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Utilities and Infrastructures<br />
<strong>Electric</strong> power<br />
While emerging economies keep on investing heavily in their grid<br />
infrastructures to meet their growth objectives with strong rising<br />
demand, mature economies have adjusted their investment plans<br />
to deal with aging grid assets and the need to connect more<br />
renewable sources, still maitaining or improving their performance<br />
in terms of reliability of power supply. As a result, the global e lectric<br />
p ower market keeps enjoying a steady 4 to 6% growth rate.<br />
The momentum towards smart grids is materialized by a growing<br />
activity in demonstration pilot projects to test new technologies<br />
and associated business models, as well as sustained investment<br />
in distribution automation and advanced distribution management<br />
systems which offer attractive return on investments for grid<br />
operators. Market accelerators such as the increased activity in<br />
grid-connected renewables, the roll-out of electric vehicles and the<br />
implementation of demand response programs will strenghten the<br />
need for new investments world-wide.<br />
Oil and gas<br />
In 2011 Oil & Gas markets have confi rmed the recovery engaged<br />
in 2010. With more that USD500 billion invested in Exploration &<br />
Data centres and Networks<br />
The IT global markets grew at a moderate pace in 2011, impacted<br />
in the second half by a slowdown in Europe with an expected<br />
spillover into a more cloudy 2012. After strong growth in 2010, x86<br />
server growth was more modest in 2011, primarily supported by<br />
Asia and Latin America.<br />
At the same time, the drivers for long term growth remained<br />
unchanged with the migration to the Cloud and larger Data Centres<br />
where fast growing collocation companies will battle it out with<br />
T elcos and IT Outsourcers. Strong ITB customers’ in the Collocation<br />
segment, with access to capital markets or with the backing of large<br />
Private Equity groups, as well as Telcos will continue to operate their<br />
BUSINESS REVIEW<br />
TRENDS IN SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC’S CORE MARKETS<br />
Production, investment surged by 15% in 2010, and exceeded the<br />
level reached pre-crisis in 2008.<br />
Uncertainties caused by the geopolitical tensions in Middle East and<br />
North African (Arabic spring) together combined with the sovereign<br />
debt turmoil have not altered the confi dence of Oil Companies in<br />
2011 who pursued their investment. Those short term uncertainties<br />
do not hamper the long term vision where more than 75% of energy<br />
demand is supplied by fossil energy.<br />
The Middle East continued to invest to maintain its production<br />
capacities (Saudi Arabia) while Iraq fi elds are promised to large<br />
developments to tap its large O&G reserves. In North America<br />
investment is sustained by the shale gas and tar sand development.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> has been present in all key O&G geographies<br />
and large Oil & Gas companies, as well as major EPC companies,<br />
have been <strong>Schneider</strong>’s customer for years. <strong>Schneider</strong> supplies<br />
energy management and control solutions that allow them to<br />
improve Energy Management and brings them innovative solution<br />
to tap reserves in harsh environment. By complementing its O&G<br />
expertise and IT capabilities, the acquisition of Telvent in June 2011<br />
will foster the development of new integrated business solution that<br />
will deliver more effi ciency to the Oil & Gas infrastructures.<br />
Data Centres at very high utilization and will expand their number of<br />
sites on a global basis to meet demand.<br />
Our Data Centre Solutions and Services offerings experienced a<br />
strong growth confi rming ITB’s leadership in those key segments,<br />
reinforced further with the integration of Unifl air, Lee Technologies<br />
and Viridity. In the fast growing Data Centre Infrastructure<br />
Management software segment, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> was named a<br />
Market Leader by IDC. In the Emerging markets, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong><br />
strengthened its position in India with the acquisitions of Luminous<br />
and APW President.<br />
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