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Wind Power News: Bhutan
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Ruebisa’s wind turbines out of service for two years
The country’s only two wind turbines generating renewable electricity in Wangdue Phodrang’s Ruebisa Gewog are out of service. Wind turbine unit-two has been down since February 2021, while wind turbine unit-one was shut down in September of last year due to high voltage issues. The wind turbines were built as a pilot project in 2016 with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank. The wind turbine unit-two is hanging by a rope. One of the rotor blades has broken off . . . Complete story »
