Increasing Power Demand Presents Growth Opportunities in the Electricity Meters Market in Southeast Asia

Business Wire, June 13, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c59425) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: Electricity Meters Markets in Southeast Asia to their offering.

This Frost & Sullivan research titled Electricity Meters Market in Southeast Asia provides a synopsis of the electromechanical and electronic meters market and its associated revenues in Southeast Asia, covering Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore. This study consists of detailed analysis of individual countries' key market drivers, restraints, and trends that are impacting both multinational electricity meters manufacturers and local companies. Analysis and trends on automatic meter reading (AMR) systems are also provided. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following product types: electromechanical (single phase and three phase) meters and electronic (single phase and three phase) meters.

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

By Geographic Region:

* Malaysia

* Thailand

* Vietnam

* Indonesia

* Philippines

* Singapore

By Product Type:

* Electromechanical Meters

* Electronic Meters

By End Users:

* Commercial

* Industrial

* Residential

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

* Electromechanical meters (Single phase and three phase meters)

* Electronic meters (Single phase and three phase meters)

* Automatic meter reading (AMR) Systems

Topics Covered
1. Executive Summary
2. Total Electricity Meters Market in Southeast Asia
3. Electricity Meters Market in Malaysia
4. Electricity Meters Market in Thailand
5. Electricity Meters Market in Vietnam
6. Electricity Meters Market in Indonesia
7. Electricity Meters Market in Philippines
8. Electricity Meters Market in Singapore

Summary

Increasing Power Demand Presents Growth Opportunities in the Electricity Meters Market in Southeast Asia

With escalating power demand in Southeast Asia, most countries in the region are demanding novel electricity meters. Moreover, as increasingly more electric utilities install meters at their customers' (both small power and large power consumers) site, sales for both single phase and three phase meters are increasing. Hence, the electricity meters market is witnessing stable growth. This is likely to further accelerate with the transition of electromechanical meters to electronic/digital meters in the future.

As the electricity metering and billing industry moves ever closer to full automation and computerization, electronic meters that can 'communicate' with each other and with other electronic systems are expected to become an essential part of the network. Electromechanical meters merely measure demand and consumption of energy and are quite simple. "However, with the latest electronic meters one can implement the tariff at which the utilities sell the electricity," cites the analyst of this research service. "Therefore, power distribution electric utilities can sell electricity at a lesser price when the demand is low and kilowatt-hour (kWh) pricing can be high when the demand is high."

Manufacturers Must Offer Additional and More Advanced Technology Features To Stand Apart From Competition

The Southeast Asian electricity meters market is highly active, with several public and private utilities, smaller municipalities and electric cooperatives. There is intense competition in the electricity meters market attributed by the presence of Chinese and other foreign manufacturers and suppliers in Southeast Asia. One of the main concerns that affect the local meters market is the presence of the many meter brands from China. These are typically low priced and low quality meters, which utilities are sometimes forced to opt for since such meters would meet their budget especially on household meters segment.

"However, companies that offer high quality meters are likely to find greater demand with certain utilities in the market and may even increase their profit margins due to the end-user confidence in their products," says the analyst. "With several software-based and multi-functional features such as automated remote metering and multi-calibrations in demand, manufacturers will have to incorporate more applications into their products and offer more than just the normal measurement of energy flow for billing."

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