Steam and Gas Turbine Manufacturers Realign Strategies to Harness Growth Opportunities within Clean Power Generation
Market preference for gas turbines is growing due to changing power generation mix and environmental regulations, finds Frost & Sullivan's Power Generation Team
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The gas turbine market is growing to the detriment of steam turbines. Availability of low-cost natural gas and intensifying environmental regulations are fuelling a shift towards gas turbines. The need for more flexible power generating assets and the decommissioning of ageing power stations bolster this trend. With several large power-generating nations agreeing to cut back on their emissions, the market is expected to see business realignment toward cleaner sources of power generation. Brand, pricing, technical performance, and local servicing capabilities are key competitive factors.
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"With greater uptake, gas turbine manufacturers are focussing on modular designs with faster delivery times," stated Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Manoj Shankar. "While the latest generation of gas turbines was initially conceived with greater efficiency as the key goal, operating flexibility is emerging as the battleground between original equipment manufacturers."
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Turbine manufacturers should consider merger and acquisitions with other players in order to strengthen growth opportunities, gain clean power technology, and build market share. At present, the market is fairly concentrated, with the top five participants controlling about 93.8 percent of the global market. Of the top five, GE, Siemens, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems are truly global, with manufacturing and service capabilities across all regions. Ansaldo is focused on select regions such as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The recent merger of GE and Alstom is expected to create a gas turbine major with more than 40 percent share of the total market. This could lead to further market consolidation to tackle competition.
"While North America is the largest market, China is expected to overtake the Middle East in 2020 as the second largest market due to aggressive promotion of gas turbine plants in a bid to reduce pollution and reduce the dependence on coal plants," noted Shankar. "Strong growth and market expansion are expected as order levels rise, the prospects for new gas plants start to improve in the weak European region, and accelerated growth occurs in emerging markets such as China, India and East Asia due to infrastructure development and availability of gas."
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