MingYang Smart Energy is said to be planning a wind turbine production plant in Germany, in what would be a first for a Chinese OEM in a European market dominated by local players.

MingYang hopes to begin work on the production plant within three years, according to the Bloomberg financial news agency quoting company vice president Ye Fan. The factory, probably in the south of Germany, would be able to produce at least 1GW of machines annually and act as a distributor for parts, it added.