Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market to 2020 - Government Initiatives and Longer-Term Strategic Focus of Utilities Will Determine Future Uptake
 
 Summary
 
 Company, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market to 2020 - Government Initiatives and Longer-Term Strategic Focus of Utilities Will Determine Future Uptake”. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the Asia Pacific (APAC) smart grid market, covering three major technologies: smart meters, synchrophasors and Remote Terminal Units (RTUs). The report covers the cumulative installed units and revenue from 2010-2020 for the three technologies for Australia, China, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia. The report also provides the competitive analysis of RTUs for Indonesia and Malaysia installed in 2010. The report provides the policies and regulations surrounding smart grid for China, India, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. It gives global smart grid market analysis, technology analysis, technology deployments by four major technologies and APAC major countries and drivers and restraints.The report covers APAC market trends, market analysis by smart meters, synchrophasors and RTUs and provides market active and upcoming projects as well as recent deals. This report is built using data and information sourced through primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by Company’s team of industry experts.
 
 Scope
 
 The report provides detailed analysis and forecasts on the APAC smart grid market. Its scope includes -
 - The APAC smart grid market analysis covering three major technologies: smart meters in China, Australia and the Republic of Korea; synchrophasors in China, India and New Zealand; and RTUs in Indonesia and Malaysia.
 - Historical and forecast of number of units installed and revenue for smart meters, synchrophasors and RTUs from 2008-2020.
 - Smart grid policies and incentives for China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India.
 - Global smart grid market analysis, technology analysis, technology deployments and drivers and restraints.
 - APAC smart grid market trends and market analysis.
 - APAC smart grid market deals analysis such as mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, venture capitals, debt finances and equity offerings.
 - APAC smart grid market major contracts and major projects.
 
 Reasons to buy
 
 This report is a useful tool for industry professional to help them to -
 - Develop business strategies and future plans with the help of the country wise understanding of the Asia Pacific smart grid market.
 - Make more informed business decisions from the insightful and in-depth analysis armed with hard-to-get value and volume data of the Asia Pacific Smart Grid Market and the factors shaping it.
 - Assess the impact of new entrants and more cost-effective products in key markets
 - Identify emerging markets and investment opportunities in both general and niche markets
 - Enhance product development, marketing and sales strategies equipped with insights into critical success factors of leading manufacturers

1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 7
2 Introduction 8
2.1 Report Guidance 8
3 Smart Grids Introduction 9
3.1 Smart Grids Overview 9
3.2 Smart Grids, Characteristics 12
3.2.1 Ability to Supply High Quality Power 12
3.2.2 Ability to Incorporate Advanced Generation and Storage Options 12
3.2.3 Self-Healing Nature 12
3.2.4 Resistance to Attack 12
3.2.5 Optimized Asset and Efficient Operation 13
3.2.6 Active Involvement of Customers 13
3.3 Benefits from Smart Grids 13
3.3.1 Benefits to Utilities 13
3.3.2 Benefits to Consumers 14
4 Global Smart Grids Market Analysis 15
4.1 Global Smart Grids Market Overview 15
4.2 Global Smart Meter Market Analysis 15
4.2.1 Global Smart Meter Market Overview 15
4.2.2 Global Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 17
4.2.3 Global Smart Meter Market Competitive Landscape 19
4.3 Global Synchrophasors Market Analysis 20
4.3.1 Global Synchrophasors Market Overview 20
4.3.2 Global Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 21
4.3.3 Global Synchrophasor Market Competitive Landscape 23
4.4 Global Remote Terminal Units Market Analysis 24
4.4.1 Global Remote Terminal Units Market Overview 24
4.4.2 Global Remote Terminal Units Market Forecasts to 2020 25
4.4.3 Global Remote Terminal Units Market Competitive Landscape 28
5 Global Smart Grids Market, Technology Analysis 29
5.1 Global Smart Grids Market Technology Overview 29
5.1.1 Distributed Resource Systems 29
5.1.2 Power Grid Management 29
5.1.3 Demand Response 29
5.1.4 Demand-side Power Management 30
5.2 Global Smart Grids Market Technology Classification 32
5.2.1 Integrated Communication Technologies 32
5.2.2 Sensing and Measurement Technologies 33
5.2.3 Cabling Technologies 33
5.2.4 Utility-Customer Interface Technologies 34
6 Global Smart Grids Technology Deployments 35
6.1 Integrated Communication Technologies 35
6.2 Sensing and Measurement Technologies 37
6.3 Cabling Technologies 38
6.4 Consumer Interface Technologies 39
7 Technology Deployments in Asia-Pacific Countries 41
7.1 Technology Deployments in China 41
7.2 Technology Deployments in Australia 42
7.3 Technology Deployments in India 42
7.4 Technology Deployments in Japan 43
7.5 Technology Deployments in the Republic of Korea 43
8 Asia Pacific Smart Grids Market, Drivers and Restraints 44
8.1 Asia Pacific Smart Grids Market, Drivers 44
8.1.1 Government Policies and standards to accelerate smart grids deployments 44
8.1.2 Need to replace the ageing infrastructure 44
8.1.3 Cut Down on Transmission Losses 44
8.1.4 Environmental Concerns over Pollution and Global Warming 44
8.1.5 Customer Behavior and Safety Requirements 45
8.2 Asia Pacific Smart Grids Market, Restraints 45
8.2.1 Extremely High Capital Expenditure 45
8.2.2 Standardization and Interoperability Issues 45
8.2.3 The tendency to follow rather than lead 45
8.2.4 Limitation of Utilities to Upgrade to Smart Grids Technologies 45
8.2.5 Consumers Wary About the Benefits of Smart Grids 45
9 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Trends 46
9.1 Increase in the Importance of Banks and Global Agencies in Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Development Scenario 46
9.2 Research Projects in the Asia-Pacific Region to Drive Smart Grids Deployment 47
9.3 Active Role Played by Utilities in Deploying Smart Grids Technologies 48
9.4 Increasing Support of Governments in Asia-Pacific Region for the Development of Smart Grids 49
9.5 Advancements in Vendor Activities in Acquisitions, Partnership, Research and Development in Asia-Pacific Region 50
9.6 Investments from Venture Capitalists have been on the Rise 51
9.7 The Slow Growth in Smart Grids as Compared to Developed Nations due to Lack of Consumer Awareness in the Region 52
10 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Analysis 53
10.1 Asia-Pacific Smart Grid Market Overview 53
10.2 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Major Policies and Incentives 53
10.2.1 China, Major Policies and Incentives 53
10.2.2 Japan, Major Policies and Incentives 54
10.2.3 Australia, Major Policies and Incentives 55
10.2.4 New Zealand, Major Policies and Incentives 56
10.2.5 India, Major Policies and Incentives 57
11 Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market to 2020 58
11.1 Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 58
11.2 Australia, Smart Meter Market to 2020 61
11.2.1 Australia, Smart Meter Market Overview 61
11.2.2 Australia, Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 61
11.3 China, Smart Meter Market to 2020 64
11.3.1 China, Smart Meter Market Overview 64
11.3.2 China, Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 64
11.4 The Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market to 2020 67
11.4.1 The Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market Overview 67
11.4.2 The Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market Forecasts to 2020 67
12 Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market to 2020 70
12.1 Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 70
12.2 India, Synchrophasors Market to 2020 73
12.2.1 India, Synchrophasors Market Overview 73
12.2.2 India, Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 73
12.3 China, Synchrophasors Market to 2020 76
12.3.1 China, Synchrophasors Market Overview 76
12.3.2 China, Synchrophasors Forecasts to 2020 76
12.4 New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market to 2020 79
12.4.1 New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market Overview 79
12.4.2 New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market Forecasts to 2020 79
13 Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market to 2020 82
13.1 Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market Forecasts to 2020 82
13.2 Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market to 2020 85
13.2.1 Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market Overview 85
13.2.2 Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Forecasts to 2020 85
13.2.3 Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market Competitive Analysis 88
13.3 Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market to 2020 89
13.3.1 Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market Overview 89
13.3.2 Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Forecasts to 2020 89
13.3.3 Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market Competitive Analysis 92
14 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Deals Analysis 93
15 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Major Contracts 95
16 Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Major Projects 101
17 Appendix 102
17.1 Market Definition 102
17.2 About GBI Research 102
17.3 Abbreviations 102
17.4 Methodology 103
17.4.1 Coverage 103
17.4.2 Secondary Research 103
17.4.3 Primary Research 103
17.4.4 Expert Panel Validation 103
17.5 Contact Us 104
17.6 Disclaimer 104

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Smart Grids Elements and their Functions, 2011 9
Table 2: Global Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2008 - 2020 17
Table 3: Global Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2008 - 2020 18
Table 4: Global Smart Meter Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 19
Table 5: Global Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2008 - 2020 21
Table 6: Global Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008- 2020 22
Table 7: Global Synchrophasors Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 23
Table 8: Global Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2009 - 2020 26
Table 9: Global Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 27
Table 10: Global Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 28
Table 11: Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 – 2020 59
Table 12: Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 60
Table 13: Australia, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 - 2020 62
Table 14: Australia, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 63
Table 15: China, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 - 2020 65
Table 16: China, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 66
Table 17: Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 - 2020 68
Table 18: Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 69
Table 19: Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009 - 2020 71
Table 20: Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 72
Table 21: India, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010 - 2020 74
Table 22: India, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 75
Table 23: China, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009 – 2020 77
Table 24: China, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 – 2020 78
Table 25: New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010 – 2020 80
Table 26: New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 81
Table 27: Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2009- 2020 83
Table 28: Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009- 2020 84
Table 29: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2010 – 2020 86
Table 30: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 87
Table 31: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 88
Table 32: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2009 – 2020 90
Table 33: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 91
Table 34: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 92
Table 35: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, August 2010-November 2011 93
Table 36: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Equity Offerings, July 2010-November 2011 94
Table 37: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Debt Offerings, August 2010-November 2011 94
Table 38: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Partnerships, August 2010-November 2011 94
Table 39: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market, Major Contracts, August 2010-November 2011 95
Table 40: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Major Planned Projects, 2011 101

1.1 List of Figures

Figure 1: Smart Grids Model, 2011 10
Figure 2: Global Smart Meter Market, Units Installed, Market Share by Region, 2010 16
Figure 3: Global Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2008 - 2020 17
Figure 4: Global Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2008 - 2020 18
Figure 5: Global Smart Meter Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 19
Figure 6: Global Synchrophasors Market, Market Share by Region (%), 2010 20
Figure 7: Global Synchrophasor Market, Units, 2008 - 2020 21
Figure 8: Global Synchrophasor Market, Revenue, $’000, 2008- 2020 22
Figure 9: Global Synchrophasors Market, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 23
Figure 10: Global RTUs Market, Units Installed, Market Share by Region, 2010 24
Figure 11: Global Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2009 - 2020 25
Figure 12: Global Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 27
Figure 13: Global Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 28
Figure 14: Global Smart Grids Market, Integrated Communication Technology Trends, 2010 - 2020 36
Figure 15: Global Smart Grids Market, Sensing and Measurement Technology Trends, 2010 – 2020 37
Figure 16: Global Smart Grids Market, Cabling Technology Trends, 2010 - 2020 39
Figure 17: Global Smart Grids Market, Customer Interface Technology Trends, 2010 - 2020 40
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 – 2020 58
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010-2020 60
Figure 20: Australia, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 – 2020 61
Figure 21: Australia, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 63
Figure 22: China, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 - 2020 64
Figure 23: China, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 66
Figure 24: Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market, Units, Millions, 2010 - 2020 67
Figure 25: Republic of Korea, Smart Meter Market, Revenue, $m, 2010 - 2020 69
Figure 26: Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009 - 2020 70
Figure 27: Asia-Pacific, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 72
Figure 28: India, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010 - 2020 73
Figure 29: India, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 75
Figure 30: China, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2009 – 2020 76
Figure 31: China, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 – 2020 78
Figure 32: New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market, Units, 2010 – 2020 79
Figure 33: New Zealand, Synchrophasors Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 81
Figure 34: Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2010 – 2020 82
Figure 35: Asia-Pacific, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009- 2020 84
Figure 36: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2010 – 2020 85
Figure 37: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2010 - 2020 87
Figure 38: Indonesia, Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 88
Figure 39: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Units, 2009 – 2020 89
Figure 40: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units Market, Revenue, $’000, 2009 - 2020 91
Figure 41: Malaysia, Remote Terminal Units, Market Share of Key Players, (%), 2010 92
Figure 42: Asia-Pacific Smart Grids Market Recent Deals by Share, (%), August 2010 to November 2011 93