Energy Insights: Central Europe Utilities Survey and IT Spending Forecast, 2006-2010

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
  • The Utility Sector in Hungary
  • Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Hungary
    • Legal and Regulatory Environment
      • Electricity
      • Natural Gas
      • Water
      • District Heating
  • The Utility Sector in Poland
  • Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Poland
    • Legal and Regulatory Environment
      • Electricity
      • Natural Gas
      • Water
  • The Utility Sector in Slovakia
  • Table: Largest Utilities by Revenue in Slovakia
    • Legal and Regulatory Environment
      • Electricity
      • Natural Gas
      • Water
  • 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