Masdar has built and has inaugurated a 104MW wind project in the UAE that will demonstrate low wind speed turbines at utility scale.
The UAE Wind Program facility is expected to power over 23,000 UAE homes a year.
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The project spans four locations including the Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi (45MW), Delma Island (27MW) in Abu Dhabi, Al Sila, Abu Dhabi (27MW) and Al Halah, Fujairah (4.5MW).
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the inauguration ceremony held on Sir Bani Yas Island, where he witnessed the signing of a PPA between Emirates Water and Electricity Company and Masdar for the wind power generation from the Sir Bani Yas Island, Al Sila, and Delma Island projects.