Vestas is to set up a new nacelle and hub assembly factory in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The new factory will combine Vestas’ two existing facilities in the state of Tamil Nadu, creating an “expanded, optimised and scalable production hub with four times as many local manufacturing jobs in the state”, the company said.
Vestas said the new facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2020, and will also act as a strategic export hub leveraging the company’s global reach as well as delivering to the local market.
It said the plant will add to the company’s strong current presence in India, which includes a sales office in Mumbai, a R&D centre in Chennai and a blade manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad.
In total, Vestas currently employs more than 3400 people in the country.
Vestas Asia-Pacific president Clive Turton said: “By building this expanded production facility, we will serve our customers’ needs in one of our key markets even better and generate hundreds of local jobs, while also improve our global manufacturing footprint and increase our export capabilities from India with the aim of making it a global renewable energy manufacturing hub.”
Invest India managing director and chief executive Deepak Bagla said: “I would like to congratulate Vestas for the finalisation of their next manufacturing facility in India.
“Vestas and Invest India’s cooperation has set a record for executing an efficient and timely project completion with a sizeable job creation.”