Siemens Gamesa inaugurates first blade manufacturing plant in Africa, Middle East
Businessam Staff
October 16, 2017
Siemens Gamesa has announced the first blade manufacturing plant in Africa and the Middle East with the inauguration of its new rotor blade factory in Tangier, Morocco. The plant will offer wind turbine blades “100% made in Morocco” and will equip Siemens Gamesa’s SWT-DD-130 platform turbines (up to 4.2MW power rating) with the B63-10 turbine […]
Manufacturers acquire local machinery as forex concerns slow importation
Businessam StaffJune 19, 2017
Nigerian manufacturers are increasingly acquiring locally fabricated machinery as foreign exchange scarcity makes importation of factory equipment difficult. Dele Oyeku, director of extension and linkages, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), confirmed that Nigerian manufacturers are buying more of locally fabricated equipment from FIIRO owing to foreign exchange scarcity. “Manufacturers also buy machines locally […]