Data centres will shift away from Ireland without grid planning, says think-tank

Half of Europe's data centre capacity could be located outside current main hubs by 2035

Irish company Echelon Data Centres says its DUB20 data centre will see an investment of €3.5bn in data centre and energy infrastructure in Co Wicklow. Energy think-tank Ember says that Europe's leading data centre hubs face a major shift as developers will go wherever connection times are shortest, unless there is more proactive electricity grid planning,

Europe's leading data centre hubs face a major shift as developers will go wherever connection times are shortest, unless there is more proactive electricity grid planning, a report on Thursday by energy think-tank Ember showed.

Ireland is one of the leading locations for data centres, and just last month, data centre developer Echelon officially launched two new projects in Wicklow, investing an estimated €3.5bn in their construction.