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RWE, the UK’s largest power generator and a global leader in renewable energy, has announced the signing of a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, a prominent global data center service provider.
Through this agreement, RWE will supply a significant portion of the renewable energy required by Telehouse’s London Docklands campus, Europe’s most connected data center hub, until the end of 2035. The electricity will be sourced from the London Array offshore wind farm, located in the outer Thames Estuary. This PPA ensures a reliable power supply for Telehouse and its customers for many years to come.Olaf Lubenow, Head of Commodity Solutions UK, North & South Europe, of RWE Supply & Trading, said: “This power purchase agreement ensures Telehouse and its customers have reliable access to clean, renewable electricity, providing certainty on the robustness of supply. We are pleased to support Telehouse also in its decarbonisation efforts as our goal is to advance climate protection in all sectors of the economy with clean energy solutions.”
Mushtaq Choudhary, Head of Procurement at Telehouse Europe, said: “Telehouse is committed to enhancing energy efficiency, promoting green procurement, and reducing our carbon footprint and that of our customers. Thanks to this PPA with RWE, the electricity purchased for our London Docklands campus will continue to be derived from renewable energy sources, demonstrating our efforts to drive efficiency at our campus and deliver real benefits for our customers.
London Array is operated by RWE and owned by a consortium of four partners (RWE, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Greencoat UK Wind PLC, Masdar Energy UK Limited). It has 175 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 630 megawatts.
