As Greece phases out lignite, the state-owned utility is betting on renewables, storage and a massive data center to reinvent a former coal region and reposition itself for a more digital energy era

Green light for the 80 MW Olive Data Center in Spata. The growth of data centers, energy and water demands, and reactions from local communities

Metlen has completed and handed over the Athens-3 (ATH3) facility to Digital Realty. Located near Athens, it offers cutting-edge data storage, management, and cloud connectivity, strengthening Greece’s role as a data hub in Southeast Europe

American think tanks GMF and CSIS, hinted at potential collaborations with U.S. tech giants to capitalize on these future data center facilities in Western Macedonia.

The Spata data center is the first of Microsoft’s plans to build a total of three such projects in Greece

The first phase of the investment is billed as valued at 150 million euros, with the first phase aiming to build infrastructure for 12.5MW, with a prospect of reaching 25MW

Greece is shifting beyond tourism, aiming to become a hub for data centers, powered by renewable energy. It has tech giants like Amazon and Data4 onboard, but will it be enough to meet rising energy demands while racing toward net zero?

The most recent development involves the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Ministry of Digital Governance and the Ministry of Investments of the United Arab Emirates to implement investments from the UAE for the creation of data centers in Greece.

According to AlphaBeta Economics, this project is anticipated to facilitate the creation of over 19,400 new job positions by 2030, underlining its significant impact on employment.