Amazon has signed agreement with ENGIE to procure 473MW of renewable energy from the Moray West 882 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. It will help power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.

January,30 2024, Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with ENGIE, increasing its share of output from Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland to a total of 473MW when the site becomes operational later this year.

 Amazon will secure more than half of the project’s clean energy capacity to help power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of the company’s original target

Ocean Winds, the 50-50 EDP Renewables-ENGIE joint venture dedicated to offshore wind, is following an accelerated development and construction plan, with capacity from the site supporting Amazon’s goal.

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More than half of the investment and operating costs of Moray West will benefit the UK economy, underlining Ocean Winds’ commitment to local supply chains. Moray West is also supporting a number of local education and training goals.

Last year, ENGIE signed 19 ground-breaking deals, spanning five countries, covering over 1GW of clean energy capacity, bolstering ENGIE’s CPPA portfolio to 7.3GW.