Colt DCS boosts German expansion by 117MW, acquiring land and securing power supply contracts for new sites in Frankfurt and Berlin

LONDON,April 8, 2025/PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has announced plans to develop four new data centres inGermany.

The four facilities will consist ofFrankfurt4& 5 andBerlin1& 2. The twoFrankfurtdata centres will be built on an 18-acre site and provide a combined 63MW, while theBerlindata centres will be constructed on a 9.5-acre site and provide a total 54MW of IT capacity. Colt DCS is targeting first phase RFS (ready for service) atFrankfurt4 andBerlin1 by the end of 2028, with renewable power contracts already secured. The new data centres will add 117MW to Colt DCS'capacity inGermany, bringing its total in-country capacity to 176MW.

The acquisitions inFrankfurtandBerlin, reinforce Colt DCS'commitment to digital infrastructure inGermany, and represents a €2 billion investment in its economy.

The move strengthens Colt DCS'position in theFrankfurtmarket, which continues to be one ofEurope'sleading data centre hubs.Berlinhas emerged as a secondary market, driven byGermany'sdigital transformation and increasing demand for cloud and AI services. 

The new facilities will be designed to Colt DCS'Global Reference Design (GRD) which can cater for both traditional cloud and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, powering racks up to 130kW. To accommodate this, the design flexibly supports cooling by traditional air, direct liquid-to-chip and hybrid approaches.

Each data centre will also be constructed in line with Environmental and Sustainability policies using several low embodied carbon principles. This includes the installation of low Global Warming Potential (GWP) cooling chillers, reducing water waste for cooling, and building the structure with minimal steel and concrete usage. 

Waste heat from all sites will be reused by the local councils for district heating. A fifth of the site areas will be reserved as green space, and the building roofs will feature a mixture of photovoltaic solar panels and planted vegetation.

Gert-Uwe Mende, Lord Mayor of Wiesbaden, said: "Wiesbaden is an attractive business location, and artificial intelligence is an absolutely future-oriented topic. I am therefore very pleased that Colt DCS has chosen the Landeshauptstadt (capital of the state of Hessen) as the site for its new data centre".

Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO of Colt DCS, said: "The continued growth in digital services has created strong demand for hyperscale data centres inGermany. Our acquisitions inFrankfurtandBerlinare a testament to our commitment toEurope'slargest economy. We are proud to contribute to the growth of the local community and remain a trusted partner for our customers worldwide. These new sites will not only enhance our capacity to serve the increasing needs of cloud and AI workloads but also reinforce our dedication to sustainability and innovation in the data centre industry."

About Colt DCS

We design, build and operate data centres for global hyperscalers and large enterprises.   

Our global portfolio includes 13 operational data centres, with an additional 9 in development across 11 cities in the UK,Europe, and the APAC region.

We enable our customers to effectively plan for the growth of their business while also providing them with peace of mind. We provide secure, resilient, well-connected infrastructure with planned future capacity growth potential. We have over 25 years of experience in the data centre industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator in the market.

We put the environment at the heart of everything we do by recognising this as a fundamental responsibility towards our planet. That's why we're taking ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability planning, Colt DCS has set comprehensive near-and long-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBTi's latest Net Zero Standard.

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