French oil firm Total will spend $300million on the installation of solar panels on 5,000 of its petrol stations worldwide in the next five years.
The panels, 800 of which will be in France, will be capable of generating 200 megawatts, enough to power a city of 200,000 people.
Philippe Sauquet, president of gas, renewables and power at Total, said: “The project is fully aligned with Total’s ambition of becoming the responsible energy major and its commitment to developing solar power.
“It will reduce our carbon emissions by 100,000 tons per year and cut our electricity bill by $40 million per year.
“The panels will be supplied by our affiliate SunPower, which offers the world’s most efficient solar technology.
“This project demonstrates Total’s confidence in SunPower, especially its ability to bring our customers competitive, clean energy.”
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