Massive £3.75bn data centre planned in Hertfordshire to boost UK's tech infrastructure

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has praised a proposed £3.75bn investment in a massive new data centre in Hertfordshire.

A planning application for what could be one of Europe's largest data centre campuses, spanning 85 acres and offering 2m square feet of floor space, has been submitted by a new company, DC01UK, as reported by City AM.

The construction phase will immediately create around 500 jobs and is slated for completion by 2029, with an additional 200 permanent roles then being introduced to the local area. It is projected that DC01UK will contribute approximately £1.1bn in GVA to the UK economy annually, while indirectly supporting the creation of 13,700 new jobs across various sectors.

The enormous facility will be situated east of South Mimms Services, adjacent to the A1 and M25, in the borough of Hertsmere.

DC01UK asserts that the project's scale is currently "unrivalled" in the UK, with the site capable of harnessing power of 400MVA from the National Grid and located near the UK's national and international fibre optic routes.

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