Research and Markets: "Energy Market Landscape: Bulgaria" - All of Bulgaria's Gas Metrics Score At the Lower End of The Scale

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4aa178/energy_market_land) has
announced the addition of the "Energy Market Landscape: Bulgaria" report to
their offering.

Evolving competitive dynamics are rapidly and significantly changing the face of
the gas and power markets in and around Europe. As such, a timely and broadly
based understanding of the market landscape is vital for players throughout the
energy 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, asset developments and player strategies.
* Insight into current levels of gas and power competitive intensity benchmarked
against 33 relevant markets (EU 27 and 6 related countries).
* Forecasts of how the nine metrics making up the competitive intensity scores
will change by 2012.

Highlights of this title

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. There is also a list of
operational, planned and under construction infrastructure including power
stations, pipelines, LNG terminals and storage sites

Key reasons to purchase this title

* Obtain up-to-date, relevant and standardized information on European and
related 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.

Some of the Topics Covered:

* Gas Market Overview
* Industry Landscape
* Retail Market Players
* Regulation
* Gas Supply and Demand Analysis
* Industry Landscape
* Retail Market Players
* Switching
* Electricity Supply and Demand Analysis
* Electricity Infrastructure
* Generation Capacity
* Competitive Intensity Analysis Overview
* Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 5/10 2012: 6.5/10]
* Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 2/10 2012: 3.5/10]
* Pricing Regime [2009: 2/10 2012: 4/10]
* Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 1/10]
* Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 2/10 2012: 2/10]
* Traded Market Maturity [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 1/10]
* Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 2/10]
* Consumer Representation [2009: 2/10 2012: 2.5/10]
* Propensity to Switch [2009: 1/10 2012: 2.5/10]
* Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 5/10 2012: 7/10]
* Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 3/10 2012: 3.5/10]
* Pricing Regime [2009: 3/10 2012: 4/10]
* Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 4/10 2012: 5.5/10]
* Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 4/10 2012: 4.5/10]
* Traded Market Maturity [2009: 0.1/10 2012: 0.1/10]
* Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 2/10 2012: 3.5/10]
* Consumer Representation [2009: 1/10 2012: 2/10]
* Propensity to Switch [2009: 1/10 2012: 3.5/10]

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For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4aa178/energy_market_land

Source: Datamonitor

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