01 March 2009

THE three wind turbines at the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) have started supplying power to the office towers, following certification by Bahrain’s Electricity Distribution Directorate (EDD).

The 29-m-diameter turbines were commissioned to mark Bahrain’s National Day last December.
The turbines are the first in the world to be integrated into a large-scale commercial development, and are predicted to provide 11 to 15 per cent of the power needed to operate the offices of the 50-storey twin towers.

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