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Penta Infra strengthens footprint in Copenhagen with acquisition of data centre site
Penta Infra , a fast-growing provider of reliable and sustainable data centres in Europe , has announced the acquisition of a site in Copenhagen that will be developed into a state-of-the-art data centre of over 20,000m ², delivering 20MW of IT load .
Penta Infra , a portfolio company of Photon Capital , currently operates 12 highly connected edge and core data centres in Germany , France , Denmark , Belgium and the Netherlands . With this acquisition , the company is enhancing its presence in Copenhagen with a second data centre .
Copenhagen is a key hub for data centre supply in Denmark and Europe due to its strategic location as a digital gateway to Europe , offering low-latency links to markets across the region .
Additionally , Denmark ranks among the world ’ s top countries for energy security and is a leader in renewable energy supply . Penta Infra plans to contribute to these sustainability achievements by constructing a data centre in accordance with the highest industry standards for energy efficiency .
Penta Infra also aims to recycle the heat generated by the data centre . This initiative has already been implemented at Penta ’ s other data centre in Copenhagen , which currently provides heat to approximately 1,500 homes and has been recognised with an award for the most sustainable data centre project in Denmark .
Bob Sprengers , Chief Executive Officer at Penta Infra , said : “ We ’ re excited to announce our plans to construct a new cutting-edge data centre in the Metropolitan
Region Copenhagen . Copenhagen ’ s strong global connectivity and remarkable advancements in renewable energy perfectly align with Penta Infra ’ s longterm strategy . Leveraging the city ’ s digital infrastructure and sustainability initiatives , we ’ re poised to meet the increasing demands of our global clientele for reliable , high-speed data solutions .”
Igor Josephus Jitta , Partner at Photon Capital , said : “ The development of our second data centre in Copenhagen celebrates another remarkable milestone achieved by our portfolio company , Penta Infra . The recent acquisition further solidifies Penta Infra ’ s position as a leading company in the data centre industry . We are actively pursuing further acquisitions across Europe to propel Penta Infra ’ s growth trajectory forward .” p
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