Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would build three solar parks in Rajasthan with a total output of 420 megawatts (MW). This is the first time the e-commerce major has built a solar farm in India. These include a 210MW project to be developed by ReNew Power, a 100MW project to be developed by Amp Energy India and a 110MW project to be developed by Brookfield Renewable Partners, signed for the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), it said in a statement.
In addition, Amazon will deploy 23 new solar rooftop projects – with capacity to generate an additional 4.09 MW of electricity – in 14 cities in India. This would bring the total number of solar rooftop projects in the country to 41 with 19.7 MW of renewable energy capacity.
“Amazon is committed to expanding renewable energy sourcing opportunities for businesses in the country and bringing related green jobs and investment to more parts of India,” said Abhinav Singh, Director, Customer Fulfillment, Supply Chain and Amazon Transportation Services AmazonIndia. Together, these farms have the capacity to generate 1.07 million MW-hours of renewable energy annually, enough to power over 360,000 average-sized New Delhi homes annually. FE
