LG Uplus said on the 30th that it signed a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with GS Engineering & Construction to achieve carbon neutrality for its office buildings, including data centers.
As part of a strategic move to run the power-hungry LG Uplus data centers on renewable energy, LG Uplus will receive about 17 GWh of renewable energy annually for 20 years from a solar power plant in Taean, South Chungcheong.
The supplied renewable energy will be used at a total of six office buildings, including the Seocho IDC, starting in September, and LG Uplus expects to cut about 7,000 tons of greenhouse gases annually as a result.
In addition, LG Uplus and GS Engineering & Construction will cooperate to achieve the government's goal of 100% renewable energy use, RE100, and plan to pursue cooperation on supplying and procuring about 10 MW of renewable energy annually for three years starting in 2027.
LG Uplus will quantitatively manage renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions at key facilities such as data centers and actively work to cut greenhouse gases in line with the changing market.
Lee Cheol-hoon, LG Uplus head of communications (executive vice president), said, "We have laid the groundwork to operate data centers in an eco-friendly way by partnering with GS Engineering & Construction," and added, "We will work to build the key drivers of ESG management and deliver differentiated value."