Thermal technology contracts activity in Q1 2020 saw 85 contracts announced, marking a drop of 2% over the last four-quarter average of 87, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

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Gas was the top category in thermal technology in terms of number of contracts for the quarter, accounting for 62 contracts and a 70.5% share, followed by Coal with 15 contracts and a 17% share. Oil stood in third place with 11 contracts and a 12.5% share.

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Looking at global power contracts activity divided by the type of technology, thermal held the third position in terms of number of contracts during Q1 2020 with an 11.2% share.

The proportion of contracts by category in the Thermal technology tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows:

  1. Supply & Erection: 34 contracts and a 40% share
  2. Project Implementation: 26 contracts and a 30.6% share
  3. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 15 contracts and a 17.6% share
  4. Power Purchase Agreement: seven contracts and an 8.2% share
  5. Consulting & Similar Services: two contracts and a 2.4% share
  6. Electricity Supply: one contract and a 1.2% share.

Asia-Pacific leads thermal contracts activity in Q1 2020

Comparing contracts activity in thermal technology in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position with 27 contracts and a share of 31.8% during Q1 2020, followed by North America with 16 contracts and an 18.8% share and Europe with 15 contracts and a 17.6% share.

In fourth place was Middle East and Africa with 14 contracts and a 16.5% share and in fifth place was South and Central America with 13 contracts and a 15.3% share.

Thermal technology contracts in Q1 2020: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of contracts in Thermal technology for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. Emirates Water and Electricity (United Arab Emirates): 7,200MW from three contracts
  2. JERA (Japan): 1,950MW from one contract
  3. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan): 1,500MW capacity from one contract.

Thermal technology contracts in Q1 2020: Top winners by capacity

The top winners of contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. Marubeni (Japan): 4,800MW from two contracts
  2. Gemma Power Systems L (United States): 2,655MW from three contracts
  3. Samsung C&T (South Korea): 2,400MW capacity from one contract.

All publicly-announced contracts are included in this analysis drawn from GlobalData’s Power database, which covers power plants, T&D projects, equipment markets, analysis reports, capacity and generation, and tracks tenders and contracts on a real-time basis.

More in-depth reports and analysis on all reported contracts are available for subscribers to GlobalData’s Power database.