On the occasion of the Annual General Meeting 2021, we are asking Siemens Gamesa the following questions, as we are concerned about financial, legal and reputational risks related to Siemens Gamesa’s business activities in the Moroccan-occupied territories of Western Sahara.

In Moroccan occupied Western Sahara, the occupying power exploits natural resources in violation of international law. Morocco also engages in wind energy projects in Western Sahara, and practically all of these wind farms run on turbines made by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). In the Foum El Oued wind park they provide almost all the energy needed for the transport of illegally exploited phosphates on the 100km conveyor belt to the coast. The 200MW wind park Aftissat – also supplying industrial end-users – was equipped with turbines from SGRE, and recently SGRE signed a contract for the 300MW Boujdour wind farm. Consequently, Norway’s largest private asset manager recently excluded SGRE for contributing to violations of international law in occupied Western Sahara....

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