ENGIE has signed new renewable energy PPAs totaling 773 MW with Apple in Italy and Meta in the US
Apple’s 15-year, 173 MW PPA in Italy includes wind and agrivoltaic projects due by 2027
Meta will purchase all output from ENGIE’s 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar Project in Texas
The $900 million Swenson deal brings Meta-ENGIE PPAs to over 1.3 GW across 4 projects in Texas
France’s ENGIE has announced separate renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) with global technology giants – with Apple in Italy, and with Meta in the US – representing a combined 773 MW capacity.
It has secured a 15-year PPA for 173 MW capacity from Apple, comprising 2 wind farms of 74 MW, one 11 MW wind repowering, and 2 agrivoltaic projects of 88 MW capacity. Located in southern Italy, these are scheduled to come online between 2026 and 2027.
Of more than 400 GWh of clean energy that these projects will produce annually, 80% will be allocated to Apple. The remaining 20% will be fed into the grid and will be sufficient to meet the annual requirements of close to 30,000 households.
ENGIE says these projects are part of its renewable energy and storage development plan for Italy, where it targets to reach 1.6 GW of installed capacity by 2030, up from its current portfolio of 773 MW.
Recently, Apple expanded its renewable energy portfolio in Europe with 650 MW of new wind and solar projects, including 129 MW in Italy (see Apple Invests In 650 MW New Solar & Wind Projects In Europe).
In the US, ENGIE North America has secured additional PPAs with Meta for its 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar Project in Stonewall County, Texas. ENGIE says this will be the single largest asset in its portfolio that currently stands at over 11 GW of operational and under construction solar, wind, and battery storage assets in North America.
Meta will offtake 100% of the project’s output to support its US data center operations once the project is operational in 2027.
The $900 million Swenson project expands the PPA volume signed between ENGIE and Meta to more than 1.3 GW across 4 Texas projects.
“Our collaboration with ENGIE enables us to continue matching 100% of our electricity use with clean and renewable energy to support our data center operations,” said Meta’s Head of Global Energy, Urvi Parekh.
Meta aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain and become water positive in 2030. In 2024, it matched 100% of its electricity use by bringing over 15 GW of new wind and solar energy online across the globe, and plans to continue to match 100% of its electricity use with clean and renewable energy for its operations.