Abu Dhabi, UAE After a series of delays in project development, Masdar City,
Masdar Pushes Back Completion Date
$22 billion pioneering clean technology project, has been delayed by up to 10 years.
In the revised schedule, Masdar’s 1 million m² phase 1 has been pushed back by about two years to 2015. A completion date of 2020 to 2025 has replaced the original date of 2016.
Among key changes – although the goal of being 100% powered by renewable energy remains – “the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste city” is now set to purchase clean energy from outside rather than rely entirely on its on-site facilities.
