Wind technology tenders activity in Q4 2020 saw 37 tenders announced, marking a drop of 14% over the last four-quarter average of 43, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

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Onshore was the top category in wind technology in terms of number of tenders for the quarter, accounting for 23 tenders and a 65.7% share, followed by Offshore with 12 tenders and a 34.3% share.

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Looking at global power tenders activity divided by the type of technology, wind held the fourth position in terms of number of tenders during Q4 2020 with a 4% share.

The proportion of tenders by category in the Wind technology tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows:

  1. Project Implementation: nine tenders and a 24.3% share
  2. Power Purchase Agreement: eight tenders and a 21.6% share
  3. Consulting & Similar Services: seven tenders and an 18.9% share
  4. Electricity Supply: six tenders and a 16.2% share
  5. Supply & Erection: four tenders and a 10.8% share
  6. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: three tenders and an 8.1% share.

Europe leads wind tenders activity in Q4 2020

Comparing tenders activity in wind technology in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position with 21 tenders and a share of 56.8% during Q4 2020, followed by North America with seven tenders and an 18.9% share and Asia-Pacific with five tenders and a 13.5% share.

In fourth place was South and Central America with three tenders and an 8.1% share and in fifth place was Middle East and Africa with one tender and a 2.7% share.

Wind technology tenders in Q4 2020: Top issuers by capacity

The top issuers of tenders in Wind technology for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved were:

  1. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (Spain): 6,100MW from two tenders
  2. Ministerio de Minas y Energia (Colombia) (Colombia): 5,000MW from one tender
  3. Solar Energy Corporation of India (India): 1,200MW 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.