In two years, the US company has delivered 293 hubs made in Brazil. It has 601 machines on order and expects to announce new deals imminently.
Brazil has become a key market for the company, says Sérgio Souza, GE wind sales manager for Latin America.
GE survived a recent audit by Brazilian development bank BNDES that saw some of its competitors, including Vestas and Siemens, de-authorised from the bank’s list of manufacturers that comply with the 60% minimum national-content rule.
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