Global Smart Grid Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030

Global Smart Grid Market, By Components (Hardware, Software and Services), Technology (Wired and wired-less), Applications (Meter Hardware, Communications and Networking, Power Quality Equipment and Technologies), Communication Network (Wide Area Network (WAN) and Home Area Network (HAN)), End-User (Residential, Commercial, Government and Industrial) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.

Smart Grid Market Analysis and Size

The smart grid represents a modern evolution of traditional power distribution systems, harnessing digital technology and data analytics to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered. By integrating renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, it reduces reliance on fossil fuels and minimizes environmental impact. Real-time monitoring and control capabilities enable operators to respond swiftly to fluctuations in demand and supply, resulting in improved grid stability and reliability.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the global smart grid market which was USD 35.6 billion in 2022, is expected to reach USD 137.17 billion by 2030, and is expected to undergo a CAGR of 18.72% during the forecast period of 2023 to 2030.  “Component type” segment is dominating the because by type components are critical for applications like power electronics, amplification, and signal processing, making them a dominant force in the market. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.

Smart Grid Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

The global smart grid market refers to the integrated and advanced system of electrical infrastructure that uses digital technology to efficiently manage, monitor, and optimize the generation, distribution, and consumption of electricity. It incorporates smart meters, sensors, and communication networks to enhance grid reliability, reduce energy wastage, enable renewable energy integration, and provide consumers with real-time data and control over their energy usage. The market encompasses various components and solutions offered by companies worldwide to modernize and make electricity grids more intelligent and sustainable. It plays a crucial role in achieving energy efficiency, sustainability goals, and addressing the challenges of the 21st century energy landscape.           

Global Smart Grid Market

Drivers

• Improved Grid Efficiency and Reliability

The grids provide technologies that improve fault detection and enable self-healing of the network automatically. The advanced system offers real-time assistance to the energy and management system, increasing situational awareness regarding smart grid distribution management. All these parameters improve the efficiency and reliability of the smart grids and thus, are projected to drive the growth of the market.

• Favourable Initiatives Carried Out by The Government

The governments around the world have played a significant role in the smart grid technology through rules and programs aimed at deploying smart grid services as a significant component of their infrastructure. Different multinational companies are expected to invest in the market to meet their carbon emission reduction targets. In 2020, the Finance minister of India announced that all the conventional electricity meters will be converted into smart electricity meters within three years. Therefore, the market is largely accelerating owing to the government's various favourable initiatives.   

• Government Initiatives

Government policies and initiatives promoting domestic manufacturing and technological innovation can drive the growth of the global smart grid market by supporting research and development.

Opportunity

• Energy Rising Smart City Projects in Developing Countries

The Smart cities are developed urban areas that create sustainable economic growth and high quality of life by excelling in various fields such as technology, mobility, environment and others. Traditional power grid segments cannot provide the same level of efficiency to the citizens and find it difficult to meet the requirements of energy monitoring, real time data gathering and smart assessment and billing. Therefore, smart cities are likely to be dependent on the robust smart grid technology for creating a centrally planned and controlled infrastructures. These parameters are generating lucrative growth opportunities for the market growth during the forecasted period.

Restraints/Challenges

• High Deployment Costs

The cost is one of the factors that affects how quickly a market expands, and high deployment costs might slow that expansion. Smart grid technology deployment demands a transmission network between the customer and the advanced grid. Therefore, the high costs as well as investments in the research and development sector are further expected to restrain the market growth.

• Technological Complexity

The design and manufacturing of Smart Grid components can be technologically complex, requiring significant research and development investments. Keeping up with the rapid pace of technological advancements can be a challenge for some companies.

Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays

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Apart from the standard report, we also offer in-depth analysis of the procurement level from forecasted shipping delays, distributor mapping by region, commodity analysis, production analysis, price mapping trends, sourcing, category performance analysis, supply chain risk management solutions, advanced benchmarking, and other services for procurement and strategic support.

Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products

When economic activity slows, industries begin to suffer. The forecasted effects of the economic downturn on the pricing and accessibility of the products are taken into account in the market insight reports and intelligence services provided by DBMR. With this, our clients can typically keep one step ahead of their competitors, project their sales and revenue, and estimate their profit and loss expenditures.

Recent Developments

• In August 2022, Toshiba introduced its3rd generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs, capable of delivering low on-resistance and reducing switching loss. Toshiba is dedicated to coming up with more such products in the future as part of its commitment to help realize a carbon-free economy with high-performance power devices
• In April 2022, Nexperia added to its existing lineup of discrete components that came in leadless DFN packages with side-wettable flanks. The company expects, owing to their space-saving features and resilience, these components would help meet the demands of next-gen smart and electric vehicles.

Global Smart Grid Market Scope

The global smart grid market is segmented on the basis of component, technology, applications, communication network and end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Components

• Hardware
• Software
• Services

Technology

• Wired
• Wired-less

Applications

• Meter Hardware
• Communications and Networking
• Power Quality Equipment and Technologies

Communication Network

• Wide Area Network (WAN)
• Home Area Network (HAN))

End-User

• Residential
• Commercial
• Government
• Industrial

Global Smart Grid Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The global smart grid market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by component, technology, applications, communication network and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the global smart grid market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America

North America dominates the global smart grid market because of its advanced technological infrastructure and high adoption of smart city initiatives, strong presence of major players in the market and rising number of research activities in this region.    

Asia-Pacific is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period of 2023 to 2030 due to of rapid urbanization, increasing infrastructure development, and the adoption of advanced technologies in countries such as China, Japan, and India. In addition, the region's expanding automotive and consumer electronics industries contribute to the growing demand for infrared LED lighting solutions.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Competitive Landscape and Global Smart Grid Market Share Analysis

The global smart grid market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to global smart grid market.

Some of the major players operating in the global smart grid market are:

• ABB (Switzerland)
• General Electric (U.S.)
• ABB (Switzerland)
• Siemens (Germany)
• Schneider Electric (France)
• Itron (U.S.)
• Cisco Systems, Inc. (U.S.)
• IBM (U.S.)
• Oracle (U.S.)
• Honeywell International (U.S.)
• Eaton (US.)
• Tech Mahindra Limited. (India)
• TANTALUS SYSTEMS CORP (Canada)
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan)
• SAP (Germany)
• Wipro (India)
• Trilliant Holdings Inc. (U.S.)
• Globema (Poland)
• Kamstrup (Denmark)
• Xylem. (U.S.)
• Enel X S.r.l. (Italy)
• eSMART (Norway)
• Esyasoft (India)
• Grid4C (U.S.)
• C3.ai, Inc. (U.S.)
• Networked Energy Services (U.S.)