Vestas Windsystems A/S, a leading Danish company specialising in the production of wind turbines, has announced plans to invest in Rousse, investor.bg reported.

Currently, the company is analysing possibilities for bringing their environmentally-friendly concept of electricity production to Bulgaria, investor.bg quoted town hall officials as saying.

The company is looking to either buy or rent a land plot between 10 and 15ha along the Danube River coast. It also intends to hire 200-300 well-trained specialists such as welders, blacksmiths, painters and electricians.

According to company statistics, Vestas Windsystems holds 23 per cent share from the wind turbines world market. It was found in 1979 and today employs 15 000 people. So far, it has more than 35 000 turbines installed in 60 countries.