Slow Winds Over Nusa Penida
Seven out of nine wind turbines in Nusa Penida are broken. The president had only commissioned them less than four years ago.
September 7, 2011
NINE wind turbines stand atop the highest peak of Nusa Penida Island, Bali. The 500-meter-tall Puncak Mendi hill provides stunning view to all directions: the Indonesian Ocean in the South, the Lombok Island in the East, and Gunung Agung, the tallest mountain in Bali, in the North. From the distance, the 30-meter-tall wind turbines with their three 18-meter-diameter propeller blades are a majestic sight.
However, that impression quickly faded awa
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