GWEC: auctions and tenders are booming

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GWEC Market intelligence has seen a total of 12.78 GW of wind power capacity awarded through auctions and tenders in Q2 2021. That is almost six times larger than the comparable quarter las year – Q2 2020, which saw ~2.17 GW awarded. It is also an enormous increase on Q1 2021, which saw ~7 GW awarded.

The auction schedule was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first two quarters of 2020. This resulted in auction activities in key mature and emerging wind markets being postponed to Q3 2020, thanks to green recovery stimulus packages and action-oriented efforts for achieving wind targets. A total of 1.85 GW of new auctioned capacity was announced globally during Q2 2021, of which 250 MW stands unawarded as of September 2021. Of the 14.2 GW auction... ... More: Official Press Release GWEC

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