Jauregi confirms that the ERE proposed by Siemens Gamesa will affect 50 positions in Euskadi

The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government, Mikel Jauregiexpects the situation at Siemens Gamesa to be “a temporary disruption” and has confirmed that the situation at Siemens Gamesa will be “a temporary disruption” ERE that she proposes will affect the BAC 50 positionsa figure that could be even lower, as there could be relocations.

In statements to the media, Jauregi has referred to the situation of Siemens Gamesa, which is proposing an ERE 250 people in 2025 and also establishes a ERTE this will affect four of the six factories in the GTE division (multipliers). 360 employees of a workforce of 423, of which approximately 215 belong to the Asteasu factories and the Zamudio offices.

The Minister of Industry has acknowledged that they are concerned about the situation of the company in Euskadi, both because of the decline in industrial activity and because of the “negative impact this could have on employment”. Likewise, he has emphasized that the company is a leader at European level of wind energy and believes that this “slump and this impact of the reduction in industrial activity are temporary.

As he said, the Basque government must explore how it can help “improve”. order book” of the company and has pointed out as options a renewal of the fleet of existing turbines in Euskadi and “it is of course necessary to analyze how new wind farms can be built in Euskadi.” In this sense, he recalled that the last The wind farm that was built in Euskadi dated back to 2008, so it has been “more than 16 years since no new wind farm was built.”