Electrical equipment manufacturer WEG has been investing heavily in its transformer factories in Mexico and in the USA, focusing on growth in the North American renewable energy market, the company said in a recent press release.

Closely following the evolution of renewable energy in the United States, where coal has been losing significant space to more sustainable energy sources, WEG has made significant investments in its transformer facilities in Mexico and in the US which have produced more than 2,000 transformers per year dedicated to this market.

"It is important to note that we are not only talking about 34.5 kV step-up transformers for wind turbines or solar inverters, but also of power transformers in the voltage classes of 138 to 500 kV, with powers up to 300 MVA," said Carlos Diether Prinz, Managing Director of WEG Transmission & Distribution.

With two factories specialized in the assembly, supervision and commissioning of distribution and power transformers up to 60 MVA - 161 kV in Washington, Missouri, and two other transformer manufacturing units in Mexico.

Source: WEG