Abstract
This study provides an overview of the utility industry in Central Europe as well as details of the structure of the utility markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The study includes the results of an IDC survey of utility companies in Central Europe, which explores the allocation of utility companies' budgets as well as companies' current and planned future IT initiatives and investments. The study also quantifies anticipated utility-sector IT spending in Central Europe over the 2006-2010 forecast period.
"The Central European utility sector presents significant opportunities for IT vendors. Utility companies in the region are undergoing major changes and are increasingly relying on IT as an operational tool and to comply with regulatory changes. Vendors can capitalize on companies' increased utilization of IT by understanding the unique challenges faced by utilities in the CE region as well as challenges common to utility companies everywhere." Scott Moore, Consultant, IDC CEMA
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Energy Insights Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- The Utility Industry in Central Europe
- The 1990s - Restructuring and the Beginning of Privatization
- 2000 to 2004 - the EU Accession Period
- EU Initiatives in the Utility Industry
- The Present - Varying Market Structures
- Figure: Ownership of Central European Utilities by Country and Sub-Sector, 2006
- Figure: Degree of Market Consolidation Among Central European Utilities by Country and Sub-Sector, 2006
- The EU Unbundling Regime
- Table: Application of EU Unbundling Rules to TSOs and DSOs
- The Future - Further Privatization and Full Liberalization
- The Electricity Sector
- The EU Electricity Market Directives
- The Natural Gas Sector
- The EU Gas Market Directive
- EU Evaluation of Market Liberalization in the Electricity and Gas Sectors
- Table: Summary of Market Opening and Unbundling Models in the Electricity and Gas Sectors in Central Europe
- The Water Sector
- The EU Water Directive
- The District Heating Sector
- The Utility Sector in the Czech Republic
- Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in the Czech Republic
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Water
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- The Utility Sector in Hungary
- Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Hungary
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Water
- District Heating
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- The Utility Sector in Poland
- Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Poland
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Water
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- The Utility Sector in Slovakia
- Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Slovakia
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Water
- Legal and Regulatory Environment
- IT Spending within the Central European Utility Industry
- Figure: Utilities Sector IT Spending as a Proportion of Total Business IT Spending by Region/Country, 2005
- Figure: Share (%) of Utility Sector IT Spending in Central Europe by Country, 2005
- Figure: Utility Sector IT Spending per Capita (US$) by Region/Country, 2005
- Figure: Share (%) of Utility Sector IT Spending According to Technology and by Region/Country, 2005
- The Impact of EU Initiatives on Utility IT Spending
- Figure: Impact of EU Policy Initiatives on Utility Sector IT Investments
- Other Drivers of Utility IT Spending
- Trends in Utility IT Environments
- IDC' s Central Europe Utility Survey, 2006
- Size of IT Spending
- Figure: IT Spending among Central European Utilities as a Percentage of Company Revenues, 2004
- Breakdown of IT Spending
- Figure: IT Spending among Central European Utilities by Line of Business, 2004
- Figure: External IT Spending by Category
- Figure: IT Hardware Spending among Central European Utilities by Category, 2004
- Figure: Packaged Software Application Spending Among Central European Utilities by Category, 2004
- Figure: Application Spending among Central European Utilities by Application Type, 2004
- Figure: Enterprise Resource Management Packaged Application Software Spending among Central European Utilities by Application Area, 2004
- Figure: IT Services Spending among Central European Utilities by Category, 2004
- Current IT Initiatives
- Figure: Top IT Initiatives among Central European Utilities for 2006
- Figure: Investment among Central European Utilities in Functional Areas in 2006
- Future Outlook
- Utility Sector in Transition
- IDC Survey Findings on Utility Investment Plans
- Figure: Top IT Initiatives Among Central Europe Utilities for 2007-2010
- Figure: Investment Among Central European Utilities in Functional Areas for 2007-2010
- Forecasts and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for Central European Utilities IT Spending, 2006-2010
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) Among Central European Utilities by Technology Sub-Segment, 2005-2010,
- Table: IT Spending (US$M) Among Central European Utilities by Country and by Technology Segment, 2005-2010
- Key Challenges for Utility Companies
- Solutions Sought by Utility Companies
- Opportunities by Technology Segment
- Hardware
- Packaged Software
- IT Services
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Appendix
- Methodology
- IDC' s 2006 Central Europe Utility Survey
- Structure of the Survey Sample
- Figure: Central Europe Utilities Survey Respondents by Country
- Figure: Central Europe Utilities Survey Respondents by Sector
- Figure: Central Europe Utilities Survey Respondents by Function
- Figure: Central Europe Utilities Survey Respondents by Company Size (Number of Employees)
- Exchanges Rates
- Table: Exchange Rates, 2005
- Definitions
- Utility Sector
- IT Market
- Software Application Areas
- Work and Asset Management
- Network Automation and Control
- Engineering Applications
- Plant Operations
- Customer Care and Billing
- Enterprise Resource Management
- Energy Trading and Risk Management
- Synopsis
