As part of its local production strategy, Vestas has inaugurated its hub and nacelle factory in Aquiraz, Brazil.
In accordance with recent BNDES approval, Vestas expects to localise 70 percent of hub and nacelle manufacturing for the Brazilian market. The factory will produce hubs and nacelles for the V110-2.0 MW turbine model. In addition to the factory, Vestas has agreements with Aeris to produce blades and with ABB to produce generators locally and currently maintains 13 wind farms in Brazil.
