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NLIGHTEN ACQUIRES DATA CENTRE IN AMSTERDAM TO EXPAND EUROPEAN PRESENCE
nLighten , a digital infrastructure platform of I Squared Capital – a leading global infrastructure investor – has acquired GYRO Center ( Gyro ), a high-performance data centre in Amsterdam .
With this acquisition , nLighten is pushing ahead with its European expansion and is one step closer to its goal of building and operating one of the leading Edge data centre platforms in Europe .
The data centre market in the Netherlands is one of the largest in Europe , benefitting from its stable power supply , good infrastructure and convenient location .
Amsterdam is one of the most important European Internet hubs and a key location for the international data centre industry , alongside London , Paris and Frankfurt .
Gyro ’ s carrier-neutral data centre procures 100 % renewable energy and is proactively managing energy consumption , which aligns with nLighten ´ s mission to deliver services in a more sustainable and responsible way . It is also located in an excellent area regarding connectivity , security and availability offering a personal approach and 24 / 7 on-site IT staff .
To bring Gyro up to state-of-the-art standards , structural measures in accordance with Tier III will be carried out in the near future and the cooling system will be modernised .
“ We continue to work full steam ahead towards building a leading Edge data centre platform in Europe ,” said Harro Beusker , Co-founder and CEO , nLighten . “ After Germany , France and the UK , we are now expanding to the Netherlands and covering another important and attractive business location .”
building programme will be backed by the issuance of green debentures worth US $ 215 million . The funds from these debentures will be allocated to the construction of data centres capable of handling the cloud demands of Hyperscale customers .
These new IT infrastructures will be built with maximum energy efficiency , an average annual Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) of less than 1.45 . The strategy includes 100 % of data centres powered by certified renewable energy , in a completely carbon-neutral operation – in line with Scala ’ s portfolio .
Latin America is an expanding market , currently valued at US $ 5.51 billion and expected to reach US $ 8.81 billion by 2028 , according to data from consultancy , Arizton .
Scala Data Centers is powering up to meet the increasing demand for cloud services from Brazilian Hyperscale customers . The company confirms that a new data centre
SCALA DATA CENTERS BUILDING PROGRAMME BACKED BY GREEN DEBENTURES WORTH US $ 215 MILLION
The debentures , maturing in six years , are worth US $ 215 million , with the transaction representing the second largest issuance of its type carried out by the data centre sector in Brazil – only behind Scala itself .
Given the sustainable actions underway since its founding , Scala was able to issue green debentures instead of Sustainability- Linked Bonds ( SLB ), which are linked to future fulfilment .
The company currently has a portfolio of data centres with the lowest PUE in Latin America and operates with carbon neutrality , in addition to professional and educational qualification initiatives in the communities where it operates .
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