# Vestas to build new converter factory in Chennai, India

Vestas will establish a new converter factory in Chennai, India, as part of expanding its manufacturing footprint in the country.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-06
- Where: Chennai, India
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: wind turbine converters
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vestas Wind Systems](https://endata.com/companies/1013.md)

## Sources

- [vestas.com](https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2020/vestas-introduces-low-wind-variant-suited-for-india-s-w-c3211237), 2020-10-06: "Vestas will increase its already prominent manufacturing footprint in India by establishing a new converter factory in Chennai and expanding its current blade factory in Ahmedabad."

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