Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a major Asia Pacific data centre provider, has partnered with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and clean energy intelligence platform Flexidao to introduce time-matched carbon-free energy (CFE) consumption at its 150MW MU1 data centre in Mumbai. This milestone is being hailed as the first initiative of its kind in India’s data centre sector.
Traditionally, renewable energy validation occurs on a monthly basis. Flexidao’s platform, however, enables PDG to track and align energy consumption with renewable generation from its Tata Power solar power purchase agreement on an hourly basis. This approach supports a consistent, round-the-clock supply of carbon-free energy while advancing PDG’s net zero commitments and India’s broader decarbonisation goals.
To achieve this, PDG implemented scalable infrastructure for granular data management, automated meter readings, and integrated renewable proof-of-purchase systems, ensuring transparent verification aligned with global standards. Flexidao’s advisory support strengthened PDG’s capabilities to execute long-term clean energy strategies, while TPREL provided renewable power matched to PDG’s hourly operational needs.
This announcement follows PDG’s recent partnership with Pertamina Patra Niaga in Indonesia to replace diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel for backup generators. HVO, derived from vegetable oil, animal fat, or used cooking oil, closely mimics fossil diesel but burns cleaner, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70–90% and improving air quality by lowering pollutants like nitrogen oxides and particulates.
Together, these initiatives highlight PDG’s regional leadership in advancing sustainable energy solutions and setting new benchmarks for the data centre industry.
