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There were 33 T&D project contracts announced in the Middle East and Africa region in Q1 2021, marking a drop of 13% over the last four-quarter average of 38, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

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T&D Project stood at first place when compared with other power tender categories in the Middle East and Africa region in Q1 2021 with 33 contracts and a 45.8% share, followed by Power Plant with 15 contracts and a 20.8% share and Generation Equipment with eight contracts and an 11.1% share during the quarter.

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

  1. Project Implementation: 26 contracts and a 78.8% share
  2. Consulting & Similar Services: five contracts and a 15.2% share
  3. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: two contracts and a 6.1% share.

Solar is top technology for Middle East and Africa T&D project contracts in Q1 2021

Looking at T&D project contracts by the type of technology in the Middle East and Africa region, solar accounted for four contracts with an 80% share, followed by thermal with one contract and a 20% share.

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Middle East and Africa T&D project contracts in Q1 2021: Top issuers by capacity

The top issuer of T&D project contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in Middle East and Africa was:Ciments du Sahel (Senegal) with 55MW from one contract.

Middle East and Africa T&D project contracts in Q1 2021: Top winners by capacity

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

  1. China Gezhouba Group (China): 55MW from one contract
  2. Hassan Allam Holding (Egypt) and Power Generation Engineering and Services (Egypt): 10MW 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.