Solar technology tenders activity in Q1 2021 saw 371 tenders announced, marking a rise of 1% over the last four-quarter average of 366, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

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Looking at global power tenders activity divided by the type of technology, solar held the second position in terms of number of tenders during Q1 2021 with a 41.7% share.

The proportion of tenders by category in the Solar technology tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows:

  1. Project Implementation: 280 tenders and a 75.5% share
  2. Supply & Erection: 43 tenders and an 11.6% share
  3. Consulting & Similar Services: 15 tenders and a 4% share
  4. Power Purchase Agreement: 13 tenders and a 3.5% share
  5. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 11 tenders and a 3% share
  6. Electricity Supply: five tenders and a 1.3% share
  7. Others: four tenders and a 1.1% share.

Asia-Pacific leads solar tenders activity in Q1 2021

Comparing tenders activity in solar technology in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position with 132 tenders and a share of 35.6% during Q1 2021, followed by Middle East and Africa with 104 tenders and a 28% share and North America with 60 tenders and a 16.2% share.

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In fourth place was Europe with 60 tenders and a 16.2% share and in fifth place was South and Central America with 15 tenders and a 4% share.

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Solar technology tenders in Q1 2021: Top issuers by capacity

The top issuers of tenders in Solar technology for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (India) and Telecommunications Consultants India (India): 5,000MW from one tender
  2. Government of South Africa and Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (South Africa): 2,600MW from one tender
  3. Bundesnetzagentur (Germany): 2,150MW capacity from five tenders.

All publicly-announced tenders 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 tenders are available for subscribers to GlobalData’s Power database.