Reportlinker Adds Energy Market Landscape: Japan

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Reportlinker Adds Energy Market Landscape: Japan

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Introduction

Evolving competitive dynamics are rapidly and significantly changing the face of
the gas and power markets in the Asia Pacific region. As such, a timely and
broadly based understanding of the market landscape is vital for players
throughout the value chain. Central to this is an understanding of the exact
stage of competitive development reached in each market, and how it is likely to
change.

Scope

*Up-to-date insight on market structures, regulatory developments, supply and
demand balances and asset developments

*Insight into current levels of gas and power competitive intensity benchmarked
against 12 other Asia Pacific markets

*Forecasts of how the nine metrics making up the competitive intensity scores
will change by 2012.

Highlights

The MCI scores draw on nine underlying metrics grouped into three categories:
Market Framework (Regulatory Effectiveness; Pricing Regime; Ease of Third Party
Access), Supplier Push (Wholesale Fragmentation, Retail Fragmentation, Traded
Market Maturity), and Customer Pull (Access to Market Information, Consumer
Representation, Propensity to Switch)

Each of the Energy Market Landscape series provides a profile of both the
relevant gas and power market. Issues examined include regulatory structures,
player strategies and supply/demand dynamics.

Reasons to Purchase

*Obtain up-to-date, relevant and standardized information on the Asia Pacific
energy markets from a single source

*Have a logical framework to monitor market developments and emerging trends,
identify opportunities and plan strategies accordingly

*Assess current and future gas and power market competitive environments by
gaining insight into factors driving market competitiveness.

DATAMONITOR VIEW 1

CATALYST 1

SUMMARY 1

ANALYSIS 2

Gas Market Overview 2

Industry Landscape 2

Regulation 2

Gas Supply and Demand Analysis 3

Gas Infrastructure 8

Pipelines 8

LNG 8

Electricity Market Overview 9

Industry Landscape 9

Regulation 9

Mergers and Acquisitions 10

Wholesale Environment 10

Electricity Supply and Demand Analysis 10

Electricity Infrastructure 15

Generation Capacity 15

Electricity Networks 17

Competitive Intensity Analysis Overview 18

Datamonitor's MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the development
of energy Market Competitive Intensity 18

The MCI Index shows how competitive a particular market is. This has
applications for both new entrants seeking to enter the market, and established
players and former monopoly incumbents seeking to defend their market share from
new entrants. 18

The MCI Index assesses markets as they stood in early 2009 and forecasts
conditions likely to be prevailing in 2012. 18

The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three broad
clusters: Market framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull 19

Each of the nine pillars has an assessment scale to allow for the comparison of
diverse markets (see appendix for more details) 20

Gas Market Competitive Intensity 21

The Japanese gas market remain at a standstill in the rankings over the forecast
period 21

Weak Customer Pull metrics curtail the Japanese gas competitive intensity score.
22

Regulatory effectiveness leads the Japanese Market Framework scores at the
current time 22

Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 4/10 2012: 5/10] 22

Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 5/10 2012: 7/10] 23

Pricing Regime [2009: 5/10 2012: 5/10] 23

Fragmentation in the wholesale and retail markets leads to a strong Supplier
Push score 23

Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 7/10 2012: 7/10] 23

Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 4.5/10 2012: 4.5/10] 23

Traded Market Maturity [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 0.1/10] 23

Customer Pull metrics remain weak over the forecast period 23

Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 2.5/10 2012: 2.5/10] 23

Consumer Representation [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 0.1/10] 24

Propensity to Switch [2009: 1.5/10 2012: 2.5/10] 24

Electricity Market Competitive Intensity 25

The Japanese power market loses one place in the rankings over the forecast
period 25

The Japanese power market has strong Market Framework and Supplier Push metrics
25

All of Japan's Market Framework factors score at the upper end of the scale 26

Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 6/10 2012: 6/10] 26

Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 7/10 2012: 7/10] 26

Pricing Regime [2009 :4/10 2012: 5/10] 27

Supplier Push factors all score at the upper end of the scale 27

Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 3/10 2012: 3/10] 27

Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 2/10 2012: 2/10] 27

Traded Market Maturity [2009: 10/10 2012: 10/10] 27

Weak Customer Pull metrics are unlikely to develop during the forecast period 27

Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 3.5/10 2012: 3.5/10] 27

Consumer Representation [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 2/10] 27

Propensity to Switch [2009: 3/10 2012: 3/10] 28

Gas market competitive intensity will continue to lag behind that seen in the
power sector 28

COMPETITIVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX 28

MCI Scores Summary 29

MCI Scoring Scales 30

APPENDIX 36

List of power stations in Japan 36

Definitions 39

Ask the analyst 39

Datamonitor consulting 39

Disclaimer 39

List of Tables

Table 1: Japan gas supply and demand balance, 2007-08e 4

Table 2: Japan power supply and demand balance, 2007-08e 11

Table 3: Market Competitive Intensity, Japan 2009 and 2012 29

Table 4: MCI Additive, Asia Pacific 2009 and 2012 29

Table 5: MCI Multiplicative, Asia Pacfic 2009 and 2012 30

Table 6: Japan power generation assets 36

List of Figures

Figure 1: Japan indigenous gas production, 1990-2008e 5

Figure 2: Japan gas import supply sources, 2008e 6

Figure 3: Japan gas sectoral consumption, 2008e 7

Figure 4: Japan gas consumption, trends and forecasts, 1990-2020f 8

Figure 5: Japan power production by fuel type, 1990-08e 12

Figure 6: Japan power production by fuel type, 2008e 13

Figure 7: Japan power sectoral consumption, 2008e 14

Figure 8: Japan power consumption, trends and forecasts, 1990-2020f 15

Figure 9: Japan power generation capacity by fuel type, 2008 16

Figure 10: MCI Assessment Scale 18

Figure 11: MCI Assessment Framework 19

Figure 12: MCI Scales 20

Figure 13: Asia Pacific Gas Market Competitive Intensity, 2009-12 21

Figure 14: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, Japan 22

Figure 15 : Asia Pacific Power Market Competitive Intensity, 2009-12 25

Figure 16 : Power Market Competitive Intensity, Japan 25

Figure 17 : Market Competitive Intensity, Japan 28

Figure 18 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator 31

Figure 19 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access 32

Figure 20 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Pricing Regime 32

Figure 21: Scale for MCI Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation 33

Figure 22: Scale for MCI Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation 33

Figure 23 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Traded Market Maturity 34

Figure 24 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Access to Market Information 34

Figure 25 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Consumer Representation 35

Figure 26 : Scale for MCI Assessment, Propensity to Switch 35

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