Asia-Pacific Hydro technology tenders activity drops 36% in Q4 2019

Asia-Pacific hydro technology tenders in Q4 2019 saw 42 tenders announced, marking a drop of 36% over the last four-quarter average of 66, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

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

1. Supply & Erection with 17 tenders and a 40.5% share
2. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 14 tenders and a 33.3% share
3. Project Implementation: five tenders and an 11.9% share
4. Consulting & Similar Services: five tenders and an 11.9% share
5. Power Purchase Agreement: one tender and a 2.4% share.

India tops Asia-Pacific hydro power tenders activity

India was the top country in the Asia-Pacific region for hydro technology tenders recorded in Q4 2019 with 14 tenders and a 33.3% share, followed by Nepal with 12 tenders and a 28.6% share and Pakistan with 11 tenders and a 26.2% share.

Asia-Pacific hydro technology tenders in Q4 2019: Top companies by capacity

The top issuers of tenders for the quarter in terms of power capacity involved in Asia-Pacific were:

1. Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (Pakistan): 300MW from one tender
2. Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development (Nepal): 14.62MW from two tenders
3. Alternative Energy Promotion Center (Nepal): 1.41MW capacity from seven 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.