Vestas has reopened its generator factory in Viviero and returned its blade factory in Daimiel to full capacity as Spain partially eased its coronavirus lockdown.
The Danish turbine manufacturer and service company said it is also in process of restarting construction activity in the country after a two week "pause" in all non-essential work announced by the Spanish government ended Monday.
The company said it would continue to implement the "extraordinary safety measures" it had introduced since the COVID-19 outbreak took hold "and will continue to uphold our commitment to these safety measures at the very least until the State of Alarm is lifted".
A Vestas spokesperson told reNEWS: "We are pleased to announce that our factory in Viveiro restarted full production on April 13th, with our factory in Daimiel at near full capacity.
"This is in alignment with the resumption of activities in the industrial and construction sectors in Spain. Our construction activity has also restarted or is in the process of restarting projects."
Vestas halted almost all production at the Spanish factories on 31 March when the country's lockdown was tightened to help reduce pressure on health services. Minimal work continued at Daimiel that the company said "either cannot stop or need to run to prepare the factories for a fast ramp up".
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