Solar technology contracts activity in Q2 2021 saw 454 contracts announced, marking a drop of 14% over the last four-quarter average of 529, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database.

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Looking at global power contracts activity divided by the type of technology, solar held the top position in terms of number of contracts during Q2 2021 with a 50.3% share.

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

  1. Project Implementation: 214 contracts and a 47.1% share
  2. Power Purchase Agreement: 153 contracts and a 33.7% share
  3. Supply & Erection: 60 contracts and a 13.2% share
  4. Consulting & Similar Services: 13 contracts and a 2.9% share
  5. Electricity Supply: seven contracts and a 1.5% share
  6. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: seven contracts and a 1.5% share.

Europe leads solar contracts activity in Q2 2021

Comparing contracts activity in solar technology in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position with 166 contracts and a share of 36.6% during Q2 2021, followed by North America with 110 contracts and a 24.2% share and Asia-Pacific with 104 contracts and a 22.9% share.

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In fourth place was Middle East and Africa with 42 contracts and a 9.3% share and in fifth place was South and Central America with 32 contracts and a 7% share.

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Solar technology contracts in Q2 2021: Top issuers by capacity

The top issuers of contracts in Solar technology for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. State Power Investment (China): 7,200MW from one contract
  2. Saudi Power Procurement (Saudi Arabia): 2,970MW from seven contracts
  3. Ministry of Electricity, Iraq (Iraq): 2,000MW capacity from one contract.

Solar technology contracts in Q2 2021: Top winners by capacity

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

  1. Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology (China): 7,200MW from one contract
  2. Abu Dhabi Future Energy (United Arab Emirates): 3,957MW from seven contracts
  3. ACWA Power International (Saudi Arabia): 2,500MW capacity from four 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.