Solar technology contracts activity in October 2021 saw 117 contracts announced, marking a drop of 32% over the last 12-month average of 171, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

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Looking at global power contracts activity divided by the type of technology, solar held the top position in terms of number of contracts during October 2021 with a 54.7% share.

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

  1. Project Implementation: 65 contracts and a 55.6% share
  2. Power Purchase Agreement: 35 contracts and a 29.9% share
  3. Supply & Erection: 11 contracts and a 9.4% share
  4. Electricity Supply: four contracts and a 3.4% share
  5. Consulting & Similar Services: one contract and a 0.9% share
  6. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: one contract and a 0.9% share.

Asia-Pacific leads solar contracts activity in October 2021

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Comparing contracts activity in solar technology in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position with 40 contracts and a share of 34.2% during October 2021, followed by North America with 30 contracts and a 25.6% share and Europe with 25 contracts and a 21.4% share.

In fourth place was Middle East and Africa with 19 contracts and a 16.2% share and in fifth place was South and Central America with three contracts and a 2.6% share.

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Solar technology contracts in October 2021: Top companies by capacity

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

  1. Energy Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 1,550MW from one contract
  2. Ministry of Electricity, Iraq (Iraq) and National Investment Commission, Iraq: 1,000MW from one contract
  3. Department of Energy, South Africa (South Africa): 723MW capacity from seven contracts.

Solar technology contracts in October 2021: Top winners by capacity

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

  1. Abu Dhabi Future Energy (United Arab Emirates): 1,000MW from one contract
  2. China Energy Engineering Group Planning and Engineering (China): 950MW from two contracts
  3. H1 Holdings (South Africa): 723MW capacity from seven contracts.

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.