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The High Voltage Cable and Overhead Conductor Market in South Africa
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2009, Pages: 151
This research service is an in depth analysis of the high voltage (super tension 132kV) and overhead conductor market in South Africa. The report provides a geographic and technical segmentation of the market with an in depth examination of local manufacturers and the largest end user – Eskom. The segmentation provides also provides an examination of the various technologies and compares the benefits of undergrounding vs. overhead. The manufacturing process is analysed, highlighting the processes involved, materials, bottlenecks and key suppliers. A market forces analysis is included with a focus on growth opportunities. Finally a value chain analysis, competitive analysis and some strategic recommendations for manufacturers are offered.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled The High Voltage Cable and Overhead Conductor Market in South Africa provides a technology and product trend analysis, an in-depth market analysis and detailed lists of key infrastructure projects planned till 2020. It also provides industry challenges, transmission grid efficiency and reliability analysis, market success factors, product trends and growth opportunities. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: environment (overhead versus underground), material used (aluminium, copper, type of insulation), capacity requirements (kV rating) and end user – Eskom and municipalities.
Market Overview
Large Infrastructure Programmes by Eskom Power the South African High Voltage Cable and Overhead Conductor Market
South Africa’s Eskom is on a massive infrastructure development drive to stimulate the country’s economy, giving hope to the beleaguered local high voltage cables and conductors market. The $1.532-billion power plant integration and grid strengthening programmes offer a plethora of opportunities to cable manufacturers, as these plants need to be connected to the main transmission grid infrastructure. Many African countries including Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mauritius and Ethiopia are embarking on new generation infrastructure, which have to be integrated into the existing ones. Local cable manufacturers will be keen to have a share of this pie. They will also feel buoyed by the average age of equipment in the transmission network. The government will be looking to maintain the integrity of the network by regularly replacing the existing networks, most of which are 31 years old and some, more than 50 years.
Despite such active support from Eskom, local cable and conductor manufacturers are feeling the heat of the competition from cheap imports manufactured in Brazil, China, India and Zambia and are struggling to maintain their market positions. They also have to deal with decreasing tariffs and free trade agreements (FTAs), and these market dampeners are compelling them to find novel ways to hold on to their market shares. However, their major challenges are the funding uncertainty for key end users and working capital constraints, which place added pressure on production processes and product pricing. “Uncertainty regarding demand forecasting and illiquidity in working capital can have considerable impact on local manufacturers that hold large quantities of stock in raw materials to meet customer demand,” says the analyst of this research service. “Eskom’s inability to raise adequate capital to fund their development programmes has led to festering apprehensions about future contracts.” Manufacturers have reacted to the uncertainty by imposing tighter controls over operations by reducing headcount, mothballing production facilities and investing in increasingly advanced production tolls to boost efficiency.
Apart from improving production efficiencies, cable manufacturers also have to focus on providing extensive, value-added and radical business services to key end users to stay afloat in the market. “They will not be able to compete on price or volume due to foreign manufacturers’ subsidies and manufacturing capabilities,” notes the analyst. “Developing and maintaining working relationships with end users after product delivery can help ensure that they maintain market share over the next five years.”
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Environment (overhead versus underground)
- Material used (aluminium, copper, type of insulation)
- Capacity requirements (kV rating)
- End user – Eskom and municipalities
Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
- Cables
- Conductors
- AC, DC, super tension, super conductor
- ACSR, AAAC, XLPE, oil filled
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