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EIA Study Affirms Proposed Offshore Wind Farm
The wind farm, with a capacity of about 100 megawatts, will be able to have an annual production of 170 million units of electricity which is enough energy for about 50,000 families in Hong Kong, representing one to two per cent of the company's annual electricity output, the company said in a statement.
The company will install about 28 to 35 wind turbines, each of 2.3MW to 3.6MW, at the 600 hectare site.
Details of the proposed wind farm together with its environmental impact assessment study will be available for public inspection starting on Feb. 8, the statement said.
The company said the EIA study has reviewed the environmental efficiency of eight potential sites in total and affirmed that the location which is four kilometers from Lamma Island is the best option for the project.
After completion by 2015, the project will be able to contribute positively to the environment as it can supplant the annual use of 62,000 tonnes of coal, reducing carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by 150,000, 520 and 240 tons respectively, HK Electric General Manager Frank Lau said in the statement.
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