Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) is a U.S.-based technology company best known for the social media and messaging services Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads, as well as virtual and augmented reality products developed by its Reality Labs division. Founded in 2004 and renamed in 2021, Meta builds and monetizes digital platforms primarily through advertising, and develops underlying artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies used by consumers and businesses worldwide.

The company operates a global network of large-scale data centers to support its platforms, making energy reliability, efficiency, and sustainability important to its operations. Meta pursues renewable electricity procurement, long-term power purchase agreements, and efficiency initiatives to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions associated with its facilities. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it has a broad international footprint with teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Also known as Facebook.

Projects Meta is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving Meta, of which one is active.

Meta's role on them: Offtaker.

1 FID / Sanctioned

1 new construction.

Expected to start operating
2026
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2028
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What moved recently
  • 2 July 2026 Greenlight Electricity Centre 932 MW CCGT Plant, Alberta · FID / Sanctioned · Canada

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on this project For subscribers

Targeting: Carbon dioxide (1), Natural gas (1)

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Latest news on Meta

30 July 2026
Técnicas Reunidas consolidates growth as Middle East and data‑centre power lift results

Q2 EBIT €73m (5% margin); H1 orders €6bn and backlog €14bn; >€5bn UAE sole‑contract win; Greenlight gas+CCS plant to power a META data centre; guidance above €6.5bn revenue.

28 July 2026
Mitsui Chemicals joins CuspAI-led AI Materials Foundry as founding member

Founding-member move ties chemical R&D to a 45+ partner network using CuspAI’s MIRA platform for end-to-end generative‑AI materials discovery.

10 July 2026
Técnicas Reunidas wins 932 MW Alberta power plant for META data centre

Consortium to build a 932 MW combined‑cycle gas plant in Alberta to power META’s large AI data centre; plant will include carbon capture and can be doubled to 1,864 MW.

23 April 2026
Reliance Enterprise Intelligence names Parminder Singh CEO

Asia‑Pacific tech leader to head a JV that combines Meta AI with Reliance’s compute, enterprise reach and Jio connectivity to scale sovereign enterprise AI in India.

17 November 2025
ENGIE Secures Low-Carbon Energy for Tech Giants

Tech companies are securing energy supply and reducing carbon footprints through renewable PPAs, ensuring price stability and supporting rapid data center growth.

14 November 2025
RWE Completes Lafitte Solar Project in Louisiana

Lafitte Solar delivers 100 MW to Louisiana, creates 150+ jobs, $32M in tax revenue, and supports local biodiversity and agriculture with native vegetation and sheep grazing.

9 September 2025
Iberdrola and Selex Group Sign 1,250 GWh Renewable Energy Agreement in Italy

The agreement provides 125 GWh/year of photovoltaic energy, reducing CO₂ emissions by 37,000 tons annually, and supports Selex's decarbonization and energy cost stabilization goals.

Where its projects are

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  • Canada 1 active project, 1 in all