Energy Market Landscape: Algeria

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Energy Market Landscape: Algeria

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Introduction

Evolving competitive dynamics are rapidly and significantly changing the face of the gas and power markets in and around Europe. As such, a timely and broadly based understanding of the market landscape is vital for players throughout the energy value chain. Central to this is an understanding of the exact stage of competitive development reached in each market, and how it is likely to change.

Scope

-- Up-to-date insight on market structures, regulatory developments, supply and demand balances, asset developments and player strategies.

-- Insight into current levels of gas and power competitive intensity benchmarked against 33 relevant markets (EU 27 and 6 related countries).

-- Forecasts of how the nine metrics making up the competitive intensity scores will change by 2012.

Highlights

The MCI scores draw on nine underlying metrics grouped into three categories: Market Framework (Regulatory Effectiveness; Pricing Regime; Ease of Third Party Access), Supplier Push (Wholesale Fragmentation, Retail Fragmentation, Traded Market Maturity), and Customer Pull (Access to Market Information, Consumer Representation, Propensity to Switch)

Each of the Energy Market Landscape series provides a profile of both the relevant gas and power market. Issues examined include regulatory structures, player strategies and supply/demand dynamics. There is also a list of operational, planned and under construction infrastructure including power stations, pipelines, LNG terminals and storage sites

Reasons to Purchase

-- Obtain up-to-date, relevant and standardized information on European and related energy markets from a single source.

-- Have a logical framework to monitor market developments and emerging trends, identify opportunities and plan strategies accordingly.

-- Assess current and future gas and power market competitive environments by gaining insight into factors driving market competitiveness.

Datamonitor View 1

CATALYST 1

SUMMARY 1

Analysis 2

Gas Market Overview 2

Industry Landscape 2

Retail Market Players 2

Wholesale Environment 2

Gas Supply and Demand Analysis 2

Gas Infrastructure 8

Pipelines 8

LNG 9

Electricity Market Overview 11

Industry Landscape 11

Retail Market Players 12

Electricity Supply and Demand Analysis 13

Electricity Infrastructure 17

Generation Capacity 17

Electricity Networks 18

Competitive Intensity Analysis Overview 20

Datamonitor's MCI Index offers a robust framework for measuring the development of energy Market Competitive Intensity 20

The MCI Index shows how competitive a particular market is. This has applications for both new entrants seeking to enter the market, and established players and former monopoly incumbents seeking to define their market share from new entrants. 20

The MCI Index assesses markets as they stood in early 2010 and forecasts conditions likely to be prevailing in July 2013, five years after full market opening. 20

The MCI assessment draws on nine underlying metrics grouped into three broad clusters: Market framework; Supplier Push; Customer Pull 21

Each of the nine pillars has an assessment scale to allow for the comparison of diverse markets (see appendix for more details) 22

Gas Market Competitive Intensity 23

Like the power market, Algeria's gas sector is curtailed by monopolistic control 23

Like the power market, Algeria's gas sector is curtailed by monopolistic control 24

Algeria's gas market framework metrics score better than those currently prevailing in the power market 24

Effectiveness of Regulator [2010: 4/10 2013: 6/10] 24

Ease of Third Party Access [2010: 4.5/10 2013: 6/10] 24

Pricing Regime [2010: 1/10 2013: 1/10] 25

Algeria's gas supplier push metrics are curtailed by the role of Sonatrach 25

Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2010: 2.5/10 2013: 5/10] 25

Retail Market Fragmentation [2010: 0.1/10 2013:0.1/10] 25

Traded Market Maturity [2010: 0.1/10 2013: 0.1/10] 25

Weak customer pull metrics reflect the concentrated nature of Algeria's gas market 25

Access to Market Information and Assistance [2010: 3.5/10 2013: 4.5/10] 25

Consumer Representation [2010: 2/10 2013: 3/10] 25

Propensity to Switch [2010: 0.1/10 2013: 0.1/10] 25

Electricity Market Competitive Intensity 26

Algeria has a one company dominated power market which serves to limit its total score 26

Algeria has a one company driven market and hence the overall scenario is not very viable for new competitors 27

The market framework scores are expected to improve during the forecast period as we expect the reform process to reach a more developed stage by 2013 27

Effectiveness of Regulator [2010: 3.5/10 2013: 5/10] 27

Ease of Third Party Access [2010: 2/10 2013: 5/10] 28

Pricing Regime [2010: 1/10 2013: 1/10] 28

Algeria's Supplier Push metrics will remain low whilst Sonelgaz maintains control 28

Wholesale Market Fragmentation [2010: 1.5/10 2013: 3.5/10] 28

Retail Market Fragmentation [2010: 0.1/10 2013:1.5/10] 28

Traded Market Maturity [2010: 0.1/10 2013: 0.1/10] 28

Customer Pull metrics largely remain at the lower range of the scale 28

Access to Market Information and Assistance [2010: 2/10 2013: 2/10] 28

Consumer Representation [2010: 2/10 2013: 2/10] 28

Propensity to Switch [2010: 0.1/10 2013: 0.1/10] 29

Commercial opportunities exist, though overcoming the threat posed by existing players is a significant challenge 29

COMPETITIVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS APPENDIX 30

MCI Scores Summary 30

MCI Scoring Scales 33

APPENDIX 38

Definitions 38

Ask the analyst 39

Datamonitor consulting 39

Disclaimer 39

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Algeria major gas retail players, 2008 2

Table 2: Algeria gas supply and demand balance, 2008?09e 3

Table 3: Algeria gas transmission pipelines 9

Table 4: Algeria LNG terminals 10

Table 5: Algeria major power retail players, 2008 12

Table 6: Algeria power supply and demand balance, 2008?09e 14

Table 7: Market Competitive Intensity, Algeria 2010 and 2013 30

Table 8: MCI Additive, Europe 2010 and 2013 31

Table 9: MCI Multiplicative, Europe 2010 and 2013 32

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Algeria indigenous gas production, 1990?2009e 5

Figure 2: Algeria gas export supply sources, 2009e 6

Figure 3: Algeria gas consumption by sector, 2009e 7

Figure 4: Algeria gas consumption, trends and forecasts, 1990?2020f 8

Figure 5: Algeria power production, 1990?2009e 15

Figure 6: Algeria power consumption by sector, 2009e 16

Figure 7: Algeria power consumption, trends and forecasts, 1990?2020f 17

Figure 8: Algeria power generation capacity by fuel type, 2008 18

Figure 9: MCI Assessment Scale 20

Figure 10: MCI Assessment Framework 21

Figure 11: MCI Scales 22

Figure 12: European Gas Market Competitive Intensity, 2010?13 23

Figure 13: Gas Market Competitive Intensity, Algeria 24

Figure 14: European Power Market Competitive Intensity, 2010?13 26

Figure 15: Power Market Competitive Intensity, Algeria 27

Figure 16: Market Competitive Intensity, Algeria 29

Figure 17: Scale for MCI Assessment, Effectiveness of Regulator 33

Figure 18: Scale for MCI Assessment, Ease of Third Party Access 34

Figure 19: Scale for MCI Assessment, Pricing Regime 34

Figure 20: Scale for MCI Assessment, Wholesale Market Fragmentation 35

Figure 21: Scale for MCI Assessment, Retail Market Fragmentation 35

Figure 22: Scale for MCI Assessment, Traded Market Maturity 36

Figure 23: Scale for MCI Assessment, Access to Market Information 36

Figure 24: Scale for MCI Assessment, Consumer Representation 37

Figure 25: Scale for MCI Assessment, Propensity to Switch 37

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