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South and Central America power industry tenders activity in Q1 2021 saw 83 tenders announced, marking a rise of 41% over the last four-quarter average of 59, according to GlobalData’s power database.

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South and Central America power industry tenders in Q1 2021: Bolivia leads activity

Looking at tenders by country, Bolivia led the activity in Q1 2021 with 33 tenders and a share of 39.8%, up 18.9% over the previous quarter and up 74% when compared with the last four-quarter average, followed by Guyana with 18 tenders and a share of 21.7% and Uruguay with nine tenders and a share of 10.8% during the quarter.

Looking at the last four-quarter average, Bolivia held the top spot with 19 tenders, followed by Uruguay with nine and Trinidad and Tobago with seven tenders.

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Solar is top technology area for tenders in Q1 2021

Looking at tenders divided by the type of technology, solar accounted for the largest proportion with 15 tenders and a 51.7% share, followed by hydro with 11 tenders and a 37.9% share and nuclear with one tender and a 3.4% share.

Looking at power industry tenders divided by segment as tracked by GlobalData, T&D Project was the most popular segment in South and Central America power tenders activity during Q1 2021, with 31 tenders, followed by T&D Equipment (27) and Power Plant (27).

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

  1. Project Implementation: 34 tenders and a 41% share
  2. Supply & Erection: 32 tenders and a 38.6% share
  3. Consulting & Similar Services: 15 tenders and an 18.1% share
  4. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: two tenders and a 2.4% share.

Power tenders in Q1 2021: Top issuers by capacity

The top issuer of tenders for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in South and Central America was:Guyana Energy Agency (Guyana) with 2.87MW from 14 tenders.

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.