New data centres costing €5.6 billion have planning approval but no electricity to power them, an industry chief has said as the sector urges Ministers to tackle restrictions that have left big investments “marooned”.
Data-centre access to electricity and gas has been limited for years because of the risk of blackouts set off by the sector’s surging demand for power.
Although the Coalition promised in the programme for government in January to accelerate energy generation, several big projects remain stalled due to a lack of power and policy uncertainty.
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