# WEG announces BRL 1.1B investment plan for industrial expansion in Brazil

WEG announced an investment plan of approximately BRL 1.1 billion to be executed by 2028, including a new manufacturing site budgeted at BRL 900 million and an expansion in Jaraguá do Sul of BRL 160 million. The new site will produce large-scale equipment and is expected to generate 1,000 direct jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-09-30
- Where: Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Value: $200.0M (1.10B BRL)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11,250 m² expansion at WEG Energy factory
- Products: synchronous condensers, turbogenerators, high-speed induction motors, motors, generators, hydraulic turbines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/GE/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-announces-brl-1-1-billion-investments-for-industrial-expansion-in-brazil), 2025-09-30: "WEG announces an investment plan of approximately BRL 1.1 billion, to be executed by 2028, focused on expanding its product portfolio and increasing WEG Energia’s production capacity, including the construction of a new manufacturing site, budgeted at BRL 900 million, and the expansion of existing o"
- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/US/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-announces-brl-1-1-billion-investments-for-industrial-expansion-in-brazil), 2025-09-30: "WEG announces an investment plan of approximately BRL 1.1 billion, to be executed by 2028, focused on expanding its product portfolio and increasing WEG Energia’s production capacity."
- [transformer-magazine.com](https://transformer-magazine.com/news/weg-to-invest-206-m-in-brazil/), 2025-10-01: "The new facility will allow WEG to enter new market segments with higher power ratings and reduce operating costs."
- [gazetadopovo.com.br](https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/santa-catarina/weg-anuncia-investimento-recorde-de-r-11-bilhao-para-expansao-da-producao-em-sc/), 2025-10-02: "A WEG, líder global na fabricação de motores elétricos, anunciou no fim de setembro o maior investimento estrutural de sua história."

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