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Middle East and Africa power industry tenders activity in Q4 2021 saw 474 tenders announced, marking a drop of 3% over the last four-quarter average of 491, according to GlobalData’s power database.

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Middle East and Africa power industry tenders in Q4 2021: South Africa leads activity

Looking at tenders by country, South Africa led the activity in Q4 2021 with 231 tenders and a share of 48.7%, down 5.4% over the previous quarter and down 3% when compared with the last four-quarter average, followed by Zimbabwe with 27 tenders and a share of 5.7% and Kenya with 23 tenders and a share of 4.9% during the quarter.

Looking at the last four-quarter average, South Africa held the top spot with 237 tenders, followed by Kenya with 32 and Jordan with 14 tenders.

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Solar is top technology area for tenders in Q4 2021

Looking at tenders divided by the type of technology, solar accounted for the largest proportion with 105 tenders and a 68.6% share, followed by thermal with 38 tenders and a 24.8% share and hydro with five tenders and a 3.3% share.

Looking at power industry tenders divided by segment as tracked by GlobalData, T&D Equipment was the most popular segment in Middle East and Africa power tenders activity during Q4 2021, with 239 tenders, followed by Power Plant (100) and T&D Project (75).

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

  1. Supply & Erection: 269 tenders and a 56.8% share
  2. Project Implementation: 140 tenders and a 29.5% share
  3. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 47 tenders and a 9.9% share
  4. Consulting & Similar Services: 17 tenders and a 3.6% share
  5. Power Purchase Agreement: one tender and a 0.2% share.

Power tenders in Q4 2021: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of tenders for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in Middle East and Africa were:

  1. Renewable Energy and Electricity Efficiency Organization: 10,000MW from one tender
  2. Saudi Power Procurement (Saudi Arabia): 3,600MW from one tender
  3. Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (South Africa): 2,600MW capacity from one tender.

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.