Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 44

1-November-2004

UAE

UAEs First Wind Power Plant Opened

The UAEs first wind power plant, on Sir Bani Yas island 180km west of Abu Dhabi, was opened on 24 October. The facility, built at a cost of 2mn, has capacity to generate 850kw of electricity and can achieve capacity with wind speeds of 12-14ms/second. Its 65ms tower topped by a rotor is located close to the islands power station. The project was undertaken by Germanys Dornier Consulting and GTZ,...