French energy company Engie announced on Tuesday that it has secured new contracts to directly sell wind power to Google, this time in Belgium.
New Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (cPPAs)
Through these five new Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (cPPAs), Engie will provide 118 megawatts (MW) of capacity (equivalent to approximately 3.7 TWh of energy) to power Google’s infrastructure in Belgium.
The American tech giant will benefit from the entire output of four new onshore wind farms developed in Belgium, with a combined capacity of 26 MW.
Additionally, Google and Engie have agreed to extend the supply under a cPPA of another 92 MW Belgian wind farm, already in operation, for an additional eight years, Engie added.
Previous Collaborations
The two companies have already established several similar agreements in other countries. For instance, in late 2022, they signed a 12-year contract for 100 MW from an offshore wind project in Scotland.
With sales of 2.4 GW to industry and large energy consumers in 2023, and 34 such contracts concluded last year, Engie positions itself as “the leading developer of renewable energy projects for businesses.” Last year, the company was “the only one to conclude PPAs in solar, onshore, and offshore wind.”
Supporting Investments and Local Industry
“We are proud to contribute to the economic feasibility of new investments in renewable energy projects while supporting the operations and investments of energy-intensive industries, and promoting their local presence,” commented Vincent Verbeke, CEO of Engie Belgium, in the press release.
Frédéric Descamps, head of Google in Belgium, mentioned in the press release his group’s ambition to “achieve net-zero emissions for all of our operations and value chain by 2030,” by operating data centers and office campuses “with carbon-free energy 24/7.”