Solar technology tenders activity in October 2021 saw 121 tenders announced, marking a drop of 10% over the last 12-month average of 135, 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 October 2021 with a 41.4% share.

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

  1. Project Implementation: 91 tenders and a 75.2% share
  2. Supply & Erection: 11 tenders and a 9.1% share
  3. Power Purchase Agreement: seven tenders and a 5.8% share
  4. Consulting & Similar Services: seven tenders and a 5.8% share
  5. Electricity Supply: two tenders and a 1.7% share
  6. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: two tenders and a 1.7% share
  7. Others: one tender and a 0.8% share.

Middle East and Africa leads solar tenders activity in October 2021

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Comparing tenders activity in solar technology in different regions of the globe, Middle East and Africa held the top position with 51 tenders and a share of 42.1% during October 2021, followed by Asia-Pacific with 28 tenders and a 23.1% share and Europe with 23 tenders and a 19% share.

In fourth place was North America with 14 tenders and an 11.6% share and in fifth place was South and Central America with five tenders and a 4.1% share.

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Solar technology tenders in October 2021: Top companies by capacity

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

  1. Renewable Energy and Electricity Efficiency Organization: 10,000MW from one tender
  2. Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (South Africa): 2,600MW from one tender
  3. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution (India): 1,694MW capacity from two 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.