Jan 31, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Amazon has secured two solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Japan.
In its first deal, Amazon signed a 20-year PPA with EDP Renewables APAC, a subsidiary of EDP-Energias de Portugal, to buy power from a 44MW solar farm in Fukushima. The project includes 63,000 solar panels and is expected to generate 48GWh of electricity per year.
“Major technology companies like Amazon are driving significant demand for renewable energy to support essential digital services and its operations. Contracting with Amazon allows us to continue to support them on their path towards decarbonization, bringing us all closer to achieving our climate targets,” said Filipa Ricciardi, executive director at EDP Renewables APAC.
In Ube, in southern Japan, Amazon signed another 20-year PPA with X-Elio for the full capacity of the 14MW Funaki solar plant. Construction began in 2024, and the plant is expected to start operations by mid-2025, generating 18,686MWh of energy annually.
“Major technology companies like Amazon are driving significant demand for renewable energy to support essential digital services and its operations. Contracting with Amazon allows us to continue to support them on their path towards decarbonization, bringing us all closer to achieving our climate targets,” said Filipa Ricciardi, executive director at EDP Renewables APAC.
In Ube, in southern Japan, Amazon signed another 20-year PPA with X-Elio for the full capacity of the 14MW Funaki solar plant. Construction began in 2024, and the plant is expected to start operations by mid-2025, generating 18,686MWh of energy annually.
“This agreement exemplifies how growing energy demand in sectors like cloud computing and digitalization can align with the global renewable transition,” said Mirko Molinari, X-Elio’s CCO.