Alstom lined up to supply 184MW for Brazilian wind farms

French turbine manufacturer Alstom says it is line to supply 184MW to wind farms in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Alstom has signed a letter of intent with developer Casa dos Ventos for 68 of its ECO 122 2.7MW turbines, plus operations and maintenance services, for wind farms in João Câmara.

The French supplier expects to sign a final contract for the €230m ($302m) deal by the end of this month.

The Casa dos Ventos deal is Alstom’s fourth in Brazil.

The wind turbines will be produced at Alstom Renewable Power’s manufacturing unit at Camaçari, Bahia state.

A second shift will start work at the plant during early 2013, doubling its capacity to…

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