Acciona insists it has no plans to dispose of turbine business

Spanish infrastructure and energy group Acciona says it has no plans to sell off its wind turbine manufacturing unit Acciona Windpower – even if it cannot find a joint venture partner for the business.

“Closing the business is not within my intentions at this stage, but of course we will have to judge on the evolution of future years,” says Acciona chairman José Manuel Entrecanales.

He adds: “My impression is favourable and our expectation is that with not very big external demand – that is non-group demand from third parties – we can maintain a healthy turbine business.”

According to Entrecanales, the manufacturing operation offers “very significant advantages” in terms of Acciona’s wind-power development business. “We have to consider this as a whole, because it does provide Log in to read complete article.

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