# Eickhoff opens wind gearbox assembly plant near Chennai, India

Eickhoff Wind Asia, a subsidiary of Gebr. Eickhoff, has opened a new wind gearbox assembly facility near Chennai, India. The plant will initially assemble up to 900 gearboxes per year, with plans to ramp up to 1,500. Investment is ₹640 crore.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-01
- Where: near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Value: $83.0M (6.40B INR)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 1 Jun 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 900 gearboxes per year (stage 1), 1,500 gearboxes per year (stage 2)
- Products: wind turbine gearboxes
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Eickhoff Wind Asia](https://endata.com/companies/63194.md)
- [Gebr. Eickhoff Maschinenfabrik u. Eisengießerei](https://endata.com/companies/63195.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/germanys-eickhoff-opens-its-new-wind-gearbox-factory-near-chennai/article65484358.ece), 2022-06-01: "With the new assembly plant in India, we have now reached a central corporate milestone in a very important growth market."

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