GHG reduction, credit, capital and investment: Issues for Canadian utility companies

Survey of Canadian utility company executives by Pwc shows that

• main concerns are : regulatory changes and development, ageing workforce, lack of transmission capacity and pressures to replace ageing assets.
• diminished access to capital is having a significant or major impact on their planning over the coming 12 months.
• credit constraints is a significant issue for the sector, yet utilities company executives expect these constraints to improve as current financial conditions ease.
• 88% of Canadian utility companies believe that greenhouse gas regulations are the largest major issue facing the sector in the next five years
• In Ontario ,concerns about the size and scale of investment required in generation and transmission dominate, with regulatory delays adding to cost concerns

From:

‘A World Beyond Recession, Utilities Global Survey 2009′
(Canada pp. 40-43)

and summary here.

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