Canada Power Market Outlook to 2020

2 Table Of Contents
1 Executive Summary 2
1.1 Hydro Installed Capacity, Dominant Source in the Power Mix 2
1.2 Increasing Demand will Lead to Increasing Generation 3
1.3 Focus on Clean Energy 3
1.4 Future Investments for Development of Transmission Systems 3
2 Table Of Contents 4
2.1 List Of Tables 7
2.2 List Of Figures 8
3 Introduction 9
3.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 10
4 Canada Power Market Analysis, 2000-2020 11
4.1 Canada Power Market, Overview 11
4.2 Canada Power Market, Demand and Consumption Scenario 11
4.3 Canada Power Market, Import and Export Scenario 13
4.3.1 Canada Power Market, Total Annual Imports, 2000-2008 13
4.3.2 Canada Power Market, Total Annual Exports, 2000-2008 14
4.4 Canada Power Market, Power Consumption, 2000-2020 17
4.5 Canada Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 19
4.5.1 Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 22
4.5.2 Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 24
4.5.3 Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 26
4.5.4 Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 28
4.6 Canada Power Market, Power Generation, 2000-2020 30
4.6.1 Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2020 33
4.6.2 Hydro Power Generation, 2000-2020 35
4.6.3 Nuclear Power Generation, 2000-2020 37
4.6.4 Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2020 39
5 Canada Power Market, Top 10 Active and Upcoming Projects 41
5.1 Active Power Projects 41
5.1.1 Top 10 Thermal Power Projects 41
5.1.2 Top 10 Hydro Power Projects 42
5.1.3 Top 10 Nuclear Commercial Reactors 43
5.1.4 Top 10 Renewable Power Projects 44
5.2 Upcoming Power Projects 45
5.2.1 Top 10 Thermal Power Projects 45
5.2.2 Top 10 Hydro Power Projects 46
5.2.3 Top 10 Renewable Power Projects 47
6 Canada Power Market, Regulatory Structure 48
6.1 Canada Power Market, Regulatory Structure, Overview 48
6.2 Canada Power Market, Provincial Regulatory Authorities 48
6.3 Canada Power Market, The ecoEnergy for Renewable Power Program (ecoEnergy RP) 49
6.4 Canada Power Market, Clean Energy Fund Program 49
7 Canada Power Market, Infrastructure 50
7.1 Canada Power Market, Infrastructure Overview 50
7.1.1 Grid Interconnection 50
7.1.2 Developments for Transmission Systems and Current Investments 50
7.1.3 Future Infrastructure Investments 51
8 Canada Power Market, Competitive Landscape: Snapshot of Top Five Power Companies 52
8.1 Canada Power Market, Market Share of Major Power Generating Companies 52
8.2 Key Companies in the Canada Power Market, Hydro-Québec 54
8.2.1 Hydro-Québec, Company Overview 54
8.2.2 Hydro-Québec, Business Description 54
8.2.3 Hydro-Québec, SWOT Analysis 54
8.3 Key Companies in the Canada Power Market, Ontario Power Generation Inc. 59
8.3.1 Ontario Power Generation Inc., Company Overview 59
8.3.2 Ontario Power Generation Inc., Business Description 59
8.3.3 Ontario Power Generation Inc., SWOT Analysis 59
8.3.4 Ontario Power Generation Inc., Operational Metrics 63
8.4 Key Companies in the Canada Power Market, BC Hydro 64
8.4.1 BC Hydro, Company Overview 64
8.4.2 BC Hydro, Business Description 64
8.4.3 BC Hydro, SWOT Analysis 65
8.4.4 BC Hydro, Operational Metrics 69
8.5 Key Companies in the Canada Power Market, TransAlta Corporation 70
8.5.1 TransAlta Corporation, Company Overview 70
8.5.2 TransAlta Corporation, Business Description 70
8.5.3 TransAlta Corporation, SWOT Analysis 72
8.5.4 TransAlta Corporation, Operational Metrics 77
8.6 Key Companies in the Canada Power Market, Manitoba Hydro 78
8.6.1 Manitoba Hydro, Company Overview 78
8.6.2 Manitoba Hydro, Business Description 78
8.6.3 Manitoba Hydro, SWOT Analysis 78
9 Appendix 81
9.1 About Power eTrack 81
9.2 Market Definitions 81
9.3 Abbreviations 83
9.4 GlobalData’s Methodology 83
9.4.1 Coverage 84
9.4.2 Secondary Research 84
9.4.3 Primary Research 84
9.4.4 Expert Panel Validation 85
9.5 Contact Us 85
9.6 Disclaimer 85 2.1 List Of Tables
Table 1: Canada Power Market, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, By Sector (%), 2008 12
Table 2: Canada Power Market, Total Annual Imports (GWh), 2000-2008 14
Table 3: Canada Power Market, Total Annual Exports (GWh), 2000-2008 16
Table 4: Canada Power Market, Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2020 18
Table 5: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 21
Table 6: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 23
Table 7: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 25
Table 8: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 27
Table 9: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 29
Table 10: Canada Power Market, Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 32
Table 11: Canada Power Market, Thermal Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 34
Table 12: Canada Power Market, Hydro Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 36
Table 13: Canada Power Market, Nuclear Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 38
Table 14: Canada Power Market, Renewable Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 40
Table 15: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Thermal Power Projects (MW), 2008 41
Table 16: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Hydro Power Projects (MW), 2008 42
Table 17: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Nuclear Commercial Reactors (MW), 2008 43
Table 18: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Renewable Power Projects (MW), 2008 44
Table 19: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Thermal Power Projects (MW) 45
Table 20: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Hydro Power Projects (MW) 46
Table 21: Canada Power Market, Top 10 Renewable Power Projects (MW) 47
Table 22: Canada Power Market, Key Regulatory Authorities, by Province 48
Table 23: Canada Power Market, Investments on New or Refurbished Infrastructure (CAD Bn), 2004-2008 51
Table 24: Canada Power Market, Future Infrastructure Investment Requirements (CAD Bn), 2007-2015 51
Table 25: Canada Power Market, Installed Capacity Share of Major Power Generating Companies (%), 2008 53
Table 26: Hydro-Québec, SWOT Analysis 55
Table 27: Ontario Power Generation Inc., SWOT Analysis 60
Table 28: Ontario Power Generation Inc., Operational Metrics 63
Table 29: BC Hydro, SWOT Analysis 65
Table 30: BC Hydro, Operational Metrics 69
Table 31: TransAlta Corporation, SWOT Analysis 72
Table 32: TransAlta Corporation, Operational Metrics 77
Table 33: Manitoba Hydro, SWOT Analysis 79 2.2 List Of Figures
Figure 1: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 2
Figure 2: Canada Power Market, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, By Sector (%), 2008 12
Figure 3: Canada Power Market, Total Annual Imports (GWh), 2000-2008 13
Figure 4: Canada Power Market, Total Annual Exports (GWh), 2000-2008 15
Figure 5: Canada Power Market, Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2020 17
Figure 6: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 20
Figure 7: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 22
Figure 8: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 24
Figure 9: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 26
Figure 10: Canada Power Market, Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2020 28
Figure 11: Canada Power Market, Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 31
Figure 12: Canada Power Market, Thermal Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 33
Figure 13: Canada Power Market, Hydro Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 35
Figure 14: Canada Power Market, Nuclear Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 37
Figure 15: Canada Power Market, Renewable Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2020 39
Figure 16: Canada Power Market, Installed Capacity Share of Major Power Generating Companies (%), 2008 52
Figure 17: GlobalData Methodology 83