# LM Wind Power builds offshore wind blade factory in Cherbourg, France

LM Wind Power is constructing a factory in Cherbourg, France, to manufacture offshore wind turbine blades up to 107 meters. The facility covers 30,000 m² on an 11-hectare site, with a budget of €53 million, and is expected to create about 550 jobs. Delivery is scheduled for autumn 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-03
- Where: Cherbourg, France, France
- Jobs: 550
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: blades up to 107 meters
- Products: offshore wind turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [General Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1262.md)
- [LM Wind Power](https://endata.com/companies/3505.md)
- [Orsted](https://endata.com/companies/2826.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [shema.fr](https://www.shema.fr/projets/lm-wind-power-cherbourg-50/), 2019-10-03: "Spécialiste mondial de la construction de pales d'éoliennes, LM Wind Power a choisi d'implanter le plus grand de ses 15 sites industriels sur le site du Port de Cherbourg."
- [normandinamik.cci.fr](https://www.normandinamik.cci.fr/cherbourg-general-electric-inaugure-son-usine-de-pales-deoliennes/), 2019-11-08: "Il s'agit en effet à l'heure actuelle du seul site capable de construire les pales d'éoliennes les plus grandes du monde !"

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