Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/15/2014 -- Argentina's power sector continues to struggle, with power generation increasing by just 1.6% in 2013, below consumption growth, and occasional blackouts highlighting the clear need for increased generating capacity.Although the government has taken some significant stepstoaddress the issues affecting the sector, including proposals to reform the energy subsidy regime and a recently announced nuclear deal with Russia, the industry has a long way to go in terms of catching up to some of its Latin American peers. Protectionist policies have long defined the market, and as a consequence local and international companies have been reluctant to invest in the country, resulting in underinvestment and a chronic lack of capacity. While recent moves suggest the government is finally becoming serious about reform, with elections duein 2015, the outlook for the sector remains as uncertain as ever.

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Argentina's power sector continues to struggle and occasional blackouts across the country have highlighted the need for new capacity. In terms of generation, thermal-based sources, primarily natural gas, remain the cornerstones of the electricity mix. About 65% of electricity is currently generated from oil-, gas- or coal-fired power plants, with hydropower providing the next largest contribution, of 28%. Despite government efforts to diversify the electricity mix away from unreliable hydropower and costly thermal imports, including a recent deal with Russia to build nuclear power facilities, we do not expect to see a significant shift in the electricity mix during the course of our 10-year forecast period to 2023.

Nevertheless, the prospects for the sector have brightened significantly in recent months. Blackouts have thrust the issue of electricity generation into the political spotlight, leading to announcements of new investments by the government. We expect increased will lead generation to increase more rapidly in 2014 as new capacity comes...

The Argentina Power Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and independent forecasts covering electricity generation (coal, gas, oil, nuclear, hydro and non-hydro renewables), electricity consumption, trade, transmission and distribution losses and electricity generating capacity.

The Argentina Power Report also analyses the impact of regulatory changes, recent developments and the background macroeconomic outlook and features competitive landscapes comparing national and multinational operators by sales, market share, investments, projects, partners and expansion strategies.

Key Benefits

- Use BMI's independent industry forecasts for Argentina to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic planning in the power market.
- Target business opportunities and risks Argentina's power sector through our reviews of latest power industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments in Argentina
- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Competitive Landscape analysis.

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis, covering power markets, regulatory changes, major investments, projects and company developments.

Industry SWOT Analysis

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the power sector, and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

Regional Overview

The Regional Overview provides a comparative context from within which one can assess the relative profitability of the power industry in a given country, incorporating BMI's country risk macro forecasts into our regional analysis. They also detail any relevant issues or events that might cause market fluctuations, as well as evaluate the impact of existing power infrastructure and fresh investments on the regional market.

BMI Industry Forecasts

The Industry Forecasts provide historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for electricity generation (TWh) and electricity generating capacity (MW) for each individual power segment present in the country. These forecasts are in turn supported by explicit assumptions, in conjunction with analysis of the key risks to the main forecast. These in turn are broken down into:

Electricity Generation forecasts for Thermal, Coal, Gas, Oil, Nuclear, Hydro and Non-Hydro Renewables. For this section, we provide information on electricity generation (TWh), % growth year-on-year, KWh per capita, and the % of total electricity generation. The thermal fuels (coal, gas and oil) also have figures for their % of total thermal electricity generation.

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