# Vestas to expand manufacturing setup in Brazil for V150-4.2 MW turbines

Vestas announced new investments to expand its manufacturing setup in Brazil to locally produce the V150-4.2 MW turbine model under BNDES FINAME II rules.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-09-27
- Where: Ceará, Brazil
- Value: $26.5M (23.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: V150-4.2 MW wind turbines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vestas](https://endata.com/companies/1364.md)

## Sources

- [vestas.com](https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2018/vestas-to-introduce-the-v150-4-2-mw-in-south-america-wi-c2963323), 2018-09-27: "The local production of the V150-4.2 MW model will entail new investments in the country, showcasing Vestas’ long-term commitment to the Brazilian market."
- [vestas.com](https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2018/vestas-to-produce-the-v150-4-2-mw-wind-turbine-in-the-s-c2963299), 2018-10-25: "Ceará has been like a second home to Vestas in Brazil."

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