GDF Suez SWOT Analysis, Competitors & USP

GDF Suez

Parent Company

GDF Suez S.A.

Category

Electric Utilities

Sector

Energy & Power

Tagline/ Slogan

By People For People

USP

Largest Independent Power producer in the world

GDF Suez STP

Segment

Industries, Retail customers,Ports, Cities etc

Target Group

All types of customers across Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa – Largest player in Belgium, The Netherlands, 2^nd largest in France

Positioning

A diversified Energy Giant based in Europe focussed on reducing emissions

GDF Suez SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Below is the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) Analysis of GDF Suez. Strengths are:

1.A very large and diverse portfolio generating power from various sources – Gas, Hydel, Coal, Nuclear, Solar, Wind and Biomass
2. Present in 70 countries spanning across 5 continents, having over 230,000 employees worldwide

3. Very large power generation capacity approx 120GW and very sound financial capacity
4. Ranked #1 worldwide in Utilities sector by Forbes and Brand Finance

Weaknesses

Here are the weaknesses in the GDF Suez SWOT Analysis:

1.Focussed mainly in Europe -more than 80% revenues come from Europe
2.One of the parent companies – Suez was charged with investigations of alleged market manipulations

Opportunities

Following are the Opportunities in GDF Suez SWOT Analysis:

1.For a company of its size, it has ample scope in India, Africa, the Middle east etc

2. Opportunity in nuclear power – planning to build a 3.6 GW plant in the U.K.

Threats

The threats in the SWOT Analysis of GDF Suez are as mentioned:

1.Increase in prices of Gas
2.Varying government policies in other countries (outside Europe)

3. Expanding operations of competitors globally

GDF Suez Competition

Competitors

Below are the top 3 GDF Suez competitors:

1.ENEL s.p.A.
2.Electricite de France
3.E.ON