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Valmont Solar opens tracker production unit in MG

Factory has the capacity to produce 250 MW of trackers per month; headquarters should also receive installation of a PV plant

Solar energy Canal Solar Valmont Solar opens tracker factory in Contagem (MG)

Valmont tracker production unit in MG. Image: Valmont Solar/Reproduction

A Valmont Solar inaugurated, this Thursday (11), a factory de Trackers the city of Count (MG). The new facility features a training center and testing laboratory, as well as a pre-assembly manufacturing line, warehouse and administrative offices.

According to the company, the headquarters has the capacity to produce 250 MW de trackers per month and dispatch 600 tonnes de material per day. The company intends also integrate a solar power plant to feed the enterprise's operations. 

Another point highlighted by Valmont is that the installation, which has a working demonstration tracker, will serve as a vital center to supply the Latin American market and contribute to environmental sustainability efforts in the region.

With the logistics and operations unit, the expectation is that 300 posts de day, with 50 additional indirect employment opportunities through associated suppliers in 2024.

About Valmont Solar

Valmont Solar, a subsidiary of the North American infrastructure company Valmont Industries, emerged from the acquisition, in 2018, of Italian Convert, which owns the tracker technology. In total, they have 85 installations In all the world.


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Mateus Badra
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Mateus Badra

Journalist graduated from PUC-Campinas. He worked as a producer, reporter and presenter on TV Bandeirantes and Metro Jornal. He has been following the Brazilian electricity sector since 2020.

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