There were 77 power plant tenders announced in the Middle East and Africa region in Q4 2020, marking a rise of 97% over the last four-quarter average of 39, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

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Power Plant stood at first place when compared with other power tender categories in the Middle East and Africa region in Q4 2020 with 77 tenders and a 35.5% share, followed by T&D Equipment with 56 tenders and a 25.8% share and Generation Equipment with 46 tenders and a 21.2% share during the quarter.

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

  1. Project Implementation: 64 tenders and an 83.1% share
  2. Consulting & Similar Services: ten tenders and a 13% share
  3. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: three tenders and a 3.9% share.

Solar is top technology for Middle East and Africa power plant tenders in Q4 2020

Looking at power plant tenders by the type of technology in the Middle East and Africa region, solar accounted for 69 tenders with an 86.3% share, followed by thermal with five tenders and a 6.3% share and hydro with four tenders and a 5% share.

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Middle East and Africa power plant tenders in Q4 2020: Top issuers by capacity

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

  1. Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy: 40MW from one tender
  2. Germany Trade And Invest (Germany): 39.8MW from two tenders
  3. Marula Platinum Mine: 10MW 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.