Nuclear Energy in France

Introduction

Nuclear Energy in France industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the France nuclear energy market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The nuclear energy industry consists of the sale of electricity to industries and households produced by nuclear plants. The volume of the market is calculated as the total volume of electricity produced in millions of kilowatt hours (KWh), and the market value has been calculated according to average annual end user industrial electricity prices. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates. Note that 1 gigawatt hour (GWh) is identical to 1 million KWh.

*The French nuclear energy industry had total revenue of $27.4 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Industry production volumes decreased with a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.1% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 410,086.4 GWh in 2010.

*The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.1% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $30.4 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key nuclear energy market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the France economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the France nuclear energy market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the France nuclear energy market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the France nuclear energy market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is France’s nuclear energy market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Nuclear Energy Industry in France

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research Highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 16
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Electricité de France 22
MARKET FORECASTS 28
Market value forecast 28
Market volume forecast 29
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 30
APPENDIX 32
Methodology 32
Industry associations 33
Related Datamonitor research 33
Disclaimer 34
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 35
Premium Reports 35
Summary Reports 35
Datamonitor consulting 35

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France nuclear energy industry value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: France nuclear energy industry volume: thousand GWh, 2006–10 11
Table 3: France nuclear energy industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Electricité de France: key facts 22
Table 5: Electricité de France: key financials ($) 25
Table 6: Electricité de France: key financials (€) 25
Table 7: Electricité de France: key financial ratios 26
Table 8: France nuclear energy industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 28
Table 9: France nuclear energy industry volume forecast: thousand GWh, 2010–15 29
Table 10: France size of population (million), 2006–10 30
Table 11: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 30
Table 12: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 30
Table 13: France inflation, 2006–10 31
Table 14: France consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 31
Table 15: France exchange rate, 2006–10 31

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France nuclear energy industry value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: France nuclear energy industry volume: thousand GWh, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: France nuclear energy industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 20
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the nuclear energy industry in France, 2010 21
Figure 10: Electricité de France: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 11: Electricité de France: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 12: France nuclear energy industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 28
Figure 13: France nuclear energy industry volume forecast: thousand GWh, 2010–15 29