Amazon is expanding its renewable-energy portfolio globally with an additional 2.7 gigawatts of clean-energy capacity across 71 new renewable-energy projects.
The mix includes the company’s first renewable-energy project in South America — a solar farm in Brazil — and its first solar farms in India and Poland.
Once fully operational, Amazon’s global renewable-energy portfolio will generate 50,000 gigawatt hours of clean energy. As the largest corporate purchaser of renewable-energy globally, Amazon now has 379 renewable-energy projects across 21 countries, including 154 wind and solar farms and 225 rooftop solar projects, representing 18.5 gigawatts of renewable-energy capacity.
By the end of 2021, the company had reached 85 percent renewable energy across its business.
“We are bringing new wind and solar projects online to power our offices, fulfillment centers, data centers, and stores, which collectively serve millions of customers globally,