Next Tuesday, January 26^th, we will present our annual Top 10 predictions for the utility industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in a webcast that will be broadcast live from 03:00 p.m. CET / 02:00 p.m. GMT / 9:00 a.m. US EST. 

Use this link www.idc.com./getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P20593to register for free.

The utility industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is ready for a positive 2010, after the recession experienced during 2009. Economic trends are looking up beginning with 2010 GDP forecasts improving as countries shifted out of the recession. The European Union has allocated significant funds to the energy sector as part of its Economic recovery plan, and while investments in renewable energy was down in 2009, installation capacity continued to grow.

To give you a preview of the content (and hopefully convince you to participate in the webcast) here are the topics we will be covering:

1. Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction

2. Renewable, Distributed Generation and Clean Technologies

3. Electric Vehicles

4. Intelligent Grid

5. Smart Cities

6.Operational Efficiency and Retail Suppliers

7. Smart Gas Meters

8. The Water Market

9. CIO's Focus

10. IT Spending

As an additional teaser, here is one of our bolder predictions:

" Intelligent grid ICT spending in EMEA will reach $8 billion in 2010"

Hope you can join us!