1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Executive Summary 9
2.1 The Widespread Deployment of Microgrids to Significantly Boost the Global Market during the Forecast Period 9
2.2 Asia-Pacific Is Projected to have the Fastest-Growing Market during the Forecast Period 11
3 Introduction 13
3.1 Microgrid Definition 13
3.2 Evolution of Microgrids 14
3.3 Role of Energy Storage 15
3.4 Size of a Microgrid 15
3.5 Market Stage Analysis 16
3.6 Microgrid Market Segmentation 18
3.7 Microgrid Cost-Component Analysis 18
3.8 Microgrid Components and Technology Overview 19
3.9 Microgrid Business Models 21
3.10 Microgrid Value-Chain Analysis 23
3.11 GlobalData Report Guidance 24
4 Microgrids, Global 25
4.1 Microgrids, Global, Market Overview 25
4.2 Microgrids, Global, Market Drivers and Restraints Analysis 26
4.2.1 Microgrids, Global, Market Drivers and Impact Analysis 26
4.2.2 Microgrids, Global, Market Restraints and Impact Analysis 27
4.3 Microgrids, Global, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 29
4.4 Microgrids, Global, Regional Percentage Split, 2012, 2017, 2022 31
4.5 Microgrids, Global, End-User Application Type 33
4.6 Microgrids, Global, Competitive Landscape, 2017 35
4.7 Microgrids, Global, Top Companies 35
5 Microgrids, Americas 38
5.1 Microgrids, Americas, Market Overview 38
5.2 Microgrids, Americas, Market Stage Analysis 40
5.3 Microgrids, Americas, Funding Scenario 40
5.4 Microgrids, Americas, Market Drivers and Restraints Analysis 41
5.4.1 Microgrids, Americas, Market Drivers and Impact Analysis 42
5.4.2 Microgrids, Americas, Market Restraints and Impact Analysis 43
5.5 Microgrids, Americas, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 43
6 Microgrids, US 45
6.1 Microgrids, US, Market Overview 45
6.2 Microgrids, US, Key Projects 47
6.3 Microgrids, US, Policy and Regulatory Environment 47
6.4 Microgrids, US, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 48
6.5 Microgrids, US, Key Programs and Initiatives 50
6.6 Microgrids, US, Competitive Landscape, 2017 51
6.7 Microgrids, US, Project Case Study 52
7 Microgrids, Canada 53
7.1 Microgrids, Canada, Market Overview 53
7.2 Microgrids, Canada, Key Projects 55
7.3 Microgrids, Canada, Policy and Regulatory Environment 55
7.4 Microgrids, Canada, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 56
7.5 Microgrids, Canada, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 58
7.6 Microgrids, Canada, Competitive Landscape, 2017 59
7.7 Microgrids, Canada, Case Study 60
8 Microgrids, Brazil 61
8.1 Microgrids, Brazil, Market Overview 61
8.2 Microgrids, Brazil, Policy and Regulatory Environment 61
8.3 Microgrids, Brazil, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 62
8.4 Microgrids, Brazil, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 64
8.5 Microgrids, Brazil, Competitive Landscape, 2017 64
8.6 Microgrids, Brazil, Case Study 64
9 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific 65
9.1 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Overview 65
9.2 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Stage Analysis 66
9.3 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Funding Scenario 66
9.4 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Drivers and Restraints Analysis 67
9.4.1 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Drivers and Impact Analysis 67
9.4.2 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Restraints and Impact Analysis 69
9.5 Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 69
10 Microgrids, India 71
10.1 Microgrids, India, Market Overview 71
10.2 Microgrids, India, Key Projects 72
10.3 Microgrids, India, Policy and Regulatory Environment 72
10.4 Microgrids, India, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 73
10.5 Microgrids, India, R&D and Government and State Initiatives 75
10.6 Microgrids, India, Competitive Landscape, 2017 75
10.7 Microgrids, India, Case Study 77
11 Microgrids, China 78
11.1 Microgrids, China, Market Overview 78
11.2 Microgrids, China, Key Projects 79
11.3 Microgrids, China, Policy and Regulatory Environment 79
11.4 Microgrids, China, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 80
11.5 Microgrids, China, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 82
11.6 Microgrids, China, Competitive Landscape, 2017 82
11.7 Microgrids, China, Case Study 84
12 Microgrids, Japan 85
12.1 Microgrids, Japan, Market Overview 85
12.2 Microgrids, Japan, Key Projects 86
12.3 Microgrids, Japan, Policy and Regulatory Environment 87
12.4 Microgrids, Japan, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 87
12.5 Microgrids, Japan, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 89
12.6 Microgrids, Japan, Competitive Landscape, 2017 89
12.7 Microgrids, Japan, Case Study 90
13 Microgrids, Australia 91
13.1 Microgrids, Australia, Market Overview 91
13.2 Microgrids, Australia, Key Projects 92
13.3 Microgrids, Australia, Policy and Regulatory Environment 92
13.4 Microgrids, Australia, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 92
13.5 Microgrids, Australia, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 94
13.6 Microgrids, Australia, Competitive Landscape, 2017 94
13.7 Microgrids, Australia, Case Study 96
14 Microgrids, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) 97
14.1 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Overview 97
14.2 Europe Overview 97
14.3 Africa Overview 99
14.3.1 East Africa Overview 100
14.3.2 West Africa Overview 101
14.4 Middle East Overview 102
14.5 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Stage Analysis 102
14.6 Microgrids, EMEA, Funding Scenario 102
14.7 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Drivers and Restraints Analysis 103
14.7.1 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Drivers and Impact Analysis 103
14.7.2 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Restraints and Impact Analysis 104
14.8 Microgrids, EMEA, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 105
15 Microgrids, Russia 106
15.1 Microgrids, Russia, Market Overview 106
15.2 Microgrids, Russia, Key Projects 107
15.3 Microgrids, Russia, Policy and Regulatory Environment 107
15.4 Microgrids, Russia, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 107
15.5 Microgrids, Russia, Competitive Landscape, 2017 109
15.6 Microgrids, Russia, Case Study 110
16 Microgrids, South Africa 111
16.1 Microgrids, South Africa, Market Overview 111
16.2 Microgrids, South Africa, Key Projects 112
16.3 Microgrids, South Africa, Policy and Regulatory Environment 112
16.4 Microgrids, South Africa, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 112
16.5 Microgrids, South Africa, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 114
16.5.1 Microgrids, South Africa, Competitive Landscape, 2017 114
16.6 Microgrids, South Africa, Case Study 115
17 Microgrids, UK 116
17.1 Microgrids, UK, Market Overview 116
17.2 Microgrids, UK, Key Projects 117
17.3 Microgrids, UK, Policy and Regulatory Environment 117
17.4 Microgrids, UK, Market Size, 2012, 2017, 2022 118
17.5 Microgrids, UK, R&D and Government and State Funding Initiatives 119
17.6 Microgrids, UK, Competitive Landscape, 2017 119
17.7 Microgrids, UK, Case Study 120
18 Appendix 121
18.1 Abbreviations 121
18.2 Bibliography 122
18.3 Research Methodology 123
18.4 Secondary Research 123
18.5 Primary Research 124
18.6 Contact Us 124
18.7 Disclaimer 124

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Microgrids, Market Summary for Countries Covered 10
Table 2: Microgrids, Traditional versus Evolving Grid 15
Table 3: Microgrids, Projects Depicting Varied Sizes 16
Table 4: Microgrids, Project Costs for the Reference System 19
Table 5: Microgrids, Business Models 21
Table 6: Microgrids, Business Ownership Models, Merits and Demerits 22
Table 7: Microgrids, Global, Market Snapshot 25
Table 8: Microgrids, Global, Market Drivers and Restraints 26
Table 9: Microgrids, Global, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 30
Table 10: Microgrids, Global, Regional Share ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 32
Table 11: Microgrids, Global, Competitive Market Snapshot 35
Table 12: Microgrids, Americas, Market Snapshot 38
Table 13: Microgrids, Americas, DOE Funding 41
Table 14: Microgrids, Americas, Market Drivers and Restraints 41
Table 15: Microgrids, Americas, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 44
Table 16: Microgrids, US, Snapshot 46
Table 17: Microgrids, US, Recent Project List 47
Table 18: Microgrids, US, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 49
Table 19: Microgrids, US, Government and State Initiatives 50
Table 20: Microgrids, US, Competitive Market Snapshot 51
Table 21: Microgrids, US, Case Study 52
Table 22: Microgrids, Canada, Market Snapshot 54
Table 23: Microgrids, Canada, Key Projects 55
Table 24: Microgrids, Canada, Market value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 57
Table 25: Microgrids, Canada, Publicly Funded Microgrid Demonstration Projects 58
Table 26: Microgrids, Canada, Competitive Market Snapshot 59
Table 27: Microgrids, Canada, Case Study 60
Table 28: Microgrids, Brazil, Market Snapshot 61
Table 29: Microgrids, Brazil, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 63
Table 30: Microgrids, Brazil, Case Study 64
Table 31: Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Snapshot 65
Table 32: Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Drivers and Restraints 67
Table 33: Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 70
Table 34: Microgrids, India, Market Snapshot 71
Table 35: Microgrids, India, Key Projects 72
Table 36: Microgrids, India, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 74
Table 37: Microgrids, India, Developer Details 76
Table 38: Microgrids, India, Competitive Market Snapshot 76
Table 39: Microgrids, India, Case Study 77
Table 40: Microgrids, China, Market Snapshot 78
Table 41: Microgrids, China, Key Projects 79
Table 42: Microgrids, China, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 81
Table 43: Microgrids, China, Competitive Market Snapshot 83
Table 44: Microgrids, China, Case Study 84
Table 45: Microgrids, Japan, Market Snapshot 86
Table 46: Microgrids, Japan, Demonstration Projects 86
Table 47: Microgrids, Japan, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 88
Table 48: Microgrids, Japan, Competitive Market Snapshot 89
Table 49: Microgrids, Japan, Case Study 90
Table 50: Microgrids, Australia, Market Snapshot 91
Table 51: Microgrids, Australia, Key Projects 92
Table 52: Microgrids, Australia, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 93
Table 53: Microgrids, Australia, Funding details 94
Table 54: Microgrids, Australia, Competitive Market Snapshot 96
Table 55: Microgrids, Australia, Case Study 96
Table 56: Microgrids, EMEA, Market Snapshot 97
Table 57: Microgrids, Europe, Regulatory Fields for Microgrids 99
Table 58: Microgrids, Europe, Directives Related to Microgrids 99
Table 59: Microgrids, Kenya, Pilot Projects 100
Table 60: Microgrids, Nigeria, Pilot Projects 101
Table 61: Microgrids, EMEA, Drivers and Restraints 103
Table 62: Microgrids, EMEA, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 105
Table 63: Microgrids, Russia, Snapshot 106
Table 64: Microgrids, Russia, Recent Project List 107
Table 65: Microgrids, Russia, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 108
Table 66: Microgrids, Russia, Competitive Market Snapshot 109
Table 67: Microgrids, Russia, Case Study 110
Table 68: Microgrids, South Africa, Market Snapshot 111
Table 69: Microgrids, South Africa, Key Projects 112
Table 70: Microgrids, South Africa, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 114
Table 71: Microgrids, South Africa, Competitive Market Snapshot 115
Table 72: Microgrids, South Africa, Case Study 115
Table 73: Microgrids, UK, Market Snapshot 116
Table 74: Microgrids, UK, Project List 117
Table 75: Microgrids, UK, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 119
Table 76: Microgrids, UK, Competitive Market Snapshot 120
Table 77: Microgrids, UK, Case Study 120
Table 78: Abbreviations 121

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Microgrids, Global and Top Countries’ Market Value ($bn), 2017, 2022 11
Figure 2: Microgrids, Regional Market Value ($bn), 2017, 2022 12
Figure 3: Microgrids, Island and Grid-Connected Microgrid 14
Figure 4: Microgrids, Market Stage Analysis, 2017 17
Figure 5: Microgrids, Segmentation 18
Figure 6: Microgrids, Average Cost Breakdown of Components (%), 2017 19
Figure 7: Microgrids, Component Breakdown 20
Figure 8: Microgrids, Technology Design Development 21
Figure 9: Microgrids, Value-Chain Analysis 23
Figure 10: Microgrids, Global, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 30
Figure 11: Microgrids, Regional Microgrid Market Share (%), 2012, 2017, 2022 32
Figure 12: Microgrids, Global, Application Type (%), 2017 and 2022 34
Figure 13: Microgrids, Americas, DOE Target 39
Figure 14: Microgrids, Americas, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 44
Figure 15: Microgrids, US, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 49
Figure 16: Microgrids, Canada, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 57
Figure 17: Microgrids, Brazil, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 63
Figure 18: Microgrids, Asia-Pacific, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 70
Figure 19: Microgrids, India, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 74
Figure 20: Microgrids, China, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 81
Figure 21: Microgrids, Japan, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 88
Figure 22: Microgrids, Australia, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 93
Figure 23: Microgrids, EMEA, Market Value ($bn), 2012, 2017, 2022 105
Figure 24: Microgrids, Russia, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 108
Figure 25: Microgrids, South Africa, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 113
Figure 26: Microgrids, UK, Market Value ($m), 2012, 2017, 2022 118