North America power plant contracts activity up 15% in Q1 2020

There were 62 power plant contracts announced in the North America region in Q1 2020, marking a rise of 15% over the last 12-month average of 54, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

Power Plant stood at first place when compared with other power tender categories in the North America region in Q1 2020 with 62 contracts and a 26.8% share, followed by Electricity Procurement with 46 contracts and a 19.9% share and T&D Equipment with 43 contracts and an 18.6% share during the quarter.

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

1. Project Implementation: 51 contracts and an 82.3% share
2. Consulting & Similar Services: eight contracts and a 12.9% share
3. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: two contracts and a 3.2% share
4. Power Purchase Agreement: one contract and a 1.6% share.

Solar is top technology for North America power plant contracts in Q1 2020

Looking at power plant contracts by the type of technology in the North America region, solar accounted for 43 contracts with a 69.4% share, followed by wind with nine contracts and a 14.5% share and thermal with four contracts and a 6.5% share.

North America power plant contracts in Q1 2020: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of power plant contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in North America were:

1. New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (United States): 1,277.29MW from 20 contracts
2. Harrison Power L (United States): 1,085MW from one contract
3. ESC Brooke County Power I, L: 920MW capacity from one contract.

North America power plant contracts in Q1 2020: Top winners by capacity

The top winners of contracts for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in North America were:

1. Gemma Power Systems L (United States): 2,655MW from three contracts
2. China Gezhouba Group International Engineering (China): 1,000MW from one contract
3. NextEra Energy Resources L (United States): 380MW capacity from two 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.

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