Kuwait Power Market Outlook to 2030 - Business Propensity Indicator (BPI), Market Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape

This report gives detailed information on the Kuwait power market. It examines the country’s power market structure and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030. Detailed analysis of the market’s regulatory structure, import and export trends, competitive landscape and leading active and upcoming power projects is provided. The report also analyses the power sector of the country on 6 broad parameters which include supply security, regulatory scenario, infrastructure, macroeconomics, competition and future potential of the power sector. Each parameter has a weight assigned, and a weighted average score is calculated to obtain the country ranking in the Middle East region.

Scope

• Analysis of the country’s power sector across six parameters supply security, regulatory scenario, infrastructure, macroeconomics, competition and future potential of the power sector.
• Relative ranking of the country in the region based on the above parameters.
• Statistics for installed capacity, power generation and consumption from 2000 to 2011, forecast for the next 18 years to 2030.
• Break-up by technology, including thermal, hydro, renewable and nuclear
• Data on leading current and upcoming projects.
• Information on grid interconnectivity, transmission and distribution infrastructure and power exports and imports.
• Policy and regulatory framework governing the market.
• Detailed analysis of top market participant, including market share analysis and SWOT analysis.

Reasons to buy

• Identify opportunities and plan strategies by having a strong understanding of the country’s power sector
• Identification of key factors driving investment opportunities in the country’s power sector
• Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data
• Develop strategies based on the latest regulatory events
• Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s growth potential
• Identify key partners and business development avenues
• Identify key strengths and weaknesses of important market participants
• Respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 3
1.2 List of Figures 3

2 Introduction 4
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 5

3 Kuwait, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator Methodology 6
3.1 Methodology for Evaluating the Business Propensity Indicator for Kuwait in Middle East 6
3.1.1 Supply Security 6
3.1.2 Regulatory Scenario 6
3.1.3 Infrastructure 7
3.1.4 Macroeconomic Scenario 8
3.1.5 Competitive Scenario 9
3.1.6 Future Potential 9
3.2 Methodology Adopted to Arrive at Final Rank 11

4 Kuwait, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator 13
4.1 Supply Security 13
4.2 Regulatory Scenario 13
4.3 Infrastructure 13
4.4 Degree of Competition 13
4.5 Macro-economic Factors 13
4.6 Future Potential 14
4.7 Kuwait, Power Market, Business Propensity Indicator Ranking 14

5 Kuwait Power Market Analysis, 2000-2030 16
5.1 Kuwait, Power Market, Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 16
5.1.1 Installed Capacity: Breakup by Type of Power Plant, 2011 16
5.1.2 Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000- 2030 17
5.1.3 Thermal Installed Capacity and Generation, 2000-2030 20
5.1.4 Cumulative Renewable Power Installed Capacity and Generation, 2000-2030 20
5.1.5 Cumulative Nuclear Power Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 20
5.2 Kuwait, Power Market, Import and Export Scenario 20
5.3 Kuwait, Power Market, Annual Power Consumption, 2000-2030 21
5.4 Kuwait, Power Market, Power Consumption by sector, 2011 23

6 Kuwait, Power Market, Infrastructure Overview 24
6.1 Kuwait, Power Market, Active Power Projects 24
6.1.1 Leading Thermal Power Projects 24
6.2 Kuwait, Power Market, Upcoming Power Projects 25
6.2.1 Leading Upcoming Thermal Power Projects 25
6.3 Kuwait, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 26
6.4 Kuwait, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 27
6.5 Kuwait, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 28
6.6 Kuwait, Power Market, Electricity Trading 28

7 Kuwait, Power Market, Regulatory Structure 29
7.1 Kuwait, Power Market, Regulatory Structure Overview 29
7.1.1 Kuwait National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC) 29
7.1.2 Kuwait Development Plan (KDP) 29
7.1.3 Privatization 29
7.1.4 Environmental Regulations and Goals 30

8 Kuwait, Power Market, Competitive Landscape - Snapshot of Top Power Company 31
8.1 Kuwait, Power Market, Market Share of Major Power Generating Company 31
8.2 Key Company in the Kuwait Power Market, Kuwait’s Electric Power System 31
8.2.1 Kuwait’s Electric Power System, Company Overview 31
8.2.2 Kuwait’s Electric Power System, Business Description 31
8.2.3 Kuwait’s Electric Power System, SWOT Analysis 31

9 Appendix 34
9.1 Market Definitions 34
9.1.1 Power 34
9.1.2 Installed Capacity 34
9.1.3 Active Installed Capacity 34
9.1.4 Electricity Generation 34
9.1.5 Thermal Power 34
9.1.6 Hydropower 34
9.1.7 Nuclear Power 34
9.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 34
9.1.9 Generation Company 34
9.1.10 Electricity Consumption 34
9.1.11 Transmission Network 34
9.1.12 Interconnector 35
9.1.13 Transmission and Distribution Loss 35
9.2 Abbreviations 35
9.3 Bibliography 35
9.4 Methodology 36
9.5 Coverage 36
9.6 Secondary Research 36
9.7 Primary Research 36
9.8 Modeling and Forecasting 37
9.9 Contact Us 37
9.10 Disclaimer 37

List of Tables

Table 1: Ease of Doing Business-Categories and Definitions 8
Table 2: Country Risk-Categories and Sub-categories 9
Table 3: BPI Scoring Parameters 12
Table 4: Power Market, Kuwait, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Type of Power Plant (%), 2011 16
Table 5: Power Market, Kuwait, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW) and Annual Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 19
Table 6: Power Market, Kuwait, Annual power Consumption (GWh) 2000-2030 22
Table 7: Power Market, Kuwait, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, By Sector, %, 2011 23
Table 8: Power Market, Kuwait Leading Active Thermal Power Projects, 2011 24
Table 9: Power Market, Kuwait, Leading Upcoming Thermal Power Projects, 2011 25
Table 10: Power Market, Kuwait, Transmission Line Length, Ckm, 2000-2020 26
Table 11: Power Market, Kuwait, Distribution Line Length, Ckm, 2000-2020 27
Table 12: Kuwait’s Electric Power System, SWOT Analysis 31
Table 13: Abbreviations 35

List of Figures

Figure 1: Weights Assigned to the Six Factors (%), 2000-2020 11
Figure 2: Power Market, Kuwait, Business Propensity Indicator Ranking 14
Figure 3: Power Market, Kuwait, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Type of Power Plant (%), 2011 16
Figure 4: Power Market, Kuwait, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 17
Figure 5: Power Market, Kuwait, Annual Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 18
Figure 6: Power Market, Kuwait, Annual Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2030 21
Figure 7: Power Market, Kuwait, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, By Sector (%), 2011 23