The
plan,
presented
to
the
European
Works
Forum,
sees
Alstom
shutting
its
As
Somazas
facility
in
Galicia,
where
it
makes
wind-related
electrical
equipment,
and
shifting
production
to
a
facility
in
Navarre.
Separately,
it
will
close
its
tower
plant
in
Zamora.
Alstom
Wind
maintains
a
huge
presence
in
Spain
due
largely
to
its
2006
takeover
of
Spanish
turbine
maker
Ecotècnia.
Attempting
to
offset
the
news,
Alstom
insists
that
Spain
“will
continue
to
be
the
knowledge
base
and
technical
development
centre”
for
the
group’s
global
wind
activities,
with
Barcelona
remaining
the
wind
division’s
headquarters.
Madrid’s
efforts
to
halt
future
renewables
development
and
claw
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