Japanese carmaker Honda is building a wind farm in Brazil to supply the electricity needs of its local auto manufacturing plant.
The Industry Ministry said output rose 1.5 percent from the previous month.
Auto production iThe company held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the project in the southernmost state of Brazil on Tuesday. The site is about 1,000 kilometers from the Honda plant in the state of Sao Paulo.
The carmaker is investing about 46 million dollars to build the energy project. Company officials say they expect it to provide a stable supply of electricity.
The wind farm will consist of 9 turbines generating about 95,000 megawatts of power a year.ncreased. Demand for electronic parts was also strong. These are generally for smart phones and tablets.
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