CyrusOne has announced plans for a data centre development located in the Municipality of Segrate, East Milan.
The facility, MIL1, will provide 27 MW of IT capacity within a single building over three floors. The data centre will use 100% renewable energy and be built to be ‘heat reuse ready’, initially recovering waste heat for use in ancillary spaces within the facility and providing the option to distribute to local third parties where demand exists.
MIL1 will be delivered in three phases, with the first 9 MW operational by the third quarter of 2027.
“This is an exciting development for CyrusOne worldwide,” said Matt Pullen, EVP and Managing Director, Europe at CyrusOne.
“Entering the Milan market is an important enabler for us to meet our hyperscale customers’ demand, offering capacity and choice across the continent. We have seen relatively low enterprise adoption of the cloud in this market to date, demonstrating there are long-term growth opportunities for us here.”
In addition to the site for the data centre, CyrusOne has said it also acquired a 658,628 sqm biodiverse plot, known as the Golfo Agricolo, which has been gifted to the Municipality of Segrate for community use.
“We are delighted to have made our first strategic acquisition in the Italian market,” added Mark O’Keefe, Senior Director of Architecture at CyrusOne.
“The site itself satisfies all the requirements for data center development, including a pre-existing agreement for the provision of power. We look forward to working closely with the Municipality of Segrate to deliver a design aligned to the needs of the community and our own sustainability goals.”
