Wind technology contracts activity in February 2021 saw 91 contracts announced, marking a drop of 9% over the last 12-month average of 100, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

Onshore was the top category in wind technology in terms of number of contracts for the month, accounting for 65 contracts and a 70.7% share, followed by Offshore with 27 contracts and a 29.3% share.

Looking at global power contracts activity divided by the type of technology, wind held the second position in terms of number of contracts during February 2021 with a 37.8% share.

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

1. Supply & Erection: 32 contracts and a 35.2% share
2. Project Implementation: 26 contracts and a 28.6% share
3. Power Purchase Agreement: 16 contracts and a 17.6% share
4. Consulting & Similar Services: ten contracts and an 11% share
5. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: five contracts and a 5.5% share
6. Electricity Supply: two contracts and a 2.2% share.

Europe leads wind contracts activity in February 2021

Comparing contracts activity in wind technology in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position with 56 contracts and a share of 61.5% during February 2021, followed by Asia-Pacific with 20 contracts and a 22% share and North America with ten contracts and an 11% share.

In fourth place was South and Central America with four contracts and a 4.4% share and in fifth place was Middle East and Africa with one contract and a 1.1% share.

Wind technology contracts in February 2021: Top issuers by capacity

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

1. Ministere de l’Environnement, de l’Energie et de la Mer (France): 519.7MW from 15 contracts
2. Amazon.com (United States): 380MW from two contracts
3. Hydro-Quebec (Canada): 200MW capacity from one contract.

Wind technology contracts in February 2021: Top winners by capacity

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

1. Shell Energy Europe (Netherlands): 250MW from one contract
2. Parc Eolien Mont des four Faux SASU (France): 226MW from one contract
3. Societe en commandite Apuiat (Canada): 200MW capacity 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.

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