Report Contents Page

• 1. Global CSP Industry Analysis
  • 1.1. Current Status of the CSP Industry
  • 1.2. CSP Industry Outlook
  • 1.3. CSP Drivers and Barriers
  • 1.4. Technology Alternatives
  • 1.5. CSP Industry Review
    • 1.5.1. Feed-in Tariff Moratorium in Spain
    • 1.5.2. CSP Projects Switching to PV in the USA
    • 1.5.3. End of the Loan Guarantee Program in the USA
    • 1.5.4. Decrease in US Gas Prices – Shale Gas Boom
    • 1.5.5. Indigenous Group Concerns and Environmental Issues in the USA
    • 1.5.6. Abengoa’s Presence in the CSP Market
    • 1.5.7. First Round of 500-MW Ouarzazate Complex in Morocco
    • 1.5.8. Australia Moving Slower
    • 1.5.9. Solar Millennium and Solar Trust of America File for Bankruptcy
    • 1.5.10. TuNur by DESERTEC: Nur Energie plans 2 GW in Tunisia
    • 1.5.11. UAE Committed to CSP
    • 1.5.12. Saudi Arabia Targets 25 GW of CSP by 2032
    • 1.5.13. South Africa: First Round Complete, Second Round Highly Subscribed
    • 1.5.14. India Running Behind Schedule
    • 1.5.15. PV Panels from China and Trade Issues with the USA
• 2. Global CSP Market
  • 2.1. India
    • 2.1.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.1.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.1.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.2. Saudi Arabia
    • 2.2.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.2.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.2.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.3. USA
    • 2.3.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.3.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.3.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.4. South Africa
    • 2.4.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.4.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.4.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.5. Chile
    • 2.5.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.5.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.5.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.6. Morocco
    • 2.6.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.6.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.6.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.7. China
    • 2.7.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.7.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.7.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.8. Australia
    • 2.8.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.8.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.8.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.9. Algeria
    • 2.9.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.9.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.9.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.10. Spain
    • 2.10.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.10.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.10.3. Local Market Insight
    • 2.11. United Arab Emirates
    • 2.11.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.11.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.11.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.12. Tunisia
    • 2.12.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.12.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.12.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.13. Egypt
    • 2.13.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.13.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.13.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.14. Israel
    • 2.14.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.14.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.14.3. Local Market Insight
  • 2.15. Jordan
    • 2.15.1. CSP-specific Policy and Electricity Market
    • 2.15.2. CSP-specific Market Status
    • 2.15.3. Local Market Insight
• 3. Market Forecast
  • 3.1. Methodology
  • 3.2. Forecasting Scenarios
  • 3.3. Global Market Forecast
  • 3.4. LCOE Forecast
  • 3.5. CSP Market Forecast by Geographic Region
  • 3.5.1. Spain
  • 3.5.2. United States
  • 3.5.3. India
  • 3.5.4. MENA
  • 3.5.5. South Africa
  • 3.5.6. Asia Pacific
• 4. Conclusions
• 5. References
  • a) Optimistic Inclination
  • b) Conservative Inclination
  • c) Pessimistic Inclination

• Figure 1: Main Milestones of the CSP Industry
• Figure 2: Global Cumulative CSP Installed Capacity
• Figure 3: Operating CSP Capacity (Q1 2012)
• Figure 4: Top Developers of Operating Plants (Q1 2012)
• Figure 5: CSP Capacity Under Construction (Q1 2012)
• Figure 6: Top Developers of CSP Plans Under Construction
• Figure 7: CSP Current and Future Revenue Distribution
• Figure 8: CSP Growth Drivers
• Figure 9: CSP Growth Barriers
• Figure 10: Levelized Cost Comparison of Solar CSP and Conventional Power Towards Grid Parity (KPMG)
• Figure 11: Power Sales Agreement Contract Structure in India
• Figure 12: US Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
• Figure 13: US Energy Mix
• Figure 14: US Grid Distribution Interconnects (US EIA [53])
• Figure 15: NERC Regional Entities [53]
• Figure 16: California Summer Daily Demand Curve [54]
• Figure 17: Natural Gas Spot Prices (Henry Hub, EIA [53])
• Figure 18: REIPPPP Allocation (MW) per Technology in South Africa
• Figure 19: CSP MW Allocation According to IRP 2010-2030 [7]
• Figure 20: Current IPP Procurement Program Structure in South Africa
• Figure 21: Electricity Price Evolution in Chilean Grid* (CNE, CER [24])
• Figure 22: Double PPA Structure Proposed in Morocco
• Figure 23: CSP Electricity Management Structure in Morocco
• Figure 25: Current Chinese Electricity Market
• Figure 26: NEM Structure*
• Figure 27: Installed Capacity in Spain (December 2011)
• Figure 28: Distribution Utilities in Spain (Proyectos Tipo [50])
• Figure 29: Electricity Market Structure
• Figure 30: Spanish Winter Daily Demand Curve [51]
• Figure 31: Spanish Summer Daily Demand Curve [51]
• Figure 32: End-of-Year CSP Cumulative Capacity in Spain
• Figure 33: IWPP Structure in UAE
• Figure 34: Daily Electricity Demand (Source: IEC)
• Figure 35: Jordan’s Single Buyer Model
• Figure 36: Global Optimistic Market Forecast
• Figure 37: Global Conservative Market Forecast
• Figure 38: Global Pessimistic Market Forecast
• Figure 39: Global CSP Forecast
• Figure 40: CSP Market Segmentation by Installed Capacity [46]
• Figure 41: Optimistic LCOE Reduction
• Figure 42: Conservative LCOE Reduction
• Figure 43: Pessimistic LCOE Reduction
• Figure 44: Forecasted LCOE Reduction – All Scenarios
• Figure 45: Global Optimistic Installed CSP Capacity Breakdown
• Figure 46: Global Conservative Installed CSP Capacity Breakdown
• Figure 47: Global Pessimistic Installed CSP Capacity Breakdown
• Figure 48: Cumulative Installed CSP Capacity in Spain
• Figure 49: Cumulative Installed CSP Capacity in the USA
• Figure 50: Cumulative Installed CSP Capacity in India
• Figure 51: Cumulative Installed CSP Capacity in MENA
• Figure 52: Cumulative Installed CSP Capacity in South Africa
• Figure 53: Cumulative Installed Capacity in Asia Pacific
• Figure 54: Forecast Strategic Factors
• Figure 55: Technology Diffusion Lifecycle
• Figure 56: CSP Market Indicators and Influential Factors

• Table 1: CSP Market Technology Segmentation
• Table 2: CSP Market Technology Segmentation (Under Construction)
• Table 3: CSP Projects with Loan Guarantee Support (DOE)
• Table 4: CSP Industry Project Pipeline Overview
• Table 5: PPA Tariff Summary
• Table 6: CSP Today Scorecard and Ranking
• Table 7: Country overview: India
• Table 8: Current Tariffs for Allocated CSP and PV Plants in India
• Table 9: CSP Plants Under Operation in India
• Table 10: CSP Plants Under Construction in India
• Table 11: CSP Plants Announced and Under Development in India
• Table 12: CSP Drivers and Barriers in India
• Table 13: Country overview: Saudi Arabia
• Table 14: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Saudi Arabia
• Table 15: Country overview: the USA
• Table 16: Federal and State Financing in High CSP Potential States
• Table 17. RPS Summary in CSP Favorable States
• Table 18: CSP Operating Plants in the USA
• Table 19: CSP Plants Under Construction in the USA
• Table 20: CSP Plants Under Development in the USA
• Table 21: Announced CSP Plants in the USA
• Table 22: CSP Drivers and Barriers in the USA
• Table 23: Country overview: South Africa
• Table 24: CSP Projects Announced as Preferred Bidders in the First and Second Rounds of the REIPPPP
• Table 25: CSP Plants Announced and Under Development in South Africa
• Table 26: CSP Drivers and Barriers in South Africa
• Table 27: Country overview: Chile
• Table 28: CSP Plants Under Construction in Chile
• Table 29: CSP Plants Under Development in Chile
• Table 30: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Chile
• Table 31: Country overview: Morocco
• Table 32: Distribution of Responsibilities in Morocco [56]
• Table 33: CSP Plants in Operation, Development and Announced in Morocco
• Table 34: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Morocco
• Table 35: Country overview: China
• Table 36: CSP Projects Under Operation in China
• Table 37: CSP Projects Under Construction in China
• Table 38: CSP Projects Announced and Under Development in China
• Table 39: CSP Drivers and Barriers in China
• Table 40: Country overview: Australia
• Table 41: CSP Plants in Operation, Development and Announced in Australia
• Table 42: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Australia
• Table 43: Country overview: Algeria
• Table 44: CSP Plants Announced in Algeria
• Table 45: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Algeria
• Table 46: Country overview: Spain
• Table 47: CSP Operating Plants in Spain
• Table 48: CSP Plants Under Construction in Spain
• Table 49: CSP Plants Under Development in Spain
• Table 50: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Spain
• Table 51: Country overview: the UAE
• Table 52: CSP Drivers and Barriers in UAE
• Table 53: Country overview: Tunisia
• Table 54: CSP Plants Announced in Tunisia
• Table 55: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Tunisia
• Table 56: Country overview: Egypt
• Table 57: CSP Plants Announced in Egypt
• Table 58: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Egypt
• Table 59: Country overview: Israel
• Table 60: CSP Plants in Operation, Under Development and Announced in Israel
• Table 61: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Israel
• Table 62: Country overview: Jordan
• Table 63: CSP Plants Under Development and Announced in Jordan
• Table 64: CSP Drivers and Barriers in Jordan
• Table 65: Market Forecast Summary
• Table 65: Primary CSP Market Growth Drivers in Model
• Table 66: Overall CSP Progress Rate [46]
• Table 67: Scorecard Countries
• Table 69: CSP Installed Capacity Forecast Summary
• Table 69: Influencing Factors for CSP Development
• Table 70: High Impact Decision Points
• Table 71: Factor Ranking System
• Table 72: Survey-based Indicator Weights
  

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