EDP Renewables Collaborates with Microsoft on Largest Solar Energy Portfolio in Singapore
- Microsoft will purchase 100 percent of the renewable energy exported to the grid from EDP Renewables’ SolarNova 8 project, supporting the development of new solar projects and contributing to Microsoft’s goal of achieving 100% renewable energy.
- This is the second agreement signed between both companies in Singapore, reinforcing a collaboration for clean energy that began in 2018.
EDP Renewables (EDPR), a global leader in renewable energy development, has collaborated with Microsoft to decarbonize Microsoft’s operations through a 20-year agreement. Microsoft will purchase 100 percent of the renewable energy exported to the grid from EDPR’s SolarNova 8 project, comprising up to 200MWp of capacity.
Earlier this year, EDPR was awarded Phase 8 of the SolarNova program, consisting of installing up to 200MWp of solar capacity spanning across 1,075 Singapore public housing buildings and 101 government-owned buildings. The project is both the largest solar project in Singapore and the largest initiative under the government’s SolarNova program.
"We are strengthening EDP’s global collaboration with Microsoft through this project and together we are taking a step towards achieving Singapore’s sustainability goals of at least 2GWp of solar energy by 2030. Contracting with Microsoft is a catalyst for accelerating the energy transition and to continue investing in the region,” said Miguel Stilwell D’Andrade, CEO of EDP Renewables.
“Microsoft appreciates the global relationship that we’ve built with EDPR, enabling our companies to drive grid decarbonization efforts in Singapore, the US and Europe. Building our renewable energy portfolio with EDPR ensures that we can continue to secure renewable energy supply to meet our Microsoft’s ambitious renewable energy and decarbonization goals,” said Adrian Anderson GM, Renewables, Carbon Free Energy, Microsoft.