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This paper analyses the deregulation and restructuring of the global electricity supply industry and its impact upon fuel usage, generation technologies and suppliers of power plant. Deregulation encouraged the growth of new independent power producers whose business requirements transformed the power plant industry. The plant suppliers had to develop new capabilities and services to compete in the global market. Economies of scale and scope became crucial given the cost of developing the new technologies and providing the services required by the operators. This led to global consolidation of the power plant industry because only large integrated power engineering companies had the necessary resources and capabilities to compete in the new global environment.
Author(s): McGovern T, Hicks C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Production Economics
Year: 2004
Volume: 89
Issue: 3
Pages: 321-337
Print publication date: 18/05/2004
ISSN (print): 0925-5273
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.03.006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.03.006
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