The global genset market is valued at $5 billion and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 5%. In France, after the sanitaryware crisis which caused a sharp fall in the market, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict which began in February 2022 led to a spectacular rise in electricity prices. The French domestic market remained relatively stable until 2021, and began to rise again from 2022 onwards. Generators with a capacity of less than 75 kVA dominate the market in terms of numbers. Powerful diesel generators account for 70% of worldwide sales, with manufacturers such as Cummins, SDMO, Jenbacher, Kohler and Caterpillar. The bulk of the market is in the supply of emergency power units for retail, government, defense, hospitals and education. A particularly cutting-edge sector is the supply of emergency power units for data centers, the number of which is growing rapidly in France and Europe. The public works sector makes extensive use of rental equipment to meet occasional demand.
