WEG From Jaraguá do Sul Completes Mega Project In The Middle East, Sends Nearly 500 Electric Motors To Cool Oil Complex In Extreme Heat And Become A Global Reference In Energy Efficiency

Written by Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges

Published on 22/12/2025 at 11:25

WEG lidera projeto no Oriente Médio com motores elétricos e resfriamento industrial, destaque global em eficiência energética e tecnologia de ponta.

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Partnership Between WEG and French D’Hondt Thermal Solutions Delivers W22 Electric Motors and Control Panels to a Large Oil and Gas Site, Ensuring Efficient Air Cooling, Continuous Operation in Heat, Dust, Saline Air, and Lower Energy Consumption, Reinforcing Reliability, Safety, and Global Competitiveness of the Site.

Since the beginning of 2024, WEG, a multinational company founded in Jaraguá do Sul in the north of Santa Catarina, has started delivering nearly 500 electric motors for a massive oil and gas complex in the Middle East, in partnership with French D’Hondt Thermal Solutions. The goal is to maintain stable temperatures for critical processes in an environment of extreme heat, constant dust, and saline air.

With deliveries expected until the end of 2026, the megaproject was designed to ensure continuous industrial cooling, high energy efficiency, and operational safety in one of the largest oil hubs in the region. The solution combines air-cooling heat exchanger systems and state-of-the-art electric drives, reinforcing WEG as a global reference in energy efficiency in the heart of the so-called black gold.

Megaproject for Cooling in Extreme Environment in the Middle East

In the oil and gas industry, temperature is not a detail; it is a condition for everything to keep functioning.

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DHTS Brings Precision Thermal Engineering to Large Energy Hubs

With over 70 years of operation, D’Hondt Thermal Solutions is globally recognized for its industrial cooling solutions.

Its air coolers are already used in major oil, gas, and petrochemical complexes to accurately control the temperature of highly sensitive processes.

The company operates in France, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea, ensuring close presence to the world’s major energy hubs.

One of DHTS’s differentiators is the air-cooling technology that does not use water or refrigerants, a strategic choice in arid regions where every resource is valuable and water efficiency becomes a priority.

W22 Motors from WEG Are the Heart of the Cooling System

To circulate air through the heat exchangers and ensure system performance, WEG is responsible for supplying all the electric motors and frequency inverters for the project.

Deliveries began in early 2024 and will continue until the end of 2026, supporting a long-term operation at the oil and gas complex.

In total, 496 W22 motors from WEG are being provided, mainly in the power ratings of 37 and 45 kW, as well as four units of 110 kW with 12 poles, complemented by four AFW900 control panels responsible for the fine regulation of the system.

These W22 motors were designed for harsh environments, featuring high durability, low vibration levels, ease of maintenance, and energy efficiency in the IE3 and IE4 classes.

In practice, these characteristics mean fewer unplanned shutdowns, greater reliability, and reduced electrical energy consumption.

In a large oil and gas site, this represents direct cost savings, lower risk of failures, and more predictability for the entire production chain.

Technological Alliance Between WEG and DHTS Aims for Global Energy Efficiency

The relationship between WEG and DHTS is based on continuous technical cooperation. Engineers from both companies work side by side from the initial calculations and simulations to testing, validation, and production monitoring, ensuring total integration between WEG’s electric motors and DHTS’s cooling systems.

This global agreement formalizes a long-term strategy that aligns DHTS’s philosophy, focused on simple, robust, and efficient solutions, with WEG’s expertise in electric drives and energy efficiency.

The result is a solution designed to withstand extreme conditions while simultaneously reducing energy consumption and associated emissions, reinforcing the role of technology in the smarter use of resources.

With this megaproject in the Middle East, WEG strengthens its presence in large oil and gas operations and expands its portfolio of energy efficiency applications on a global scale.

The company that was born in Jaraguá do Sul now has another success story in one of the most challenging environments in the world for industrial cooling systems.

And what about you? Do you think WEG should increasingly invest in giant projects abroad, or should it focus this type of technology mainly on applications within Brazil?

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WEG From Jaraguá do Sul Completes Mega Project In The Middle East, Sends Nearly 500 Electric Motors To Cool Oil Complex In Extreme Heat And Become A Global Reference In Energy Efficiency

Megaproject for Cooling in Extreme Environment in the Middle East

DHTS Brings Precision Thermal Engineering to Large Energy Hubs

W22 Motors from WEG Are the Heart of the Cooling System

Technological Alliance Between WEG and DHTS Aims for Global Energy Efficiency

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WEG From Jaraguá do Sul Completes Mega Project In The Middle East, Sends Nearly 500 Electric Motors To Cool Oil Complex In Extreme Heat And Become A Global Reference In Energy Efficiency

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