Infosys joins RE100, to meet entire electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2018

New Delhi: Country’s second largest software services firm Infosys on Monday said it aims to meet its entire electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2018. The Bangalore-based firm has also become the first Indian company to join RE100, a global platform for major companies committed to 100 per cent renewable power. [caption id=“attachment_2039697” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] “We are committed to meeting our goal of sourcing 100 per cent of our electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2018. During fiscal year 2014, we met 30 per cent of our electricity needs - about 75.6 million units of electricity through green power across India,” Infosys Executive Vice President & Head - Infrastructure, Facilities, Administration, Security and Sustainability Ramadas Kamath told PTI. During the same period, Infosys generated over 1,100 MWh of electricity through onsite solar PV installations across India, he added. “Currently, we have 2.3 MW of solar PV installations across our campuses in India and we plan to increase it to 175 MW in the next few years through onsite and offsite installations,” Kamath said. These campuses include Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Bangalore. As part of RE100, Infosys joins global companies like IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H&M, KPN, Mars, Nestle and Philips, among others, which are taking steps to drive a clean energy revolution. PTI