Amazon Sets Up First Wind, Solar Farm in China

By Saur News Bureau/ Updated On Wed, Oct 26th, 2022

Highlights :

The renewable energy projects set up in China are large-scale and boast of 200 megawatts (MW) of clean energy capacity.
ogether, these projects are expected to produce 496,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, which will help power 250,000 Chinese homes.

Amazon Sets Up First Wind, Solar Farm in China

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American multinational technological giant Amazon has established first wind farm and solar farm in China to facilitate the production of clean energy.

The renewable energy projects set up in China are large-scale and boast of 200 megawatts (MW) of clean energy capacity. Together, these projects are expected to produce 496,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, which will help power 250,000 Chinese homes. Other than helping with the generation of clean energy, the projects are also driving in investments in local communities in various forms, such as environmental, economic, and educational while also giving an impetus to innovations.

“Amazon is committed to and invested in sustainability because it’s a win all around—it’s good for the planet, for business, for our customers, and for our communities,” said Elaine Chang, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director of Amazon Web Services for the greater China region. “It is exciting to see Amazon’s first two large-scale renewable energy projects in China generating clean energy for the country’s grid. By becoming operational, these projects are helping China meet its renewable energy goals. We also support local customers with the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud offering to build and implement solutions that meet their sustainability goals.”

China has set sights on 1,200 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power capacity in order to drive its economy with clean energy. On this goal, China has already achieved marked progress and has been taking measures proactively towards this end. By the end of last year, China had already installed 1,000 GW of renewable energy capacity. This volume is more than any other country as of today. In another step towards ushering an economy based on clean energy, China has shared its plans to make sure that its grids will get one-third of its energy needs from sources of renewable energy in the next three years.