North America generation equipment tenders activity down 11% in Q1 2020

There were 159 generation equipment tenders announced in the North America region in Q1 2020, marking a drop of 11% over the last 12-month average of 179, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database.

T&D Equipment stood at first place when compared with other power tender categories in the North America region in Q1 2020 with 250 tenders and a 48.6% share, followed by Generation Equipment with 159 tenders and a 30.9% share and Energy Storage with 44 tenders and an 8.6% share during the quarter.

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

1. Supply & Erection: 98 tenders and a 61.6% share
2. Repair, Maintenance, Upgrade & Others: 58 tenders and a 36.5% share
3. Consulting & Similar Services: three tenders and a 1.9% share.

Thermal is top technology for North America generation equipment tenders in Q1 2020

Looking at generation equipment tenders by the type of technology in the North America region, thermal accounted for 149 tenders with a 93.7% share, followed by solar with eight tenders and a 5% share and wind with two tenders and a 1.3% share.

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.