# WEG invests R$34M to expand power transformer plant in Betim, Brazil

WEG announced an investment of approximately R$34 million to expand production capacity of power transformers and add new product lines at its Betim plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The expansion includes a new line for transformer repair and repowering services.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-17
- Where: Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Value: $6.50M (34.0M BRL)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: repair up to 36 transformers per year
- Products: power transformers, mobile substations, transformer repair services
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/MG/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-announces-expansion-investments-in-betim-brazil), 2022-08-17: "The Company will invest around R$34 million to expand the production capacity of power transformers and to adapt the unit to produce two new product lines."
- [electricmachinery.com](https://www.electricmachinery.com/institutional/US/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-announces-expansion-investments-in-betim-brazil), 2022-08-17: "The Company will invest around R$34 million to expand the production capacity of power transformers and to adapt the unit to produce two new product lines."
- [diariodocomercio.com.br](https://diariodocomercio.com.br/economia/weg-anuncia-investimento-em-betim/), 2022-08-17: "A brasileira WEG está investindo R$ 34 milhões em sua fábrica em Betim, num movimento para ampliar sua capacidade produtiva de equipamentos voltados a geradoras e transmissoras de energia."

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