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Google announces renewable energy partnerships in India

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Google has announced two significant partnerships with Adani and CleanMax in India to enhance the country’s power grid with new renewable energy projects. These initiatives support Google’s goal of decarbonising its cloud services and office operations in India, contributing to its 2030 target for 24/7 carbon-free energy.

The collaboration with CleanMax includes a 125.4MW project combining 66MW of solar power in Rajasthan and 59.4MW of wind power in Karnataka, expected to be operational by Q4 2025. Meanwhile, Google’s partnership with Adani will support a solar-wind hybrid project within Adani’s 30GW renewable energy plant in Khavda, Gujarat, the world’s largest renewable energy initiative, set to be operational by Q3 2025. 

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