# GE to build $100M wind turbine plant in Cherbourg, France

General Electric plans to build a $100 million manufacturing plant in Cherbourg, France, for its Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine, the world's largest. The company will also spend $400 million on engineering and supply chain development over 3-5 years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-03-06
- Where: Cherbourg, France, France
- Value: $100.0M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [General Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1262.md)

## Sources

- [globalconstructionreview.com](https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-be-built-france/), 2018-03-06: "The Haliade-X shows GE's commitment to the offshore wind segment and will set a new benchmark for cost of electricity, thus driving more offshore growth."

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