The US company has already supplied nearly 300MW worth of machines for Renova’s first wind farm complex, which was completed this year in Bahia state.

GE will supply a total of 230 turbines, of which all but five will be 1.68XLE models. The 1.68MW machines will use 80-metre towers and 82.5-metre rotors.

The remaining five turbines will be 1.6XLE turbines on 80-metre towers with 100-metre rotors.

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