Apple to Invest Rs 100 Cr in Renewable Energy Projects in India with CleanMax
The company will invest Rs 100 crore in partnership with CleanMax to develop over 150 MW of renewable energy capacity, enough to power around 150,000 households annually. The initiative aims to strengthen renewable energy adoption across Apple’s supply chain in India.
Apple has previously collaborated with CleanMax on rooftop solar projects powering its offices and retail stores in the country with 100% renewable energy. The new investment supports Apple’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2030.
“At Apple, our commitment to the environment is also a driving force for innovation, across the company and around the world,” said Sarah Chandler, Apple’s vice president of Environment and Supply Chain Innovation. “We’re proud to expand our efforts to invest in India’s clean energy economy and protect the country’s precious natural resources.”
Reducing Plastic Pollution
With conservation organisation WWF-India, Apple is supporting recovery-focused recycling and waste management initiatives that prioritise environmental and social safeguards. Building on WWF-India’s collaboration with waste-management pioneer Saahas Zero Waste in Goa, this model establishes facilities that collect, sort, and recover recyclable materials with full traceability. This prevents plastic leakage into surrounding ecosystems. With Apple’s support, WWF-India is now expanding this system-strengthening approach to new regions, including in Coimbatore, in close collaboration with local authorities, communities, and waste workers. By strengthening local infrastructure and governance, the initiative supports a circular waste system that enables responsible material recovery at scale.Fostering Green Entrepreneurship
Apple is also supporting early-stage entrepreneurs through a new partnership with Acumen, providing catalytic grants to six green enterprises developing solutions across waste management, circular economy and consumption, and regenerative agriculture and livelihoods. The program provides mentorship, strategic guidance, technical assistance, and network access to help social entrepreneurs validate promising business models and put them on a path to scale.Apple has previously supported Acumen’s Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator for social enterprises focused on clean energy innovation. Social enterprises like Saptkrishi are helping small farmers reduce crop losses with its low-cost storage solution, Sabjikothi, while Yotuh Energy is building electric refrigerated trucks to make food and medicine transport cleaner and more efficient. And Mowo Fleet is creating new livelihood opportunities by enabling women to become EV drivers and entrepreneurs.
These latest projects reflect Apple’s deep commitment to the environment. Last month, Apple released its Environmental Progress Report, charting Apple’s journey to be carbon neutral across its entire footprint and sharing additional progress in renewable energy, materials innovation and recycling, water stewardship, and zero waste. Overall, Apple has reduced its global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent compared to 2015 levels, even as its revenue increased by 78 percent during the same period.
Published on:
07 May 2026
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