Alstom and Andrade Gutierrez have inaugurated a facility for the production of steel towers for wind turbines, Torres Eólicas do Nordeste (TEN).
The unit is located in Jacobina, Bahia, 350 kilometres from Salvador. The joint venture is 51% owned by Andrade Gutierrez and 49% by Alstom. The plant has a capacity to produce 200 wind towers a year.