AMAZON TO BUILD THREE SOLAR FARMS IN RAJASTHAN, 23 NEW SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECTS

Amazon’s project with ReNew Power is a 210 MW solar farm in Rajasthan — considered to be one of the largest solar corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)…

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Amazon will build its first utility-scale renewable energy projects in India – three solar farms located in the state of Rajasthan. These include a 210 MW project to be developed by India-based developer ReNew Power, a 100MW project to be developed by local developer Amp Energy India, and a 110MW project to be developed by Brookfield Renewable. Combined, these solar farms will have the capacity to generate 1,076,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy per year, enough to power over 360,000 average-sized households in New Delhi annually .

Amazon’s solar projects in Rajasthan will help in increasing the availability and affordability of renewable energy in India, by enabling new capacity beyond what is available on the grid today.

Additionally, Amazon has announced 23 new solar rooftop projects on its fulfillment centers across 14 cities in India, which have the capacity to generate an additional 4.09 MW of renewable energy. This brings the total number of solar rooftop projects in India to 41 with 19.7 MW of renewable energy capacity, which will contribute to powering Amazon’s fulfilment network in India.

Commenting on the projects, Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services, said, “We are bringing new wind and solar projects online to power our offices, fulfillment centers, data centers, and stores, which collectively serve millions of customers globally, and we are on a path to reach 100% renewable energy across our entire business by 2025.”

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