Renewable energy developer Evecon is planning to build a data center near Lihula with electricity consumption of up to 100 megawatts, while another developer has also expressed interest in building a data center in the area.
Evecon is seeking building rights from Lääneranna Municipality in Pärnu County to construct a data center with electricity consumption of up to 100 megawatts. According to the application to initiate a detailed spatial plan, the site covers approximately 22.4 hectares and is located northwest of Lihula.
The plan calls for up to six data center buildings, six cooling facilities, a 330-kilovolt substation and up to six auxiliary buildings. Evecon is also building Estonia’s largest battery storage park in the same area.
Evecon CEO Karl-Joonatan Kvell told ERR that, according to the application, the data center’s electrical capacity would be up to 100 MW, though its final capacity will be determined later.
Kvell said Evecon and its partners have previously built a large solar park in Lääneranna Municipality — the 77 MW Kirikmäe solar park — and are currently constructing a 55 MW/250 MWh battery storage park, which will be the largest in Estonia by capacity. The company is also developing a wind farm in the municipality.
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