New Delhi, Airtel's data center arm Nextra has joined the RE100 initiative, a major global initiative led by Climate Group in partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project, and is committed to sourcing 100 per cent renewable electricity, the company said. Said on Thursday.
Nxtra has the largest network of data centers in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centers across the country.
“We are an environmentally responsible brand and are rapidly adopting clean energy options. We are on a healthy trajectory towards achieving our net-zero targets by 2031 and the RE100 initiative with a 100 per cent renewable commitment. Happy to be a part of Bijli,” Ashish Arora, CEO, Nextra by Airtel, said in a statement.
According to the statement, Nxtra becomes the only data center organization in India to commit to RE100 and the 14th Indian company to achieve this milestone.
The company claims to have increased its renewable energy usage and has contracted 422,000 MW of renewable energy so far.
In the financial year 2023-24, Nextra claims to save about 156,595 tonnes of CO2 emissions by sourcing renewable energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and captive solar rooftop plants, the statement said.
Nxtra has the largest network of data centers in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centers across the country.
“We are an environmentally responsible brand and are rapidly adopting clean energy options. We are on a healthy trajectory towards achieving our net-zero targets by 2031 and the RE100 initiative with a 100 per cent renewable commitment. Happy to be a part of Bijli,” Ashish Arora, CEO, Nextra by Airtel, said in a statement.
According to the statement, Nxtra becomes the only data center organization in India to commit to RE100 and the 14th Indian company to achieve this milestone.
The company claims to have increased its renewable energy usage and has contracted 422,000 MW of renewable energy so far.
In the financial year 2023-24, Nextra claims to save about 156,595 tonnes of CO2 emissions by sourcing renewable energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and captive solar rooftop plants, the statement said.