"Orange has made the reduction of its environmental footprint a major strategic focus with the ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2040 at Group level. By signing this contract with Total, Orange is acting in line with its objectives, which is to reduce its direct CO2 emissions by 30% compared with 2015 and to integrate 50% renewable energies into its electricity mix by 2025,” said Fabienne Dulac, deputy CEO of Orange and CEO of Orange France.
“We are proud to sign a third PPA with a French company and with a player of the scale of Total, which is voluntarily committed to the development of new means of production of renewable energy in the region
Under the terms of the agreement, Total will supply Orange with 100 GWh a year of renewable electricity over a period of 20 years and through this partnership, by 2024, enable the development of 12 new solar power plants across the French metropolitan area, approximately 80MW in capacity.
"By signing with Orange one of the largest Corporate PPA in France to date, Total is asserting itself as a strategic supplier of renewable electricity. This is a new step in the implementation of our profitable growth strategy in renewable energies," said Stéphane Michel, president of gas, renewables & power at Total.
"We want to support large industrial consumers in their energy transition towards carbon neutrality. Our ambition is therefore to develop renewable electricity purchase contracts with corporate customers through projects from our development portfolio in France"
The new marks Total and Orange’s ambition to contribute to France’s energy transition and to stimulate local economic development, with the support of regional authorities.
In related news, Orange recently reported "solid" full year financial results and released the name of its towerco. - despite facing costs of €545 million as a result of the Covid crisis.
