Siemens to build rotor blade factory for wind turbines in Morocco

• 8 years ago (2016-03-11)
• David Flin

Renewables 757

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Siemens and the Moroccan Government have agreed that Siemens will build a factory in Morocco to manufacture rotor blades for onshore wind turbines, creating up to 700 jobs. Construction of the factory is scheduled to start I spring 2016, and it is scheduled to start operations in spring 2017.

The Moroccan Government has set a target for the country to generate 42 per cent of its energy demand from renewables by 2020, of which 20 per cent will come from wind power. It also plans to achieve 52 per cent by 2030, a target announced at the COP21 meeting in Paris.