Government signs for 25-megawatt wind farm
| DATE: 2010-03-18 | PRINT |

Government has come to an agreement with a Finnish company, to develop a 25-megawatt wind farm in Maldives, funded by Finnish Fund for Industrial Corporation.

The agreement was made with the Finnish company WinWinD, Ministry of Housing Transport and Environment said.

According to the Ministry, experts of the company visited Maldives before signing the agreement, to conduct a detailed research in South Central Province.

Maldives got the project for its ambition to become the first carbon neutral country and its commitment to renewable energy use, the Ministry added.