In Search of the New EU Energy Reforms: Assessing the Financial Performance of the EU Energy Companies

Djula Borozan () and Dubravka Pekanov Starcevic ()
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Djula Borozan: J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek
Dubravka Pekanov Starcevic: J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

A chapter in Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics - Vol. 2, 2016, pp 231-246 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract To unveil the challenges the European energy industry faces, this paper looks at the financial performance of energy companies that are different in terms of the energy generation mix in the period 2011–2013. Furthermore, the paper aims to draw general conclusions on how the share of conventional power plants in the companies’ generation mix has affected their operation as a whole. Finally, the paper discusses the trends in the energy industry, in particular regarding gas-fired power plants, as well the opportunities and threats facing them in the context of achieving the EU strategic energy goals. The results show that companies with a higher share of conventional thermal power plants in their energy mix operate with a significant decrease in profit, and generally face a decrease in their asset value. This is opposite to companies with large diversified portfolios and shares of hydropower and new renewables. Since conventional power plants, especially high-performing and flexible gas-fired cogeneration ones, may play a key role in producing the peak load and even the base load power, as well as in maintaining high quality in the electricity grid, this situation might jeopardize the achievement of the EU strategic energy goals. Hence, it calls for new energy reforms.

Keywords: Energy security; Energy generation mix; Financial performance; Energy companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27573-4_15

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