Gamesa expands its presence in China

is strengthening its presence in China by breaking ground on its fifth manufacturing plant in the Asian country, in the city of Da’an in the province of Jilin (northwest China).

The factory, scheduled to begin operating in 2011, will manufacture G8X-2.0MW wind turbines and have a production capacity of 500MW per year. The company currently has four manufacturing plants (for blades, generators, and nacelle and gearbox assembly) in the province of Tianjin, which employ 1,000 people.