A consortium led by Alstom will provide two new substations and expand six existing substations.
The contract also includes provision of products, software and automation technologies for the equipment, which will be manufactured at the company’s facilities in Canoas and Itajuba.
Called as Lots A1 & A4 from the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency auction, the project is scheduled to commence operations in March 2018.
Alstom Grid Latin America vice-president Sérgio Gomes said: "The southern region of Brazil has huge wind energy potential and will now be able to fully optimize this alternative energy, ultimately creating diversity in the overall energy mix for over 30 million people.
"This contract reinforces Alstom’s leadership in supplying customer-centered solutions and an expert, local engineering team on the ground to bring innovative technologies to optimize grid performance."
