New Delhi, Dec 2 (KNN) Amazon India on November 30 launched two wind-solar hybrid projects of 300 MW (megawatt) capacity in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, the company said in a statement.

Along with three solar farms in Rajasthan, Amazon now has five utility-scale renewable energy projects in India, or around 720MW of renewable energy capacity.

As per reports, once the projects become operational, they will be able to produce 1,163 gigawatt hours of clean power.
The projects were launched with Vibrant Energy, a majority-owned subsidiary of Blueleaf Energy, a portfolio company owned by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), operating on a standalone basis.

“As the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally, we continue to build momentum for our renewable energy investments in India. The two new projects represent Amazon’s first wind-solar hybrid projects globally,” said Abhinav Singh, Director – Customer Fulfilment, Supply Chain and Global Specialty Fulfilment, Amazon India.

Singh further pointed out that we are on a path to powering our operations globally with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025 and have worked with government and industry stakeholders in India to unlock more corporate renewable energy procurement in the country. “This year, we have reached over 720MW of renewable energy capacity through utility-scale projects in India,” he added.

The new projects aligns with India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) wind-solar hybrid policy, which aims to enable more such hybrid projects to efficiently utilise transmission infrastructure and land, and reduce variability in renewable generation, which improves grid stability.  (KNN Bureau)