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Arcus acquires an 85 % shareholding in European Data Hub S . A .
NEWS rcus Infrastructure has announced that Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 3 SCSp ( AEIF3 ) has , as part of its
A regional Edge colocation strategy , acquired an 85 % shareholding in European Data Hub S . A . AEIF3 ’ s stake in EDH has been acquired from the Luxembourg-based Wagner Group .
EDH operates a data centre in Luxembourg , a market in which demand for data centre capacity currently outstrips supply . It provides premium colocation capacity and related services to its customers .
The data centre has a current sellable IT power capacity of 1.2MW , 1,750 sqm of sellable IT whitespace and is certified , among others , to the EN50600 VK4 and Uptime Institute Tier IV high availability standards . It is also fitting out existing floorspace with the required electrical and mechanical infrastructure to increase sellable IT power capacity to 3.0MW , with the first stage being completed in Q1 2023 .
EDH aligns with Arcus ’ strategy to ensure that its investments have a positive ESG impact . The facility is certified ISO 50001 ( a reputed international standard which targets energy efficiency ) and its energy consumption is 100 % renewably sourced . EDH also adheres to the European Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres . Arcus plans to further improve the energy efficiency of the facility and strengthen EDH ’ s ESG policies .
EDH serves a diverse blue-chip client base including financial institutions , IT services companies , telecommunications companies and several European Union institutions .
Ascenty opens its fifth data centre in Hortolândia
scenty , a leading provider of data centre services in Latin America , has announced the opening of its fifth
A data centre at its Hortolândia complex , in the interior of the São Paulo State . a growing industrial and technological hub . Investing in the town is part of our growth strategy and will allow us to meet strong demand for digital services from local businesses ,” said Marcos Siqueira , VP of Operations , Ascenty .
The company also has a sixth data centre under construction at the site , scheduled to begin operations in 2023 .
Investment for the installation has totalled BRL 350 million so far and is expected to reach BRL 920 million by the end of the final phase . Hortolândia 5 has already opened with 20 % of the data processing centres occupied by clients , with plans to reach 60 % by the end of 2023 .
Ascenty now has 28 data centres in Brazil , Chile and Mexico – 23 currently operating and six under construction . With the new addition , the Hortolândia campus will see its power expanded by 134 %, going from 23MW to 54MW of energy capacity .
“ Next year , we will finish construction for the sixth site of the complex , which broke ground in 2015 . Hortolândia is
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