The CEO of Siemens Energy said it has no plans to sell Siemens Gamesa which remains “an integral part of our strategy”, rebuffing earlier reports that a disposal to an Asian buyer could be on the cards.

Christian Bruch told German newspaper Handelsblatt “no, there are currently no plans for this”, when asked about claims in the Spanish media over a possible sale to Mitsubishi of Japan or China’s Shanghai Electric.