Digital Power Utility Market: Current Analysis and Forecast (2023-2030)

Power utility means any organization engaged in generating, transmitting, distributing, or furnishing electricity. The digital power utility solution helps the power distributor by providing a real-time solution to control the assets using the cloud and Internet of Things application. Renewables, distributed generation, and smart grids demand new capabilities and are triggering new business models and regulatory frameworks. digital economy are disrupting the industrial landscape, while governments and regulatory bodies seek to encourage smarter measuring systems and greener standards for generation and consumption.

The Digital Power Utility Market is expected to grow at a strong CAGR of 11.2% during the forecast period. It is mainly owing to the government programs and incentives to promote cleaner renewable and increasing consumption of electricity globally. Utilities can realize most of this potential by three means: smart meters & the smart grid, digital productivity tools for employees, and automation of back-office processes. All major energy suppliers have invested in online and especially mobile channels in recent years. While many of the efforts have yielded optimal results, some lag with respect to usability and the interface between the online and traditional sales channels.

Digital Utilities are showcasing trends such as Edge computing, Digital twins, Digital security, and Customer experience. The market for digital power utility market is showcasing major growth as most companies are shifting towards the digitalization of their services provided, and as technology develops, these systems are updated in order to replace obsolete services. For instance, Leakster is an Australian startup that has developed a new way to monitor the condition of pipelines without needing to shut off the water supply. The company's ACTIVE sensor is fitted onto a pipe and sends data to the cloud, where Leakster's software platform uses artificial intelligence-based algorithms to identify leaks, pressure variations, blockages, and velocity. This allows water utility companies to make informed asset management and maintenance decisions. Leakster's technology has the potential to save water utilities millions of dollars by reducing the need for extensive and expensive repairs.

Based on Technology, The Digital Power Utility market is divided into Hardware and Integrated Solutions segments. The Hardware segment acquired a majority share in the Digital Power Utility market and is expected to showcase a substantial growth rate during the forecast period. As technology is being developed at a faster rate, the hardware capability is becoming obsolete faster. Companies have started replacing obsolete hardware faster when compared to a decade ago. Each new software update puts pressure on the hardware capability making it obsolete faster. Top companies must replace the old hardware as increasing competition is making it harder for top companies to continue using obsolete hardware systems. Moreover, the increasing demand for smart meters is a major contributor to the growing hardware segment. For instance, around 572.3 million smart electricity meters will be deployed in China, India, Japan, and South Korea between 2021 and 2025, with China accounting for the majority share of these smart meters.

Based on Network, the Digital Power Utility market is segmented into Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and Retail segments. The transmission & Distribution segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the digital power utility market during the forecast period as most countries are developing, modifying, and upgrading their power grids to cope with future demand. Countries such as China and India are contributing heavily to the growth of the transmission & distribution segment during the forecast period due to massive investments by them to develop their electricity grid during the projected period. China is the largest transmission and distribution market globally during the forecast period due to its cost-effective smart meters manufacturing capability and plans to develop a high number of smart grid clusters.

For a better understanding of the market adoption of Digital Power Utility, the market is analyzed based on its worldwide presence in the countries such as North America (U.S.A, Canada, and the Rest of North America), Europe (Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific) and Rest of World. APAC registered the highest market share in the Digital Power Utility market and is expected to witness an influential CAGR in the forecasted period. It is mainly owing to many Digital Power Utility projects taking place in China, India, Australia, South Korea, and Japan. Moreover, favorable government policies, regulations, and investments in achieving renewable energy targets set by various countries are driving the market. China has become the largest player in the digital power utility market due to massive investments from the State Grid in the North and China Southern Power Grid in the South. The Chinese government has set targets for the share of non-hydro renewables of up to 25.9% in 2030 and 36.0% in 2035, expanding its total installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 1 200 GW by 2030. Massive investments with high targets of power generation will act as a catalyst in the growth of the APAC Digital Power Utility Market during the forecast period.

Some of the major players operating in the market are ABB LTD, Schneider Electric SE, Microsoft Corporation, IBM, General Electric, SAP SE, Eaton Corporation, Capgemini, Oracle Corporation, and Siemens AG.