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Digital Realty breaks ground on 22MW Ankara data center with Rönesans

The first project under the joint venture is due online in 2028; the partnership could eventually reach 200MW, Data Center Dynamics reports.

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  • Digital Realty has begun construction on a 22MW data center in Ankara, its first project to break ground under a joint venture with Turkish investment firm Rönesans Infrastructure.

  • The joint venture is also targeting a development in Istanbul, and Data Center Dynamics reports the partnership could eventually reach 200MW and up to $3 billion.

  • Digital Realty's 64MW Seoul data center, topped out this month and targeting the second half of 2027, was announced in 2021 and originally expected online in the first half of 2023.

Digital Realty has begun construction on a 22MW data center in Ankara, its first project to break ground under a joint venture with Turkish investment firm Rönesans Infrastructure. The company announced the groundbreaking this week, Data Center Dynamics reported; the facility is due to go live in 2028. The Ankara project was first announced in September.

The joint venture is also targeting a development in Istanbul, and Data Center Dynamics reports the partnership could eventually reach 200MW and up to $3 billion.

Digital Realty's 64MW Seoul data center, topped out this month and targeting the second half of 2027, was announced in 2021 and originally expected online in the first half of 2023.

Ankara's 22MW next to Seoul's 64MW and the JV's 200MW ambition
Data center capacity, megawatts
Turkey JV, eventual target200 MW
Seoul, South Korea (topped out)64 MW
Ankara, Türkiye (under construction)22 MW
DATA CENTER DYNAMICS · COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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