Danish turbine maker Vestas has inaugurated a service centre in Brazil with an eye on the maintenance of more than 800MW of its own machines operating in the country – and those of other OEMs there.

Located in the Northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte – which accounts for about 30% of Brazil’s total 11GW wind capacity – Vestas said “the new service centre of 1,200 square metres will improve logistics of parts and equipment for the maintenance of wind farms, even of those that do not use Vestas technology”.