French oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies is expanding its cooperation with Google and its footprint in long-term power purchase agreements after signing a 21-year PPA to provide renewable energy to the hyperscaler’s data centers in Malaysia.
On Tuesday, TotalEnergies announced the new deal with Google, which will see the energy giant supply Google with a total volume of 1 TWh, equivalent to 20 MW, of certified renewable power from the Citra Energies solar plant in the northern Kedah province.
The solar farm, set to launch construction in early 2026, will support Google’s data center operations in Malaysia.
The PPA will take effect upon the project’s financial close, expected in the first quarter of 2026.
“This PPA illustrates our Company’s ability to offer competitive power solutions tailored to the needs of major tech groups, both in mature markets, such as the United States and Europe, and in emerging countries like Malaysia,” said Sophie Chevalier, Senior Vice President Flexible Power & Integration at TotalEnergies.
Malaysia has the biggest data center project pipeline in Southeast Asia, accounting for 3.4 gigawatts (GW), or 60%, of all proposed projects across the region, according to Wood Mackenzie. By 2035, more than 10% of Malaysia and Singapore’s electricity demand could come from powering data centers alone, WoodMac’s analysts say.
The Google deal in Malaysia is the latest in a string of PPAs for TotalEnergies to provide renewable energy to data centers in Europe and the United States.
Last month, TotalEnergies signed a 15-year PPA to supply Google data centers in Ohio with renewable electricity from a local TotalEnergies solar farm.
Earlier in November, TotalEnergies signed a power purchase agreement with Data4 to supply renewable electricity to the data center developer’s sites in Spain for 10 years, as the French supermajor looks to boost its integrated power business with the key driver of global electricity demand.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com
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