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Amazon adds 71
renewables projects
ASIA AMAZON is adding 71 new renewable energy Amazon now has a total of 379 renewable
projects to its portfolio globally, including for the energy projects across 21 countries, including
first time in Latin America, India and Poland. 154 wind and solar farms and 225 rooftop solar
Once fully operational, Amazon’s global projects, representing 18.5 GW of renewable
renewable energy portfolio will generate 50,000 energy capacity. By the end of 2021, 85% renewa-
GWh of clean energy, which is the equivalent ble energy had been achieved across its business,
amount of electricity needed to power 4.6mn the US-based company said.
US homes annually. Amazon is announcing the company’s first
Amazon is the largest corporate buyer of three large-scale projects in India. All three are
renewable energy globally. Its web services solar projects in Rajasthan, representing 420
division – and data centres – are especially MW of clean energy capacity. In the Asia-Pacific
energy-hungry. region, the company now has a total of 57 renew-
“We are bringing new wind and solar projects able energy projects.
online to power our offices, fulfilment centres, Amazon announced its first rooftop solar
data centres and stores, which collectively serve projects in France and Austria, and its first solar
millions of customers globally, and we are on a farm in Poland. Amazon’s investment in its first
path to reach 100% renewable energy across our utility-scale project in Poland is one of the larg-
entire business by 2025,” said Adam Selipsky, est corporate solar deals announced so far in the
CEO of Amazon Web Services. country.
“Around the world, countries are looking In South America, Amazon also announced
to accelerate the transition to a clean energy its first renewable energy project, a 122-MW
economy, and continued investments like ours solar farm in Brazil. The project includes a
can help accelerate their journey as we all work $380,000 investment in environmental pro-
together to mitigate the impacts of climate grammes during construction to protect and
change,” he continued. promote biodiversity.
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