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Echelon DUB20 Arklow Campus

Arklow / Avoca River Park, IrelandUnder construction
Capacity
No public figure
Lead participant
Echelon Data Centres
Operator
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Echelon DUB20 Arklow Campus

Echelon's DUB20 campus at Avoca River Park is under construction with a reported 90 MW first phase and a 200 MW full-campus design. Current planning records cover three ICT buildings and separate energy-centre works.

Capacity

Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Onsite Generation6,000 MWReported Rounded · Echelon DUB20 Arklow Campus

Development

2 phases · 9 milestones
Phase 1Under Construction

Reported 90 MW first phase; building allocation and achieved energization are not public.

Full campus buildoutUnder Construction

Three ICT buildings are permitted; completion and operating capacity have not been publicly disclosed.

3 buildings

Jul 19, 2019
Original 100 MW data center plan approved
Completed
Nov 17, 2020
Echelon and SSE announce joint 220 kV substation
Completed
Jun 15, 2022
WCC 21/1080 final grant
Completed
Jun 18, 2023
WCC 23/72 three-building permission granted
Completed
Apr 4, 2024
WCC 23/843 final grant
Completed
Sep 1, 2025
DUB20 construction start reported
Completed
Nov 27, 2025
WCC 25/60806 granted
Completed
Mar 27, 2026
Echelon launches DUB20 Green Energy Park
Completed
Jan 1, 2028
DUB20 completion target
Forecast

Infrastructure

Electric GridUnder Construction

220 kV

Joint Echelon/SSE substation linked to EirGrid and future Arklow Bank access.

Onsite GenerationSecured Or Contracted

2 energy-centre buildings

Separate generation infrastructure;

Battery StorageSecured Or Contracted

27 battery arrays in original plan

Original permit history includes 27 arrays; final installed configuration is unresolved.

SolarPlanned Or Represented

6,000 MWh/year plus

Planned annual production, not instantaneous capacity.

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
4
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
4

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 2Generation & storage: 2

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

13 facts
Site Identity
Avoca River Park / former Irish Fertiliser Industries site
Actual
Status
Construction
Actual
Target Completion
2028
Fact
Current Permitted Ict Buildings
3
Fact
Total Ict Floor Area
48,618 square metres
Fact
Approximate Floor Area Per Ict Building
16,206 square metres
Fact
Energy Centre Count
2
Fact
Revised Ec1 Gas Turbines
8 gas turbines
Fact
Revised Ec1 Black Start Generators
4 generators
Fact
Grid Substation Voltage
220 kV
Fact
Planned Solar Generation
6,000 MWh per year plus
Reported Rounded
Site Cleared
True
Fact
Capacity Boundary Decision
90 MW Phase 1; 200 MW current / 204 MW historical full design; generation and wind access excluded from IT
Actual