1 Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents 4 1.1 List of Tables 7 1.2 List of Figures 9 2 Introduction 10 2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 10 3 UK, Power Market, Snapshot 12 3.1 UK, Power Market, Macro-economic Factors 12 3.2 UK, Power Market, Supply Security 14 3.3 UK, Power Market, Opportunities 15 3.4 UK, Power Market, Challenges 16 3.5 UK, Power Market, Market Analysis 16 3.5.1 UK, Power Market, Market Structure 16 3.6 UK, Power Market, Key Power Generation Companies 17 3.7 UK, Power Market, Financial Deals 18 3.7.1 Deal Volume and Value Analysis, 2004 to February 2016 18 3.7.2 Deals by Type, 2015 20 3.8 UK, Power Market, Demand Structure 21 3.8.1 Electricity Consumption by Sector, 2015 24 4 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Overview 25 4.1 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Major Policies 25 4.2 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Electricity Market Reform 2011 25 4.3 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Climate Change Act 2008 26 4.3.1 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Large Combustion Plant Directive 27 4.4 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Carbon Price Floor 27 4.5 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Energy Efficiency Action Plan 28 4.6 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Renewable Energy Policies 28 4.6.1 Renewable Energy Targets 28 4.7 UK, Power Market, Feed-in-Tariffs 29 4.7.1 Solar Power FiT 29 4.7.2 Wind Power FiT 31 4.7.3 Hydropower FiT 31 4.7.4 Biomass Power FiT 32 4.8 UK, Power Market, Climate Change Levy 33 4.9 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Carbon Capture and Storage Technology 35 4.10 UK, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario, Nuclear Energy Policies for the Future 35 5 UK, Power Market, Capacity and Generation Overview 37 5.1 UK, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2015 37 5.2 UK, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Power Generation, 2000-2030 38 5.2.1 Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity and Annual Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2030 41 5.2.2 Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity and Annual Hydropower Generation, 2000-2030 45 5.2.3 Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity and Annual Nuclear Power Generation, 2000-2030 49 5.2.4 Cumulative Installed Renewable Power Capacity and Annual Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 54 6 UK, Power Market, Transmission and Distribution Overview 58 6.1 UK, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 58 6.2 UK, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 59 6.3 UK, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 60 6.3.1 UK, Power Market, Import and Export Scenario 61 6.4 UK, Power Market, Wholesale Electricity Market 62 6.5 UK, Power Market, Smart Grids 62 7 UK Power Market, Competitive Landscape: Snapshot of Leading Power Generating Companies 64 7.1 Key Company: EDF Energy Holdings Limited 64 7.1.1 Company Overview 64 7.1.2 Business Description 64 7.1.3 SWOT Overview 65 7.2 Key Company: SSE plc 69 7.2.1 Company Overview 69 7.2.2 Business Description 69 7.2.3 SWOT Overview 71 7.3 Key Company: E.ON UK plc 74 7.3.1 Company Overview 74 7.3.2 Business Description 74 7.3.3 SWOT Overview 75 7.4 Key Company: RWE Npower Holdings plc 78 7.4.1 Company Overview 78 7.4.2 Business Description 79 7.4.3 SWOT Overview 79 7.5 Key Company: Scottish Power 83 7.5.1 Company Overview 83 7.5.2 Business Description 83 7.5.3 SWOT Overview 84 8 Appendix 88 8.1 Market Definitions 88 8.1.1 Power 88 8.1.2 Installed Capacity 88 8.1.3 Electricity Generation 88 8.1.4 Electricity Consumption 88 8.1.5 Thermal Power Plant 88 8.1.6 Hydropower Plant 88 8.1.7 Nuclear Power 88 8.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 89 8.2 Abbreviations 89 8.3 Bibliography 90 8.4 GlobalData’s Methodology 92 8.4.1 Coverage 92 8.4.2 Secondary Research and Analysis 92 8.4.3 Primary Research and Analysis 93 8.5 Disclaimer 94

1.1 List of Tables Table 1: Power Market, UK, Gross Domestic Product ($tr), Population (million), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2020 14 Table 2: Power Market, UK, Market Share of Power Generation Companies (%), 2015 18 Table 3: Power Market, UK, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2004 to February 2016 20 Table 4: Power Market, UK, Deals by Type (%), 2015 21 Table 5: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 23 Table 6: Power Market, UK, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2015 24 Table 7: Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), UK, 2015-2016 30 Table 8: Wind Power Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), UK, 2015-2016 31 Table 9: Hydropower Feed-in Tariffs, UK, 2015-2016 32 Table 10: Anaerobic Digestion and Combined Heat and Power Feed-in Tariffs ($/kWh), UK, 2013-2016 33 Table 11: Climate Change Levy ($/kWh), UK, 2014-2016 34 Table 12: Carbon Price Support Rates* for Climate Change Levy, UK, 2014-2016 34 Table 13: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2015 37 Table 14: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 40 Table 15: Power Market, UK, Leading Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2016 42 Table 16: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 44 Table 17: Power Market, UK, Leading Hydropower Projects (MW), 2016 45 Table 18: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 48 Table 19: Power Market, UK, Leading Nuclear Power Reactors (GW), 2016 50 Table 20: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Nuclear Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 53 Table 21: Power Market, UK, Leading Renewable Power Projects (MW), 2016 55 Table 22: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 57 Table 23: Power Market, UK, Transmission Line Length by Voltage Level (Ckm), 2006-2025 59 Table 24: Power Market, UK, Distribution Line Length by Voltage Level (Ckm), 2006-2025 60 Table 25: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Imports (TWh) and Exports (TWh), 2000-2015 62 Table 26: Power Market, UK, EDF Energy plc, SWOT Profile, 2015 65 Table 27: Power Market, UK, SSE plc, SWOT Profile, 2015 71 Table 28: Power Market, UK, E.ON UK plc, SWOT Profile, 2015 76 Table 29: Power Market, UK, RWE Npower Holdings plc, SWOT Profile, 2015 80 Table 30: Power Market, UK, Scottish Power Ltd., SWOT Profile, 2015 85 1.2 List of Figures Figure 1: Power Market, UK, Gross Domestic Product ($tr), Population (million), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2020 13 Figure 2: Power Market, UK, Market Share of Power Generation Companies (%), 2015 17 Figure 3: Power Market, UK, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2004 to February 2016 19 Figure 4: Power Market, UK, Deals by Type (%), 2015 20 Figure 5: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 22 Figure 6: Power Market, UK, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2015 24 Figure 7: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2015 37 Figure 8: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 39 Figure 9: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 43 Figure 10: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 47 Figure 11: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Nuclear Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 52 Figure 12: Power Market, UK, Cumulative Installed Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 56 Figure 13: Power Market, UK, Annual Power Imports and Exports (TWh), 2000-2015 61

EDF Energy Holdings Limited SSE plc E.ON UK plc RWE Npower Holdings plc Scottish Power