OEMs will have six months more to comply with elements of the local-content requirements, apart from a handful of exceptions where the previous schedule remains.

The deadline for the complete “nationalisation” of Brazil-made turbines has not changed, however, and is still set for January 2016.

Turbine-makers have to comply with the local-content rules if developers using their machines are to qualify for the best finance rates on offer from the development bank.

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