# WEG announces R$1.1B investment for factory expansion in Santa Catarina

WEG announced a R$1.1 billion investment plan through 2028, including R$900 million for a new factory for large equipment and R$160 million for expansion of existing operations in Jaraguá do Sul, creating about 1,000 direct jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-30
- Where: Santa Catarina (Jaraguá do Sul and new site), Brazil
- Value: $200.0M (1.10B BRL)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: synchronous compensators up to 330 MVAr, turbogenerators up to 200 MVA, high-speed induction motors
- 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

- [developers.weg.net](https://developers.weg.net/institutional/BR/pt/news/resultados-e-investimentos/weg-anuncia-investimentos-de-r-1-1-bilhao-para-expansao-fabril-em-santa-catarina), 2025-09-30: "A construção do novo parque fabril nos permitirá atender às oportunidades identificadas no mercado de máquinas de grande porte, avançando na produção de equipamentos com potências superiores às atualmente produzidas."
- [observamais.com.br](https://observamais.com.br/governador-vem-a-jaragua-do-sul-e-confirma/), 2025-09-30: "O aporte de R$ 1,1 bilhão será dividido em dois projetos."
- [reconectanews.com.br](https://reconectanews.com.br/incentivo-do-governo-do-estado-garante-investimento-privado-de-r-11-bilhao-para-expansao-fabril-da-weg-em-santa-catarina/), 2025-10-01: "O investimento de R$ 1,1 bilhão é considerado o maior da história da WEG."

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