TotalEnergies has signed a 21-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Google to supply 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of renewable electricity to Google’s data centers in Malaysia. The power supply will be from the Citra Energies solar project in Kedah province, northern Malaysia. Kedah is also home to Shizen’s solar power plant that recently signed a PPA with the tech giant for energy supply.
Under the PPA, TotalEnergies will supply Google with 1 TWh of renewable energy for over 2 decades. Citra Energies solar plant will deliver 20 MW of capacity. Construction of the solar farm is scheduled for early 2026 ahead of start of commercial operations soon after.
Citra Energies Solar Plant Project Factsheet
Power Supplier: TotalEnergies
Offtaker: Google
Contract Type: Long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Contract Duration: 21 years
Energy Supply: 1 terawatt-hour (TWh)
Energy Source: Solar photovoltaic (PV)
Project Location: Kedah State, Northern Malaysia
Planned Capacity: 20 MW
Outlook on TotalEnergies-Google Malaysia PPA
Google securing a pipeline of renewable power supply in Malaysia continues to derisk its operational energy costs. The move also continues to strengthen its decarbonization narrative as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and data center services continues its upward trajectory.
Malaysia is also positioning itself as a strategic Southeast Asia data center nucleus. This is in the sense that it is not only attracting corporate capital injection into renewable projects but also securing long-term PPAs to supply energy-intensive data centers.
Also noteworthy is the interest from Google, Microsoft, and other key tech players in securing renewable supply contracts as part of their net-zero and 24/7 carbon-free energy strategies. These offtake agreements could also be seen as a way to help them mitigate the intermittency risk associated with renewables. Higher up in this interest could also be the need to align with sustainability targets that come as a response to the wake of discussion on climate change.
