South and Central America power industry tenders activity in Q4 2021 saw 88 tenders announced, marking a rise of 5% over the last four-quarter average of 84, according to GlobalData’s power database.

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South and Central America power industry tenders in Q4 2021: Bolivia leads activity

Looking at tenders by country, Bolivia led the activity in Q4 2021 with 46 tenders and a share of 52.3%, up 7.1% over the previous quarter and up 48% when compared with the last four-quarter average, followed by Uruguay with nine tenders and a share of 10.2% and Venezuela with six tenders and a share of 6.8% during the quarter.

Looking at the last four-quarter average, Bolivia held the top spot with 31 tenders, followed by Uruguay with 13 and Guyana with seven tenders.

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Hydro is top technology area for tenders in Q4 2021

Looking at tenders divided by the type of technology, hydro accounted for the largest proportion with 12 tenders and a 36.4% share, followed by solar with 11 tenders and a 33.3% share and thermal with seven tenders and a 21.2% share.

Looking at power industry tenders divided by segment as tracked by GlobalData, T&D Equipment was the most popular segment in South and Central America power tenders activity during Q4 2021, with 41 tenders, followed by Power Plant (22) and T&D Project (17).

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

  1. Supply & Erection: 49 tenders and a 55.7% share
  2. Project Implementation: 24 tenders and a 27.3% share
  3. Consulting & Similar Services: 11 tenders and a 12.5% share
  4. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: three tenders and a 3.4% share
  5. Power Purchase Agreement: one tender and a 1.1% share.

Power tenders in Q4 2021: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of tenders for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in South and Central America were:

  1. Ministerio de Energia y Recursos Naturales No Renovables: 900MW from two tenders
  2. Air-e (Colombia): 300MW from one tender
  3. Guyana Power & Light (Guyana): 33MW 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.