But the owners of turbine manufacturer Impsa have staked their fortunes on conquering the wind market in their giant neighbour.

From its origins as a producer of machinery for Argentina’s limited hydroelectric market, Impsa has reinvented itself as a front runner in Brazil’s fast-growing wind market.

The company has an impressive 1.26GW of turbines installed and on order in Brazil; the country’s largest wind turbine production capacity (1.4GW);