More than 30 million euros are invested in the construction of a data center “Digital Development Center” SIA Latvia (DEAC) and Lithuanian brand “Duomeņu logistikos centras” (DLC) “Delska” in Riga, informs representatives of “Delska” . “.
A new 10 megawatt (MW) certified “Slat III” data center is being built in Riga. Commissioning is planned for mid-2025.
On the other hand, on October 28 this year, at 11 am, the holiday of the construction dragons will be celebrated.
At the event, “Delska” board chairman Andris Gailītis will tell more about the new data center. They will also present current affairs of the industry, as well as invited representatives from the industry and state institutions, discussing the promotion of the export potential of Latvian information technology (IT) services and the attraction of foreign investments.
The growing demand for big data processing has accelerated the construction of new data centers. Companies want to expand their operations without making large investments in creating and maintaining their IT infrastructure. The new data center will have 1,000 racks with the power capacity of each rack up to 100 kW, which is particularly important for companies that use AI, high-performance computing, data processing and edge computing. Delska’s future development plans include building another new data center in Lithuania and adding new companies to the group of companies to provide a comprehensive regional data center and network ecosystem.
Delska is one of the largest data center companies in Northern Europe with 25 years of experience in the data center industry. Delska offers full-spectrum IT infrastructure and network services in five data centers in Latvia and Lithuania, as well as partner data centers in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Delska serves customers from more than 40 countries, including “Rietumu banka”, “Elko Group”, “inbox.lv”, “Depo DIY”, “E-klase”, “Linstow”, “Energolukss” .
In June this year, DEAC and DLC joined a common brand. Since 2020, both companies have been part of Switzerland’s “European Infrastructure Fund Quaero II”, and their investments have enabled the implementation of data center infrastructure development plans in Latvia and Lithuania.
DEAC was registered in 1999, and its share capital is 6,124,258 euros. The company is completely owned by the Lithuanian “Baltic Rezo”. In 2023, DEAC operated with a turnover of 9.082 million euros and a profit of 595,955 euros.