GE will supply the 1.6MW machines to developers who secured contracts in Brazil's A-3 power tender, in which prices hit new lows, say local news sources.

The new Bahia factory would join the US industrial giant's plant at Campinas, São Paulo. GE has not yet confirmed the reports.

Spain’s Gamesa and France’s Alstom have already opened factories in Bahia, which is fast becoming a hotspot for manufacturers and developers alike.

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