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Amazon breaks China duck with first large-scale solar commitment

Retail giant Amazon has unveiled plans for five further utility-scale solar plants, including its first in China.

The US-based online retailer has greenlit five new solar farms, which will add to its sizeable portfolio of renewable energy projects. Included in its latest announcement are the company’s first in China, its second in Australia and an additional three in the US; two in Ohio and one in Virginia.

The five arrays will have a combined generation capacity of 615MW, the output of which will be used to power Amazon fulfilment centres and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres.

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