After investing R$100m ($24.7m) in the past three years, Vestas will officially start operation of its hub and nacelle assembly plant at Aquiráz in the Brazilian state of Ceará.

With the V110-2.0MW produced in Brazil and the sale of the V112-3.3MW and the V117-3.45MW in Chile and Mexico, the Danish turbine maker believes that it will continue to gain market share in this fast-expanding region.

“Maintaining