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Digital Realty HER1 Crete

PRJ-0413 · Site · Epsilon & Theta Street, Building Block 18, Heraklion, CR, Greece

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

Digital Realty opened HER1 in Crete in April 2025 with 1 MW across two modular 500 kW data halls. Digital Realty HER1 Crete is located in Epsilon & Theta Street, Building Block 18, Heraklion, CR, GR and is a data center facility in operating status.

Headline: 0.5 MW Planned / design

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Facility code · HER1

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38532 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty unveils first data center in Crete

    Digital Realty · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2164 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123317/digital-realty-unveils-first-data-center-in-crete-enhancing-eastern-mediterranean-connectivity

  2. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Opened date · 2025-04-08

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38533 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty unveils first data center in Crete

    Digital Realty · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2164 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123317/digital-realty-unveils-first-data-center-in-crete-enhancing-eastern-mediterranean-connectivity

  2. Digital Realty launches Crete data center

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2166 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-launches-first-data-center-in-crete-greece/

Operating · True

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38534 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty unveils first data center in Crete

    Digital Realty · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2164 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123317/digital-realty-unveils-first-data-center-in-crete-enhancing-eastern-mediterranean-connectivity

  2. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Facility address · Epsilon & Theta Street, Building Block 18, Heraklion 71601

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38535 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Building area · 537 square meters

Reported rounded · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38536 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Data hall count · 2 data halls

Reported rounded · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38538 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty launches Crete data center

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2166 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-launches-first-data-center-in-crete-greece/

  2. Digital Realty and Schneider Electric establish Crete digital gateway

    Schneider Electric · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2168 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.se.com/uk/en/about-us/newsroom/news/press-releases/digital-realty-and-schneider-electric-establish-new-digital-gateway-for-southern-europe-67f5248c75180980940fe961/

Data hall capacity · 500 kW per hall

Planned / design or future potential · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38539 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Digital Realty launches Crete data center

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2166 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-launches-first-data-center-in-crete-greece/

Integrated power module count · 2 modules

Reported rounded · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38540 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty and Schneider Electric establish Crete digital gateway

    Schneider Electric · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2168 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.se.com/uk/en/about-us/newsroom/news/press-releases/digital-realty-and-schneider-electric-establish-new-digital-gateway-for-southern-europe-67f5248c75180980940fe961/

UPS redundancy · 2N

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38541 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Cooling redundancy · N+1

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38542 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Tier design · Tier III modular design

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38543 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty and Schneider Electric establish Crete digital gateway

    Schneider Electric · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2168 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.se.com/uk/en/about-us/newsroom/news/press-releases/digital-realty-and-schneider-electric-establish-new-digital-gateway-for-southern-europe-67f5248c75180980940fe961/

  2. HER1 prefabricated data center case study

    Schneider Electric · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2169 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.se.com/us/en/download/document/PREFAB_POWER_DLR_CASE_STUDY_EN/

Carrier neutral · True

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38544 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty unveils first data center in Crete

    Digital Realty · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2164 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123317/digital-realty-unveils-first-data-center-in-crete-enhancing-eastern-mediterranean-connectivity

  2. Digital Realty and EXA partner on Crete connectivity hub

    Digital Realty · Document date: Feb 3, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2163 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123306/digital-realty-and-exa-infrastructure-partner-to-advance-crete-as-a-major-connectivity-hub

Renewable energy claim · 100 percent

Reported rounded · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38545 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. HER1 Heraklion data center

    Digital Realty · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2165 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/emea/heraklion/her1

Delivery duration under · 12 months

Reported rounded · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38546 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty and Schneider Electric establish Crete digital gateway

    Schneider Electric · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2168 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.se.com/uk/en/about-us/newsroom/news/press-releases/digital-realty-and-schneider-electric-establish-new-digital-gateway-for-southern-europe-67f5248c75180980940fe961/

Future expansion committed · False

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38549 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty launches Crete data center

    Data Center Dynamics · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2166 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-launches-first-data-center-in-crete-greece/

  2. Digital Realty ATH5 and HER1 data centers

    Hill International · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2167 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.hillintl.com/project/digital-realty-ath-5-and-her-1-data-centers/

Exa connectivity partner · True

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38550 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty and EXA partner on Crete connectivity hub

    Digital Realty · Document date: Feb 3, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2163 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123306/digital-realty-and-exa-infrastructure-partner-to-advance-crete-as-a-major-connectivity-hub

Vodafone point of presence · True

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38551 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Vodafone and Digital Realty create digital hub in Crete

    Submarine Networks / Vodafone · Document date: Jul 15, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2170 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/stations/europe/greek/vodafone-and-digital-realty-partner-to-create-digital-hub-in-crete

Owns connected subsea cables · False

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38552 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Vodafone and Digital Realty create digital hub in Crete

    Submarine Networks / Vodafone · Document date: Jul 15, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2170 · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/stations/europe/greek/vodafone-and-digital-realty-partner-to-create-digital-hub-in-crete

  2. Digital Realty and EXA partner on Crete connectivity hub

    Digital Realty · Document date: Feb 3, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2163 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123306/digital-realty-and-exa-infrastructure-partner-to-advance-crete-as-a-major-connectivity-hub

Athens platform included · False

Actual · Digital Realty HER1 Crete (Project)

Claim 38553 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Digital Realty unveils first data center in Crete

    Digital Realty · Document date: Apr 8, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2164 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/123317/digital-realty-unveils-first-data-center-in-crete-enhancing-eastern-mediterranean-connectivity

  2. Digital Realty ATH5 and HER1 data centers

    Hill International · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-2167 · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.hillintl.com/project/digital-realty-ath-5-and-her-1-data-centers/

Counterparties and capital

Digital Realty Trust · Operator · CMP-0711

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