Utilities in the United Kingdom

Utilities in the United Kingdom


Summary

Utilities in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2018-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The utilities industry is categorized into three main segments: gas utilities, water utilities, and electricity retailing.
  • The UK utilities industry recorded revenues of $374.2 billion in 2023, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% between 2018 and 2023.
  • The gas utilities segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2023, with total revenues of $270.5 billion, equivalent to 72.3% of the industry's overall value.
  • In 2023, the UK utilities industry recorded an annual contraction of 5.5% due to slow economic growth which reduced industrial and commercial activity and therefore energy consumption and industry growth. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in 2023, the UK witnessed a real GDP annual growth of 0.1%.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the utilities market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the utilities market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key utilities market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom utilities market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the United Kingdom utilities market by value in 2023?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom utilities market in 2028?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom utilities market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's utilities market?


1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies followed by the leading players?
7.3. What are the most recent market developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Centrica plc
8.2. Thames Water Utilities Ltd
8.3. Scottish Power Ltd
8.4. Electricite de France SA
8.5. E.ON SE
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom utilities industry value: $ billion, 2018-23
Table 2: United Kingdom utilities industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018-2023
Table 3: United Kingdom utilities industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2018-2023
Table 4: United Kingdom utilities industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2023
Table 5: United Kingdom utilities industry value forecast: $ billion, 2023-28
Table 6: Centrica plc: key facts
Table 7: Centrica plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Centrica plc: Key Employees
Table 9: Thames Water Utilities Ltd: key facts
Table 10: Thames Water Utilities Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Scottish Power Ltd: key facts
Table 12: Scottish Power Ltd: Key Employees
Table 13: Electricite de France SA: key facts
Table 14: Electricite de France SA: Key Employees
Table 15: Electricite de France SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 16: E.ON SE: key facts
Table 17: E.ON SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 18: E.ON SE: Key Employees
Table 19: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 20: United Kingdom real gdp (constant 2010 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 21: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 22: United Kingdom inflation, 2019-23
Table 23: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 24: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2018-23
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom utilities industry value: $ billion, 2018-23
Figure 2: United Kingdom utilities industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2018-2023
Figure 3: United Kingdom utilities industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 4: United Kingdom utilities industry value forecast: $ billion, 2023-28
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the utilities industry in the United Kingdom, 2023

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