Research and Markets: Energy Market Landscape: Austria

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/83af0b/energy_market_land) has
announced the addition of the "Energy Market Landscape: Austria" 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.

Key Topics Covered:

* Gas Market Overview
* Industry Landscape
* Retail Market Players
* Regulation
* Wholesale Environment
* Gas Supply and Demand Analysis
* Gas Infrastructure
* Pipelines
* Storage
* Electricity Market Overview
* Industry Landscape
* Retail Market Players
* Regulation
* Wholesale Environment
* Electricity Supply and Demand Analysis
* Electricity Infrastructure
* Generation Capacity
* Electricity Networks
* Competitive Intensity Analysis Overview
* Datamonitor's MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the
development of energy Market Competitive Intensity
* 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 for
* The MCI Index assesses markets as they stood in early 2009 and forecasts
conditions likely to be prevailing in July 2012, five years after full market
opening.
* The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three broad
clusters: Market framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull
* Each of the nine pillars has an assessment scale to allow for the comparison
of diverse markets (see appendix for more details)
* Gas Market Competitive Intensity
* Austria's gas market is characterised by strong market framework scores
* Austria's gas market is characterised by strong market framework scores
* The Austrian gas market reflects a strong Market framework with well developed
balancing and TPA regimes
* Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 7/10 2012: 8.5/10]
* Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 7/10 2012: 7.5/10]
* Pricing Regime [2009: 3/10 2012: 3.5/10]
* Supplier Push factors are curtailed by the concentrated wholesale market
* Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 4.5/10 2012: 5/10]
* Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 5/10 2012: 5.5/10]
* Traded Market Maturity [2009: 4/10 2012: 7.5/10]
* Customer Pull scores fall at the lower end of the scale
* Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 3/10 2012: 5/10]
* Consumer Representation [2009: 3/10 2012: 4/10]
* Propensity to Switch [2009: 3/10 2012: 5/10]
* Electricity Market Competitive Intensity
* Austria's power score is muted due to the vertically integrated nature of the
sector and relatively less customer pull when compared to other EU members.
* Austria's power score is muted due to the vertically integrated nature of the
sector and relatively less customer pull when compared to other EU members
* Austria's Market Framework metrics achieve scores towards the top end of the
scale
* Effectiveness of Regulator [2009: 7/10 2012: 9/10]
* Ease of Third Party Access [2009: 3/10 2012: 5/10]
* Pricing Regime [2009: 6/10 2012: 6.5/10]
* Supplier Push metrics show only a minimal development over the forecast period

* Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2009: 7/10 2012: 7/10]
* Retail Market Fragmentation [2009: 5/10 2012: 5.5/10]
* Traded Market Maturity [2009: 7/10 2012: 8.5/10]
* Austrias Customer Pull metrics are partly constrained by relatively modest
switching dynamics
* Access to Market Information and Assistance [2009: 7/10 2012: 8/10]
* Consumer Representation [2009: 6/10 2012: 6/10]
* Propensity to Switch [2009: 3.5/10 2012: 4/10]
* The Austrian power and gas market shows improvement in the overall score by
2012

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/83af0b/energy_market_land

Source: Datamonitor

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
press@researchandmarkets.com
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