In the presence of the Polish Minister of Infrastructure, the presidents of the Szczecin Port Authority and Windar Renewables have signed the preliminary agreement for the concession of the port site for the location of the facilities.
Windar Renovables will have a large XXL offshore wind tower production centre in the Polish port of Szczecin, for which it has signed a preliminary agreement with the Port Authority for the concession of 17 hectares of land on which the plant and its storage area will be built. This operation reinforces the Spanish group’s position as a leading player in the global offshore wind equipment market.
Szczecin is one of Poland’s main ports, located in the west of the country, close to the Oder River. Its location makes it particularly well suited to serve wind power developers operating in the Baltic and North Seas.
The XXL offshore wind towers are designed to support the new generation turbines with 20 MW of installed capacity. When the new production centre in Szczecin comes into regular operation, it is expected to generate 450 direct jobs, and will be a source of wealth for the area with the development of local suppliers.
Windar Renovables’ capacity at its several locations also allows it to offer all the structures for supporting offshore wind towers, including foundations, jackets and XXL monopiles, as well as transition pieces. By adding the product it will manufacture in Szczecin to its offer, it will provide its customers with the most complete range on the world market.
Orlando Alonso, Executive President, has stated that he was satisfied with the improvement that the new facility in Poland will bring. “This project confirms our growth dynamic and also responds to our commitment to accompany our customers in the most efficient solution to their needs and requirements”.
Windar Renovables has already thirteen production centres, that demonstrate the group’s strength. In Spain, in addition to its headquarters in Avilés, it has facilities in Asturias, Galicia and Andalucia. Its presence in America covers both subcontinents, as it operates a plant in Tamaulipas (Mexico) and another in Bahia (Brazil). The Asian market is covered by the Gujarat factory in India. This distribution of factories guarantees supply in any region of the world.
Throughout its more than 25 years of history, Windar Renovables has accumulated production figures that are difficult to match: it has manufactured more than 14,300 wind towers and more than 500 offshore substructures, which underlines the reliability of the equipment it offers its customers.
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