Thermal technology tenders activity in March 2020 saw 108 tenders announced, marking a drop of 40% over the last 12-month average of 181, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

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Oil was the top category in thermal technology in terms of number of tenders for the month, accounting for 87 tenders and an 83.7% share, followed by Coal with 11 tenders and a 10.6% share. Gas stood in third place with six tenders and a 5.8% share.

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Looking at global power tenders activity divided by the type of technology, thermal held the top position in terms of number of tenders during March 2020 with a 50.5% share.

The proportion of tenders by category in the Thermal technology tracked by GlobalData in the month was as follows:

  1. Supply & Erection: 73 tenders and a 67.6% share
  2. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 29 tenders and a 26.9% share
  3. Project Implementation: four tenders and a 3.7% share
  4. Consulting & Similar Services: one tender and a 0.9% share
  5. Power Purchase Agreement: one tender and a 0.9% share.

Asia-Pacific leads thermal tenders activity in March 2020

Comparing tenders activity in thermal technology in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position with 55 tenders and a share of 50.9% during March 2020, followed by North America with 38 tenders and a 35.2% share and Europe with nine tenders and an 8.3% share.

In fourth place was Middle East and Africa with six tenders and a 5.6% share.

Thermal technology tenders in March 2020: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of tenders in Thermal technology for the month in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. Ministry of Energy, Uzbekistan: 1,500MW from one tender
  2. Miejska Energetyka Cieplna: 8.72MW 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.