"Qatar Power Report Q4 2010" is now available at Fast Market Research

Nov. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- In this report, BMI forecasts that Qatar will account for 2.29% of Middle East and Africa (MEA) regional power generation by 2014, with a broadly balanced market. BMI's MEA power generation estimate for 2010 is 1,221 terawatt hours (TWh), representing an increase of 4.0% over the previous year (where markets were depressed by the economic slowdown). We are forecasting an increase in regional generation to 1,463TWh by 2014, representing a rise of 19.8% between 2010 and the end of the period.

MEA thermal power generation in 2010 is estimated by BMI at 1,138TWh, accounting for 93.2% of the total electricity supplied in the region. Our forecast for 2014 is 1,333TWh, implying 17.2% growth in 2010-2014 that reduces slightly the market share of thermal generation to 91.1% - thanks in part to environmental concerns that should be promoting renewables, hydro-electricity and nuclear generation. Qatar's thermal generation in 2010 will have been an estimated 22.4TWh, or 1.97% of the regional total. By 2014, the country is expected to account for 2.51% of thermal generation.

For Qatar, gas will have been the dominant fuel in 2010, accounting for an estimated 71% of primary energy demand (PED), followed by oil at 29%. Regional energy demand is forecast to reach 1,074mn tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) by 2014, representing 16.3% growth over the period since 2010. Qatar's estimated 2010 market share of 3.18% is set to rise to 3.88% by 2014.

Qatar is still ranked first ahead of the UAE in BMI's updated Power Business Environment Ratings, thanks largely to its market size and low level of energy import dependency, and in spite of its particularly low proportion of renewables use. The power sector is competitive, with good progress towards privatisation. The regulatory environment remains relatively unattractive. Qatar has the potential to keep the UAE at bay for the foreseeable future.

BMI now forecasts that 2010 real GDP growth will average 8.48% a year in 2010-2014, with 2010 growth forecast at 15.80%. The population is expected to expand from 1.5mn to 1.6mn over the period. GDP per capita is forecast to rise by 26% during 2010-2014 and electricity consumption per capita is expected to increase by 34%. Power consumption is expected to increase from an estimated 23TWh in 2010 to 33TWh by the end of the forecast period, providing a broadly balanced market - assuming 10.4% average annual growth (2010-2014) in electricity generation.

Between 2010 and 2019, we are forecasting an increase in Qatari electricity generation of 127.2%, which is among the highest in the range for the MEA region. This equates to 52.4% in the 2014-2019 period, up from 49.1% in 2010-2014. PED growth is set to rise from 41.8% in 2010-2014 to 48.3%, representing 110.2% for the entire forecast period. Thermal power generation is forecast to rise by 127.2% between 2010 and 2019. More details of the longer-term BMI power forecasts can be found towards the end of this report.

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Partial Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
- Qatar Power Business Environment SWOT
- Qatar Political SWOT
- Qatar Economic SWOT
Industry Overview
- Global
- Table: Global Summary, 2007-2014
- Middle East And Africa Region
- Table: Middle East And Africa Power Generation, 2007-2014 (TWh)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Thermal Power Generation, 2007-2014 (TWh)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Primary Energy Demand, 2007-2014 (mn toe)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Gas Consumption, 2007-2014 (bcm)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Coal Consumption, 2007-2014 (mn toe)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Nuclear Energy Consumption, 2007-2014 (TWh)
Market Overview
- Primary Energy Demand
- Power Generation
- Power Consumption
- Regulation And Competition
- Pricing
- Power Transmission
Business Environment
- Middle East And Africa Power Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Middle East And Africa Power Business Environment Ratings
- Qatar's Power Rating
- Rewards
- Risks
- Legal Framework
- Infrastructure
- Labour Force
- Foreign Investment Policy
- Tax Regime
- Security Risk
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Qatar Power Outlook
- Generation
- Gas-Fired
- Oil-Fired
- Coal-Fired
- Nuclear Energy
- Hydro-Electric
- Renewable Energy
- Power Costs
- Transmission
- Table: Qatar's Power Sector, 2007-2014
- Table: Qatar's Thermal Power, 2007-2014
- Table: Qatari Power Costs, 2007-2014
- Assumptions And Methodology
- Key Risks To BMI's Forecast Scenario
- Long-Term Power Outlook
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Table: Qatar - Economic Activity, 2007-2014
Power Outlook: Long-Term Forecasts
- Global Snapshot
- Table: Global Summary, 2012-2019
- Regional Outlook
- Table: Middle East And Africa Electricity Generation, 2012-2019 (TWh)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Primary Energy Demand, 2012-2019 (mn toe)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Thermal Power Generation, 2012-2019 (TWh)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Hydro-Electric Generation, 2012-2019 (TWh)
- Table: Middle East And Africa Nuclear Generation, 2012-2019 (TWh)
- Qatar Country Overview
- Methodology And Risks To Forecasts

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