The project, initiated in 2006, is still a work in progress and will not be fully operational until around 2025. Masdar City also will be the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a treaty organization whose member countries have committed to advancing clean energy policy domestically and cooperating internationally.
Ang proyekto, na sinimulan noong 2006, ay isang trabaho sa progreso pa rin at hindi magiging ganap na pagpapatakbo hanggang sa paligid ng 2025. Masdar City ay magkakaroon din maging ang punong-himpilan ng International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), isang kasunduan samahan kung saan ang mga bansa miyembro na nakatuon sa pagsulong malinis na enerhiya patakaran domestically at cooperating international.