# Siemens Gamesa opens blade factory in Tangier, Morocco

Siemens Gamesa inaugurated a new blade factory in Tangier, Morocco, the first such facility by a wind turbine manufacturer in Africa and the Middle East. The plant will create over 600 direct jobs and produce blades for the SWT-DD-130 platform.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-11
- Where: Tangier, Morocco
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: 11 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: wind turbine blades, B63-10 blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens Gamesa](https://endata.com/companies/1539.md)

## Sources

- [elperiodico.com](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20171011/siemens-gamesa-inaugura-en-tanger-marruecos-la-primera-fabrica-de-palas-en-africa-y-oriente-medio-6347536), 2017-10-11: "Invertimos donde vemos grandes oportunidades de negocio y aquí, en Marruecos, esas oportunidades son más fuertes que nunca."

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