Case Study  ·  Market Assessment

Modernizing hydropower, market by market.

A global technology and engineering company wanted to understand the hydropower automation market outside the US, with a focus on modernizing existing sites. Prescouter sized the market, analyzed competitors, interviewed experts in seven countries and reached out to plant owners.

The Client

The client is a global leader in technology and engineering solutions across a range of sectors. It already understood the US market and wanted to find underserved hydropower markets elsewhere.

The Challenge

Aging plants.
New automation markets.

The client needed detailed insight into market size, value drivers, competition, barriers to entry and the differentiators that would help it win retrofit and modernization work at hydroelectric sites outside the US.

  • Size

    Market sizing

    Value outside the US.

  • Rivals

    Competitive landscape

    How competitors serve the market.

  • Entry

    Barriers and differentiators

    What it takes to win.

Our Approach

Market reports, experts and owner outreach.

Market analysis
Globalmarket size estimated

Size the opportunity

We analyzed several market reports to size hydropower automation outside the US.

Expert interviews
8subject matter experts interviewed

Hear from each region

Experts in Canada, Europe, South Asia, South America and Oceania explained local needs.

Owner outreach
8facility owners targeted

Talk to buyers

Outreach to hydropower owners, backed by a leading expert, produced 3 interviews.

The Outcome

Priority segments and a way in.

Prescouter delivered market sizing with a dynamic dashboard to support the client's opportunity analysis, set out priority market segments and their rationale, and analyzed key competitors and how they engage customers. The outreach campaign identified the key needs of potential clients and the most effective ways to engage and connect with them.

  • Sizing

    Dynamic dashboard

    Market data the team can explore.

  • Focus

    Priority segments

    With a clear rationale.

  • Engagement

    Buyer insights

    How to reach facility owners.

Many hydroelectric sites are due for modernization. Knowing which owners are ready, and what they need, is the real market map.

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