DOZENS of 200ft wind turbines identical to the stricken model which collapsed in Co Tyrone remain in operation across Ireland, despite being branded "ticking time bombs."
Manufacturers Nordex confirmed last night they have installed 58 N80/2500 turbine in Ireland - 44 in the north and 14 in the south.
They also have 119 of their N90/2500 model running.
Spokesman Ralf Peters said the Screggagh wind farm near Fintona had been shut down only "as a precaution" and other sites remain active.
The turbine was one of eight at the farm, which opened in 2011 at a total cost of £26 million.
"The investigation is still running (data analysis and at site).
"At that point we are not advising any operators of N80/2500 to turn off their wind farms," he said.
Mr Peters insisted that an order for 26 wind turbines for a project in Cork will go ahead.
Green Energy Supply is to install turbines in Knockduff in August, after inking the deal with Nordex last month.
They are a higher speed model.
He insisted the company "have not seen a comparable incident before", with the N80/2500 manufactured since 2001 and installed in Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, UK, Japan and China.
However, campaigners are pressing for a complete review of distances from wind turbines to homes, schools and workplaces.
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