Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8bn), 700MW, data center at a former steelworks in northern France
The Brookfield-owned developer will build the campus, which it says will be its largest data center to date, in the city of Escaudain, in the Hauts-de-France region. Located at the Soufflantes industrial park, the data center will be built on the site of the former Usinor steel factory.
Render of Data4's new campus planned for northern France – Data4
DCD reported in December that Data4 had been selected by La Communauté d’Agglomération de La Porte du Hainaut, the local authority, to lead a feasibility study into building a data center on the land, which has been vacant for 45 years.
“We are delighted to bring our project to life in the Hauts-de-France region, a highly strategic area and a major connectivity and communication hub for Europe,” said Olivier Micheli, Data4 CEO.
