Keppel DC REIT Ireland’ s Gary Watson explains how the Irish data centre market expands to meet cloud services, AI and enterprise computing demands
KEPPEL DC REIT
Keppel DC REIT Ireland’ s Gary Watson explains how the Irish data centre market expands to meet cloud services, AI and enterprise computing demands
Data centre operators are facing increasing pressure to balance operational reliability with environmental responsibility. This is being actualised across the Republic of Ireland, which has evolved over two decades to become a European hub for digital infrastructure. The country’ s Commission for Regulation of Utilities( CRU) has signaled it will requre data centre operators to implement on-site power generation or energy storage systems.
Likewise, EirGrid, Ireland’ s state-owned electric power transmission operator, has mandated that new data centres demonstrate their ability to support grid stability.
Such requirements have emerged against the backdrop of Ireland’ s Climate Action Plan, which targets an 80 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 2030.
Within this context, Keppel DC REIT Ireland has implemented renewable energy agreements covering 92 % of its Irish operations’ power demand, marking a shift in how colocation providers approach sustainability in Ireland.
Gary Watson, Country Manager for Keppel DC REIT Ireland, has witnessed the sector’ s evolution from basic computer rooms to today’ s complex facilities.
124 April 2025