NORWEGIAN DATA CENTRE INDUSTRY
Promoting
Norway ’ s Data Centre Credentials
“ It ’ s essential for us to grow as an organisation , to recruit more members , and expand the already quite large ecosystem ”
BJØRN RØNNING CEO , NORWEGIAN DATA CENTRE INDUSTRY
approximately 145 MW of capacity was installed , and this capacity is expected to grow sharply in the years to come . In the period 2019-2020 , at least NOK 2.7bn ( US $ 3.06bn ) was invested in new data centres in Norway . The investments are driven by both Norwegian and international demand .
“ I think one of the key themes here is the energy situation and the total cost of ownership – the TCO – of energy ,” says Rønning . “ It ’ s all about turning around the perception of Norway that it is , in inverted commas , ‘ not open for business ’. Norway is absolutely open for business . We have a very mature digital population ; we have a government that ’ s really backing the data centre strategy ; and we have a vibrant data centre ecosystem that is led by five large data centre operators .”
Working groups address key areas of the data centre sector In addition to reducing tax and improving framework conditions , the Data Center Industry association looks to advertise and promote the industry . It achieves this through its working groups . Based on requirements from the association ’ s members , there are four working groups categorised into Sustainability ,
166 June 2022