Microsoft Jalin Kesepakatan 100 MW Tenaga Surya Dengan Shizen Energy

Microsoft buys solar power from Japanese companies (photo: dock. Microsoft)

JAKARTA Microsoft announced that it had purchased 100 megawatts of solar power (MW). This solar power was purchased from a renewable energy development company called Shizen Energy.

This agreement includes 20 years of energy production from four different solar power plants. Of the four projects, one has been fully operational, while the other three power plants are still under construction.

This acquisition is a strategic step towards achieving the net zero emission target. Currently, Microsoft has operated two data centers in Japan. The country's computing capacity is scheduled to increase significantly.

This increase will be driven by a grand $2.9 billion investment plan next year. Therefore, Microsoft needs to adopt more solar power to suppress the emissions they emit.

Solar power is always chosen by technology companies or data center operators as they try to suppress emission spending. Energy sources are believed to offer speed and effectiveness of costs in development.

Usually, the solar power project will be completed within 18 months. Apart from the cheaper cost, solar power also offers benefits because the electricity can be used before the project is completed.

This latest agreement is only one of Microsoft's efforts to encourage the operation of energy-friendly infrastructure. Earlier this year, the company also contracted more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar energy capacity globally.