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Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has made a 100 per cent stake investment in a subsidy-free 210 MWp solar project located in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The Group has committed investments of ₹10 billion in renewable energy space in India and this is its first such project. The solar project has reached ready-to-build status and construction will start shortly and the operations will begin in December, 2026. Frederik de Jong, Head of Renewable Energy at Ingka Investments, says: “This marks the first renewable energy investment for Ingka Investments in India – a country of outmost importance both for IKEA retail and the IKEA supply chain. The new solar project in India will produce 380 GWh of renewable energy annually - more than enough to power our growing retail, shopping centre, and distribution operations. It’s a big step in making our retail business in India more sustainable, efficient, and future-ready.” Ingka Investments has invested and committed EUR 4.2 billion into renewable energy projects in wind and solar power worldwide. In India, Ingka Investments is working with ib vogt, an integrated large-scale solar PV developer headquartered in Germany. ib vogt Solar India will also be the partner for construction and the first three years of operations. The construction and operations of the solar project will provide significant local employment estimated around 450 people during construction and 10 to 15 during operations, the statement. Patrik Antoni, CEO, IKEA India shared, “At IKEA, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Over the past eight years, we’ve invested in making our retail journey more sustainable. Designed with energy efficiency at the core, two of our large-format stores (Bangalore and Navi Mumbai) are LEED Gold certified, and we are working towards Platinum certification in Gurugram and Noida. “ “As a founding member of RE100, we are on track to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025. We’re also proud of our 100 per cent zero-emission EV deliveries in key cities and are committed to expanding this across all future markets. With EV charging stations in our stores and energy-saving solutions for our customers, and now also an investment in a solar project, we’re inspiring positive change and contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable future for India,” he added. As a global business operating in 31 countries, Ingka Group is committed to the Paris Agreement and to contribute to limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. In November 2023, the company strengthened its climate targets in alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard. The targets were approved by SBTi in April 2024 and include a commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from the value chain by at least 50 per cent by FY30 (compared to FY16 baseline) and reach net zero emissions by 2050, without relying on carbon offsets to meet these absolute reduction targets. Published on October 31, 2025
