Wind technology contracts activity in December 2021 saw 92 contracts announced, marking a drop of 14% over the last 12-month average of 107, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

Onshore was the top category in wind technology in terms of number of contracts for the month, accounting for 60 contracts and a 64.5% share, followed by Offshore with 30 contracts and a 32.3% share. Onshore Repowered stood in third place with three contracts and a 3.2% share.

Looking at global power contracts activity divided by the type of technology, wind held the second position in terms of number of contracts during December 2021 with a 33.1% share.

The proportion of contracts by category in the Wind technology tracked by GlobalData in the month was as follows:

1. Supply & Erection: 45 contracts and a 48.9% share
2. Power Purchase Agreement: 21 contracts and a 22.8% share
3. Project Implementation: 15 contracts and a 16.3% share
4. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: five contracts and a 5.4% share
5. Consulting & Similar Services: five contracts and a 5.4% share
6. Electricity Supply: one contract and a 1.1% share.

Europe leads wind contracts activity in December 2021

Comparing contracts activity in wind technology in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position with 55 contracts and a share of 59.8% during December 2021, followed by North America with 16 contracts and a 17.4% share and Asia-Pacific with 13 contracts and a 14.1% share.

In fourth place was South and Central America with eight contracts and an 8.7% share.

Wind technology contracts in December 2021: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of contracts in Wind technology for the month in terms of power capacity involved were:

1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Taiwan): 1,200MW from one contract
2. Danish Energy Agency (Denmark): 1,000MW from one contract
3. Jiangsu Huawei Wind Power (China) and Qidong Hua Er Rui Wind Power Technology: 802MW capacity from one contract.

Wind technology contracts in December 2021: Top winners by capacity

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

1. Wpd (Germany): 1,200MW from one contract
2. RWE (Germany) and RWE Renewables (Germany): 1,000MW from one contract
3. Powerchina Huadong Engineering (China): 802MW 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.

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