# LM Wind Power opens wind turbine blade plant in Bergama, Turkey

LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, opened a new wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Bergama, Turkey on July 11, 2017. The $50 million plant will produce blades up to 80 meters in length with an annual capacity of 500 MW, expandable to 1.5 GW, and is expected to create up to 450 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-07-11
- Where: Bergama, Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: 11 Jul 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 500 MW per year, expandable to 1.5 GW
- Products: wind turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [LM Wind Power](https://endata.com/companies/3505.md)
- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lmwindpower.com](https://lmwindpower.com/en/stories-and-press/stories/news-from-lm-places/production-begins-at-new-wind-turbine-blade-plant-in-turkey), 2017-07-11: "July 11, 2017 marked the grand opening of our new factory in bergama, turkey – on its way to 450 skilled employees, ready to produce blades up to 80 meters in length for regional wind farms."
- [ien.eu](https://www.ien.eu/article/lm-wind-power-begins-production-in-turkey/), 2017-08-07: "We are proud and excited to celebrate with GE and our partners in Bergama."

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