
Table 11: Power Market, Ireland, Electricity Consumption Breakdown by Sector (%), 2011 29
Table 12: Power Market, Ireland, Leading Active Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2012 30
Table 13: Power Market, Ireland, Leading Active Hydropower Plants (MW), 2000-2012 31
Table 14: Power Market, Ireland, Leading Active Renewable Power Plants (MW), 2000-2012 31
Table 15: Power Market, Ireland, Leading Upcoming Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2013-2020 32
Table 16: Power Market, Ireland, Leading Upcoming Renewable Power Plants (MW), 2013-2020 32
Table 17: Power Market, Island of Ireland, Growth in Transmission System Length (Ckm), 2000-2020 33
Table 18: Power Market, Island of Ireland, Growth in Distribution System Length (Ckm), 2000-2020 34
Table 19: Power Market, Island of Ireland, Transmission Capacity along the Moyle Interconnector, 2012 35
Table 20: Power Market, Ireland, REFIT 1 Reference Prices for Renewable Technologies (€ and $ per MWh), 2010-2012 38
Table 21: Power Market, Ireland, REFIT 3 Reference Prices for Biomass Technologies (€ and $ per kWh), 2012 38
Table 22: Power Market, Island of Ireland, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2010 39
Table 23: Electricity Supply Board, SWOT Analysis 41
Table 24: Abbreviations 45