South and Central America power industry contracts activity in Q1 2021 saw 42 contracts announced, marking a drop of 26% over the last four-quarter average of 57, according to GlobalData’s power database.
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South and Central America power industry contracts in Q1 2021: Brazil leads activity
Looking at contracts by country, Brazil led the activity in Q1 2021 with 24 contracts and a share of 57.1%, up 14% over the previous quarter and up 26% when compared with the last four-quarter average, followed by Chile with ten contracts and a share of 23.8% and Colombia with three contracts and a share of 7.1% during the quarter.
Looking at the last four-quarter average, Brazil held the top spot with 19 contracts, followed by Chile with 15 and Colombia with five contracts.
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Solar is top technology area for contracts in Q1 2021
Looking at contracts divided by the type of technology, solar accounted for the largest proportion with 21 contracts and a 48.8% share, followed by wind with ten contracts and a 23.3% share and thermal with five contracts and an 11.6% share.
Looking at power industry contracts divided by segment as tracked by GlobalData, Generation Equipment was the most popular segment in South and Central America power contracts activity during Q1 2021, with 23 contracts, followed by Electricity Procurement (11) and Power Plant (5).
The proportion of contracts by category tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows:
- Supply & Erection: 24 contracts and a 57.1% share
- Power Purchase Agreement: ten contracts and a 23.8% share
- Project Implementation: four contracts and a 9.5% share
- Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: two contracts and a 4.8% share
- Consulting & Similar Services: one contract and a 2.4% share
- Electricity Supply: one contract and a 2.4% share.
Power contracts in Q1 2021: Top issuers by capacity
The top issuers of contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in South and Central America were:
- Canacol Energy, Celsia (Colombia) and Proelectrica & CIA (Spain): 200MW from one contract
- Ferbasa: 80MW from one contract
- Minasligas: 21MW capacity from one contract.
Power contracts in Q1 2021: Top winners by capacity
The top winners of contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in South and Central America were:
- Wartsila (Finland): 200MW from one contract
- AES Tiete Energia (Brazil): 101MW from two contracts
- Enel X (Italy): 9.92MW 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.
