The contract signed with Eletronorte (Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A) - a subsidiary of Eletrobrás, responsible for the supply of electricity to the northern region of Brazil through utilities concessionaries - is the largest supply of WEG transformers to the company.
Two 60MVA, 230KV transformers and two 55MVA, 230KV autotransformers will be installed in the cities of Pimenta Bueno and Vilhena, in the state of Rondônia. The units are part of the utility strategy to increase the capacity of the State¿s isolated sub-system.
The supply is important due to the value of the contract of R$15 million and to the complexity of the machines, since the transformers weigh over 100 tons each. The package also includes type and special tests, in addition to the supply of replacement parts.
WEG also has two more similar transformers in production and is in the final stage of negotiations for the supply of another six power transformers for ELETRONORTE.
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Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electro-electronic equipment company, operating in the capital goods sector a with focus on electric motors, gearboxes and drives and controls, energy generation and transformers, electrification products and systems, automation and digitalization.
WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility.
With manufacturing units in 15 countries and present in more than 135 countries, the company has more than 40,000 employees worldwide. WEG’s net revenue reached R$ 32.5 billion in 2023, 52.9% from external markets.