The Netherlands Will Become Europe's Most Liquid Gas Market Read This and More inside the Report 'Five Factors That Will Shape the Future of European Utilities'.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44135) has announced the addition of Five Factors that will Shape the Future of European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Utilities to their offering. What factors are set to impact on the future of your industry? This brief summarizes a series of briefs outlining our predictions for key future developments in European Utilities and the implications they will have for the sector. Scope of this title: Predictions for the future of European Utilities Summary of our briefs from Q3 2006 Highlights of this title: M&A activity will compromise effective competition Wholesale price spikes spikes see peplomer. will continue to squeeze retail margins July 1st 2007 will lead to tough EU sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: Reasons to order your copy: Understand the key trends shaping the Global Utilities sector over the coming years Gain insight into our predictions for the future impact of key trends Content Outline: AUTHOR'S VIEW CATALYST SUMMARY METHODOLOGY ANALYSIS M&A activity will compromise effective competition Even in the absence of true synergistic synergistic /syn·er·gis·tic/ (sin?er-jis´tik) 1. acting together. 2. enhancing the effect of another force or agent. syn·er·gis·tic adj. 1. savings, acquisition premiums will remain high Governments will continue to create and protect national champions The EU will struggle with a fundamental tension between protecting cross-border investment effective competition At least 3 companies will move from regionally-focused competition to a genuinely pan-European playing-field Wholesale price spikes will continue to squeeze retail margins Security of supply concerns will drive wholesale prices ever upward Retail prices will come under persistent pressure to rise Former power incumbents are best placed to protect margin July 1st 2007 will lead to tough EU sanctions The EU Electricity Directive has five key components that should be reflected in national laws and regulations The EU Gas Directive has three key components that should be reflected in national laws and regulations Many countries will not properly adopt or enforce the national laws necessary to implement the EU Directives (European Union Directive) A set of privacy requirements that took effect in 1998 and ordered European member nations to enact compliant legislation. It deals with the establishment of Data Protection Authorities, people's rights to personal information and enforcement. Failed market opening in some jurisdictions will push compliance with EU Directives from the national to corporate level The EU emissions trading Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. scheme will fail to deliver Phase one is being undermined by an excess of emissions credits Low carbon prices are undermining initial phase of the ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services Incoherent national policies look set to weaken the second phase Europe's electricity markets will be left in limbo limbo In Roman Catholicism, a region between heaven and hell, the dwelling place of souls not condemned to punishment but deprived of the joy of existence with God in heaven. The concept probably developed in the Middle Ages. The EU will struggle to meet its Kyoto target The Netherlands will become Europe's most liquid gas market UK gas trade will become increasingly spot-orientated Dutch wholesale gas trading will emerge from Zeebrugges shadow Nascent nascent /nas·cent/ (nas´ent) (na´sent) 1. being born; just coming into existence. 2. just liberated from a chemical combination, and hence more reactive because uncombined. regional hubs will begin to take off APPENDIX Further reading Ask the analyst For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44135 Source: Datamonitor |
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