Echelon launches €3.5bn data centre projects in Wicklow

The Echelon chief operations officer said the energy demands of the data centres 'will underpin investment in almost 1GW of wind-generated renewable energy, power that will help reinforce the national grid'

Construction of Echelon's DUB20 facility will commence this year, with construction on DUB30 to follow after.

Irish-based data centre developer Echelon has officially launched two new projects in Wicklow which the company said will create over 700 jobs when construction is completed.

The two data centres are named the DUB20 and DUB30 facilities and Echelon said it will invest an estimated €3.5bn in their construction. The company said this would create 2,600 construction jobs and 715 permanent positions at the two facilities once they are operational.