E.ON unit signs 200 MW grid connection for atNorth AI data centre in Sweden
E.ON unit signs 200 MW grid connection for atNorth AI data centre in Sweden May 28 (Reuters) - German energy firm E.ON's EONGn.DE Swedish electricity distribution subsidiary has signed a 200-megawatts (MW) power connection agreement with Icelandic data centre company atNorth for an AI facility in northern Sweden, it said on Thursday.
The 200 MW connection is one of E.ON's largest for a power-consuming customer, the company said.
The agreement sets a timetable for the power connection, a requirement for power-hungry AI and data centre projects.
"Access to power and a robust electricity infrastructure are crucial as AI and data centres grow rapidly globally," E.ON's Swedish grid unit CEO Martin Höhler said.
The agreement means E.ON will build a new transformer station and power line to connect the facility.
Work is scheduled for completion ahead of atNorth's planned start-up of the facility in autumn 2028.
(Reporting by Jesus Calero, editing by Terje Solsvik)
((jesus.calero@thomsonreuters.com))
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E.ON unit signs 200 MW grid connection for atNorth AI data centre in Sweden