Alstom’s renewables unit took €682m ($918m) of orders between April and June – the French company’s financial first quarter – up 29% compared to the same period last year helped by big wind equipment orders from Brazil.

Alstom bagged two wind turbine orders in Brazil, with power generator Tractebel Energia for a 97.2MW project and the 355.5MW Umburanas wind project with Renova Energia.

However,