An Analysis of the Electrical Power Industry in Argentina Covering the Current Situation, the Main Players and Investment Prospects for 2005.

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This report analyzes both the present situation and the investment prospects in the Argentine electricity market, focusing on the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM, which represents 95% of the generation/total consumption in the whole country except in the Patagonian provinces). This analysis also adds data, only if important, from the Southern Patagonian Wholesale Electricity Market (MEMSP).

Likewise, this report covers the situation of the different actors in the system, considering the distinctive facts of the following sectors: generation, transmission and distribution, and reflecting the impact of the 2002 devaluation on such sectors. It also includes a brief but thorough analysis of the main players in the system (companies + state), whose present strategies will show the reality of a future market full of questions.

Summary
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Executive synthesis
1.2 Prospects
1.2.1 Scenario
1.2.2 Threats and opportunities
1.2.2.1 Opportunities
1.2.2.2 Threats
1.3 Sectorial attractivity

2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
2.1. Business identification and segmentation
2.1.1 Introduction. Activity definition
2.1.2 Business segmentation
2.2 Activity development
2.2.1 Context
2.2.2 Business stages: generation, transmission, distribution
2.3 Regional energy systems in the Southern Cone
2.3.1 The growing weight of Natural Gas in generation
2.3.2 Energy crisis in the Southern Cone
2.4 Demand
2.4.1 Demand typology and segmentation
2.4.2 Large end-users
2.4.3 Seasonality

3. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETENCE
3.1 Supply structure
3.1.1 Generation
3.1.2 Transmission
3.1.3 Distribution
3.2 Companies: New players, investments and strategies
3.2.1 Context development
3.2.2 ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE: A player who is going away
3.2.3 ENDESA: Medium-term regional strategy
3.2.4 AES: Accelerated regional growth
3.2.5 TOTAL - ELF: A new player with very solid feet
3.2.6 PETROBRAS: A new great player
3.2.7 REPSOL YPF: Searching for monopolies
3.2.8 Other players
3.2.9 Investments and future projects
3.3 Competitive performance: market shares
3.3.1 Generation shares
3.3.2 Transmission shares
3.3.3 Distribution shares
3.3.4 Profitability and debt

4. APPENDIX
4.1. Consulted sources
4.2. Technical glossary
4.3. Methodological glossary

Companies Mentioned

ADESE, APELP, CO. AZUL, CO. COLON, CO. CHACABUCO, CO. LUJAN, CO. M . MORENO, CO. OLAVARRIA, CO. PERGAM, CO. SALTO, CO. SAN PEDRO, CO. TANDIL, CO. ZARATE, DPEC, EDEA S.A., EDECAT, EDEERSA, EDEFOR, EDELAP, EDEMSA, EDEN, EDENOR, EDERSA, EDES, EDESA, EDESAL, EDESTESA, EDESUR, EDET S.A., EJESA, EMSA, EPEC, EPEN, EPESF, ESJ S.A., SECHEEP

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