Published : Apr-2018
No. of Pages : 79
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Executive Summary 7
2.1 UK, Power Sector Outlook 7
3 Introduction 10
3.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 11
4 UK, Power Market, Snapshot 12
4.1 Macroeconomic Factors 12
4.2 Supply Security 13
4.3 Opportunities 14
4.4 Challenges 14
5 UK, Power Market, Market Analysis 15
5.1 UK, Power Market, Market Structure 15
5.2 UK, Power Market, Key Market Players 15
5.3 UK, Power Market, Financial Deals 16
5.3.1 Deal Value and Volume Analysis, 2008-February 2018 16
5.3.2 Deals by Type, 2017 18
5.4 UK, Power Market, Demand Structure 19
5.4.1 Power Consumption by Sector, 2017 21
6 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario 22
6.1 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Framework 22
6.2 UK, Power Market, Electricity Market Reform 2011 22
6.3 UK, Power Market, Carbon Price Floor, 2016 23
6.4 UK, Power Market, Renewable Energy Targets 23
6.5 UK, Power Market, Contracts for Difference 23
6.6 UK, Power Market, Feed-in-Tariffs 25
6.6.1 Solar Power FiT 26
6.6.2 Wind Power FiT 29
6.6.3 Hydropower FiT 30
6.6.4 Biopower FiT 30
6.7 Climate Change Levy 32
7 UK, Power Market, Capacity and Generation Overview 34
7.1 UK, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 34
7.1.1 Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2017 34
7.2 Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000-2030 35
7.2.1 Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity and Annual Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2030 38
7.2.2 Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity and Annual Hydropower Generation, 2000-2030 42
7.2.3 Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity and Annual Nuclear Power Generation, 2000-2030 45
7.2.4 Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 49
8 UK, Power Market, Transmission and Distribution Overview 52
8.1 UK, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 52
8.2 UK, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 53
8.3 UK, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 54
8.3.1 UK, Power Import and Export Scenario, 2000-2017 55
8.4 UK, Power Market, Electricity Trading 56
8.5 UK, Power Market, Smart Grids 57
9 UK, Power Market, Competitive Landscape: Snapshot of Leading Power Generating Companies 58
9.1 Key Company in UK Power Market: EDF Energy Holdings Ltd 58
9.1.1 Company Overview 58
9.1.2 Business Description 58
9.1.3 SWOT Overview 59
9.2 Key Company in UK Power Market: RWE Npower Holdings plc 60
9.2.1 Company Overview 60
9.2.2 Business Description 61
9.2.3 SWOT Overview 61
9.3 Key Company in the UK Power Market: SSE plc 63
9.3.1 Company Overview 63
9.3.2 Business Description 63
9.3.3 SWOT Overview 64
9.4 Key Company in the UK Power Market: Uniper SE 65
9.4.1 Company Overview 65
9.4.2 Business Description 66
9.4.3 SWOT Overview 67
9.5 Key Company in the UK Power Market: Engie SA 68
9.5.1 Company Overview 68
9.5.2 Business Description 68
9.5.3 SWOT Overview 69
9.6 Key Company in UK Power Market: Scottish Power Ltd 70
9.6.1 Company Overview 70
9.6.2 Business Description 71
9.6.3 SWOT Overview 72
10 Appendix 74
10.1 Market Definitions 74
10.1.1 Power 74
10.1.2 Installed Capacity 74
10.1.3 Electricity Generation 74
10.1.4 Electricity Consumption 74
10.1.5 Thermal Power Plant 74
10.1.6 Hydropower Plant 74
10.1.7 Nuclear Power 74
10.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 74
10.2 Abbreviations 75
10.3 Bibliography 76
10.4 Methodology 77
10.5 Coverage 77
10.5.1 Secondary Research 77
10.5.2 Primary Research 77
10.5.3 Modeling and Forecasting 78
10.6 Contact Us 78
10.7 Disclaimer 79
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Power Market, UK, Gross Domestic Product (GBP and $tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2022 13
Table 2: Power Market, UK, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 16
Table 3: Power Market, UK, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2004-February 2018 17
Table 4: Power Market, UK, Deals by Type (%), 2017 18
Table 5: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 20
Table 6: Power Market, UK, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 21
Table 7: Power Market, UK, Renewable Energy, CFD First Allocation Round Results, 2015 24
Table 8: Power Market, UK, Renewable Energy, CFD Second Allocation Round Results, 2017 25
Table 9: Power Market, UK, Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs (GBP/kWh), 2017-2019 27
Table 10: Power Market, UK, Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), 2017-2019 28
Table 11: Power Market, UK, Wind Power Feed-in Tariffs (GBP/kWh), 2017-2019 29
Table 12: Power Market, UK, Wind Power Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), 2017-2019 29
Table 13: Power Market, UK, Hydropower Feed-in Tariffs (GBP/kWh), 2017-2019 30
Table 14: Power Market, UK, Hydropower Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), 2017-2019 30
Table 15: Power Market, UK, Biopower Feed-in Tariffs (GBP/kWh), 2017-2019 31
Table 16: Power Market, UK, Biopower Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), 2017-2019 31
Table 17: Power Market, UK, Climate Change Levy (£/kWh/kg), 2016-2019 32
Table 18: Power Market, UK, Percentage Discount for CCA holders (%),2016-2019 33
Table 19: Power Market, UK, Carbon Price Support Rates* for Climate Change Levy, 2015-2019 33
Table 20: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 34
Table 21: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 37
Table 22: Power Market, UK, Leading Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2018 39
Table 23: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 41
Table 24: Power Market, UK, Leading Hydropower Plants (MW), 2018 42
Table 25: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 44
Table 26: Power Market, UK, Leading Nuclear Power Reactors, 2018 46
Table 27: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 48
Table 28: Power Market, UK, Leading Non-hydro Renewable Power Plants (MW), 2018 49
Table 29: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 51
Table 30: Power Market, UK, Transmission Line Length (Ckm), 2007-2025 53
Table 31: Power Market, UK, Distribution Line Length (Ckm), 2007-2025 54
Table 32: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Imports and Exports (TWh), 2000-2017 56
Table 33: Power Market, UK, EDF Energy Holdings Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 59
Table 34: Power Market, UK, RWE Npower Holdings plc, SWOT Profile, 2018 61
Table 35: Power Market, UK, SSE plc, SWOT Profile, 2018 64
Table 36: Power Market, UK, Uniper SE, SWOT Profile, 2018 67
Table 37: Power Market, UK, Engie SA, SWOT Profile, 2018 69
Table 38: Power Market, UK, Scottish Power Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 72
Table 39: Abbreviations 75
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Power Market, UK, Gross Domestic Product ($tn) and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2017 7
Figure 2: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Consumption and Generation (TWh), 2000-2017 8
Figure 3: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 9
Figure 4: Power Market, UK, Gross Domestic Product ($tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2022 12
Figure 5: Power Market, UK, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 16
Figure 6: Power Market, UK, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2004-February 2018 17
Figure 7: Power Market, UK, Deals by Type (%), 2017 18
Figure 8: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 19
Figure 9: Power Market, UK, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 21
Figure 10: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 34
Figure 11: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 36
Figure 12: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 40
Figure 13: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 43
Figure 14: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 47
Figure 15: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 50
Figure 16: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Imports and Exports (TWh), 2000-2017 55
