Orange installs over 200 solar panels on data center in Timișoara, Romania

Orange has installed over 200 solar panels at its Timișoara, Romania data center, it has announced. This is in addition to deployments at its data center in Constanța and Braşov, taking the total to 650 solar panels that are installed and operational.

The deployment will reportedly bring 100kW of power, covering approximately 80 percent of the facility's power needs.

This move is reportedly in line with the company's 2040 carbon neutrality goal.

"As the leader of the telecommunications market in Romania, we recognize the urgent need to be much more attentive to the impact we have on the environment, which requires collective action from all sectors of society. We invest in network infrastructure to offer our customers the best connectivity experience and the fastest fixed and mobile 5G+ networks nationwide, but also in solutions to make our consumption more responsible," commented Marius Maican, technology director.

"We understand that our operations have an impact on the environment, so we implement measures to reduce our carbon footprint, with the increase of renewable energy in the Orange network being just one of our priority actions. Orange's commitment is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040," added Maican.