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TotalEnergies to supply Saint-Gobain under five-year solar, wind PPA

TotalEnergies PPA Saint-Gobain France five year power purchase agreement

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October 9, 2024

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TotalEnergies will supply renewable electricity to Saint-Gobain’s facilities in France. The five-year PPA for a total volume of 875 GWh takes effect in January.

TotalEnergies said it would provide Saint-Gobain with a baseload supply of electricity, covered with guarantees of origin, from its wind and solar power plants in the northeast and south of France and the Loire valley.

The five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for an overall 875 GWh adds to a deal signed in June last year for the sale of biomethane from the energy giant’s BioBéarn site.

Solutions tailored to fit specific needs of Saint-Gobain, other customers

The new contract is a sign of a shared commitment to take carbon out of French industry, according to TotalEnergies’ Vice President for Flexible Power and Integration Sophie Chevalier.

It also demonstrates the company’s ability to offer electricity solutions that meet its client’s needs while ensuring the origin of the green electricity provided, she added. In France, TotalEnergies has a renewables portfolio of over 2 GW, Chevalier noted.

“Saint-Gobain is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Realizing this ambition involves decarbonizing our production processes. This contract signed with TotalEnergies allows the group to take a further step toward this goal with a reliable and continuous supply of renewable electricity for our industrial sites. With this PPA, combined with others signed by the group in France, 30% of the electricity will be from renewable sources in France by 2027”, Saint-Gobain Group’s Energy Purchasing Director Swaroop Srinath explained.

TotalEnergies expands list of corporate PPA customers

TotalEnergies’ PPA with the French construction materials manufacturer and services provider follows similar contracts that it signed with Air Liquide, Amazon, LyondellBasell, Merck, Microsoft, Orange and Sasol.

As part of its ambition to get to net zero by 2050, TotalEnergies is combining renewables – solar power and onshore and offshore wind – with flexible assets, namely combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and energy storage to deliver clean and firm power to its customers. The company’s gross renewable electricity capacity reached 24 GW by mid-2024.

It said it aims to reach 35 GW next year and more than 100 TWh of net electricity production by 2030. TotalEnergies, one of the biggest oil and fossil gas companies in the world, has been boosting its green energy portfolio.

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