DigiPlex to build two green datacentres near Oslo by the end of 2020
Summary
Nordic datacentre operator DigiPlex is building two additional renewably powered server farms near Oslo, Norway, that are due to come online before the end of 2020. Gisle Eckhoff, CEO of DigiPlex, said Norway is becoming an increasingly attractive datacentre location for overseas firms, because of its cool climate and abundance of low-cost renewable energy sources, which in turn is fuelling the firm’s growth in the region. “Our international customers see Norway as an excellent location for their data, with green and inexpensive energy, political stability and a cool climate. In terms of how it intends to hit this delivery timeline, the company has said it will be using “modular design principles”, suggesting at least part of the build will be prefabricated, which should help speed up the construction process. This has ramped up considerably since the Norwegian government started taking proactive steps in 2018 to attract overseas datacentre investors through the delivery of its Data Center Development Strategy (DCDS).