Construction delays for ecological town of Masdar
05 January 2010
Masdar City, the completely ecologically sustainable town with a zero rate of pollution which the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is creating a few kilometres outside the capital, is reviewing its completion deadline.
This will no longer be 2016, as was initially scheduled, but "within the decade", reported The National daily.
"The success of Masdar will not be measured in terms of the speed with which it was constructed, but by the standards it will be able to establish in response to the challenges of clean energy and self-sustainability", stated a spokesperson for Masdar, as quoted by the newspaper.
While 2013 remains as the date for completion of the first phase, "the following six will be completed by the end of the decade". According to the planners, Masdar City - a project costing up to 22 billion dollars and commenced in February 2008 - will provide a home for 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses once it is ready.
Source: ANSAmed