Global Switch has been given the go-ahead for a five-storey, 270,000 sq ft data centre at its campus in London’s Docklands.
Once complete, the addition of the new data centre will make Global Switch’s London site, which includes London East and London North, one of Europe’s largest purpose-built data centre campuses, with more than 1m sq ft of development and 126MVA of utility power supply capacity.
Global Switch chief executive Ashley Muldoon said: “With this new addition to our London campus, Global Switch will provide existing and new customers with further expansion opportunities in yet another Tier 1-located, low-latency, high-density data centre solution. Our London Docklands campus will continue to play an essential role in delivering HPC and AI in the London market, as we grow our unique offering in 2024.”
London South, as the new data centre will be known, will offer a range of densities from 3,000W/sq m as standard to >5,000W/sq m with liquid cooling optionality. Global Switch said this would make it the “ideal environment for the evolving technology to support low-latency AI solutions to serve London”.
Adam Eaton, executive group director for London at Global Switch, said: “In a market expected to double in size by 2025/26, Global Switch’s London South data centre is ideally positioned to provide highly resilient, low-PUE space for a wide variety of customers.
“This latest addition to our London campus will meet the burgeoning needs of hyper-scale, large enterprise and cloud and managed services providers who are looking to house their mission-critical infrastructure.
“As well as a commitment to utilise only 100% renewable electricity, the data centre also benefits from minimal water consumption and the potential to export heat to the local community. London South encapsulates Global Switch’s most advanced design guidelines as we continue to drive towards our target of net zero across the portfolio by 2030.”
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