Masdar to carry out wind power project on the Island of Mah
Sunday, 08 Nov 2009
Masdar the future energy initiative wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company and the Seychelles Government announced that they will be carrying out a wind resource assessment study for the proposed wind power project on the Island of Mahe.
The study comes as part of a collaborative agreement signed by the 2 parties in January to develop renewable energy in the Seychelles. Studies undertaken by the parties since the beginning of the year continue to suggest that wind power is potentially viable on Mahe and the decision has been made to move to the next stage of the development process and undertake a detailed wind resource assessment study. The study is expected to take 12 to 15 months.
4 wind measurement masts will be installed by the end of the year as part of the wind resource assessment study to measure, among other things, wind speed and direction.
Some site preparation work is required prior to their installation and a tender will be issued shortly for the same. The wind measurement masts will be in operation for a minimum of 1 year.
The next phase of the project which will be an investigation into the environmental, technical and commercial feasibility of installing wind energy generators on Mahe will be launched upon completion of the wind resource assessment.
