The new facility will require ‘no additional grid power’, Equinix has claimed.
Equinix has begun construction on a new $92m data centre in Dublin’s Blanchardstown, expected to be operational from 2028.
This adds to nine data centres that Equinix already owns in Dublin, according to Data Centre Map, including two from BT, which it acquired for €59m in 2025. The company owns more than 270 data centres worldwide.
The new centre, called DB7x, will be “100pc flexible to support the national grid” and “will require no additional grid power”, said Equinix. According to the company, the new building will be constructed on an existing Equinix site and use the power already allocated to that facility.
DB7x will be situated close to two of the company’s existing data centres for “enhanced connectivity”, Equinix added. Investment is expected to be split into $78m for the facility and $14m to support a retail International Business Exchange (IBX) buildout.
The company’s retail IBX data centres provide enterprises with digital infrastructure to tackle growing AI workloads and scale services locally while connecting to customers internationally.
Equinix said that retail capacity in its new data centre will directly support foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland, adding to the 200 FDI corporations that the company already provides its infrastructure to.
“This is an exciting development for Equinix’s operations in Ireland, as we celebrate 10 years of being in Ireland, investing in its infrastructure and economy,” said Peter Lantry, the managing director of Equinix Ireland.
“This announcement strongly supports the Government’s recently published Digital and AI Strategy, which outlines a path for keeping Ireland at the forefront of global digital innovation. It also reaffirms our commitment to Ireland and its importance to businesses worldwide.”
He added: “This is positive news for the Irish economy. By expanding colocation capacity in Dublin, we will enable domestic and international enterprises to scale, innovate and connect across Equinix’s global digital infrastructure platform with ease.”
Last month, Equinix announced the creation of 200 new jobs in Louth via a new facility expected to cost the company as much as $700m.
Data centre providers in Ireland are set to benefit from the Government’s new strategy for large energy users, which aims to improve hyperscale data centre developments with better State coordination and national infrastructure planning.
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