Thanks to the hydro-wind project, the island will no longer need to import 6, 000 tons of diesel by boat, saving costs and cutting its CO2 emissions down by 18, 700 tons annually.
After pushing back the original construction finish date from 2016 to 2020 in March 2010, project leaders admitted that the city would need to import much of its electricity and that plans for electric transport pods (part of a personal rapid transit system) would not be feasible citywide.