bangui bay windmills




I have heard about the windmills of Bangui Bay since early this year. It had been covered extensively in the press dealing with alternative energy. Supposedly, the windspeeds in some parts of the Philippines are so fast that if energy from the wind is harnessed it is enough to supply a majority of the energy requirements of the country thus weaning it from dependency from petroleum. So on this trip to Ilocos, I asked Buddha to take me to the windmills. He said it took 3 years for these windmills to be constructed. If you pass by Burgos on the way to Pagudpud you will see the windmills towering along the beach. The wind was quite strong that morning but we only saw one of the mills working. Perhaps the wind was quite strong for one of the windmills to do the work of the rest. I do hope these windmills will indeed help augment the energy needs of Ilocos so that cost of electricity eventually goes down. Photos were taken using hasselblad 500c, Kodak Tri-X. All photos © 2005 daddywasabi, All rights reserved.