Alstom has signed a letter of intent with developer Casa dos Ventos for 68 of its ECO 122 2.7MW turbines, plus operations and maintenance services, for wind farms in João Câmara.

The French supplier expects to sign a final contract for the €230m ($302m) deal by the end of this month.

The Casa dos Ventos deal is Alstom’s fourth in Brazil.

The wind turbines will be produced at Alstom Renewable Power’s manufacturing unit at Camaçari, Bahia state.

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