250 New Jobs in Arklow

Echelon Data Centre Opening a Second Site in Arklow

SSE Renewables and Irish-owned data centre owner and operator, Echelon Data Centres have announced a joint 220kV substation at the Avoca River Business Park, Arklow, Ireland. 

The new infrastructure will facilitate the development of Ireland’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, off the coast of Co. Wicklow with an export capacity of 520MW, and Echelon’s DUB20 (Arklow) 100MW data centre.

50M Substation Creates 250 Jobs in Arklow:

• 80 jobs during the construction of the substation
• 90 full-time operational roles in the data centre when completed
• 80 jobs to support day-to-day operation of the offshore wind farm

For more details, visit Arklow Chamber of Commerce.

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