Houdremont wind farm measuring mast vandalized
Matele, May 17, 2025
An unusual act of vandalism took place last weekend in the heart of the Ardennes countryside, in such a remote part of Houdremont (Gedinne) that the crime was only discovered yesterday. The measuring mast installed a few weeks ago as part of the wind farm project in the communes of Bièvre and Gedinne had been blown down. Some ill-intentioned person had cut the cables holding up the 80-meter tower. The wind is said to have done the rest.
According to the promoter of the wind farm project, Watt Else, quoted by the mayor of Bièvre, Michaël Modave, the damage amounts to over 80,000 euros. As a reminder, the wind farm project involves the construction of 10 wind turbines: 4 on Gedinne and 6 on Bièvre [250 meters high!]. Both municipalities have already made it clear that they are not necessarily in favor of the project.
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