Construction phase
During construction, suppliers will be needed across building, electrical work, groundworks, consultancy, security, logistics and technical services.
Infrastructure
What is a data centre?
A data centre is a physical facility containing servers and technical equipment that store, process and secure large volumes of data.
The services we use every day – including email, online banking, websites, cloud services, healthcare platforms, public data storage and artificial intelligence – depend on data centres.
From energy to capacity
Physical infrastructure. Digital services.
Clean power from hydropower / renewable energy
Power and fibre into the data centre
Servers processing data
Cooling and secure operations
Backup and safety systems designed for high operational reliability.
Digital services delivered to society, business and AI services
Infrastructure
What is often called ‘the cloud’ is, in reality, housed in physical buildings that require power, cooling, security and continuous operation.
Local value creation
Investment with potential local ripple effects
Establishing data centres involves significant investment and can create important local ripple effects.
Operating phase
In operation, a data centre requires continuous staffing, technical expertise, service functions and local suppliers.
Potential positive local effects include:
- 01new jobs
- 02increased activity for local businesses
- 03higher tax revenues
- 04better digital infrastructure
- 05new fibre connections
- 06upgrades to local technical infrastructure
- 07potential use of surplus heat
- 08strengthened resilience
- 09greater attractiveness for other industry and business