Enersense has entered into a construction work agreement with a Latvian state-owned energy company AS Latvenergo for the development of a fibre connection to a new large-scale data centre currently under construction in Salaspils, near Riga.

The agreement covers the construction of the fibre infrastructure required for the facility.

Earlier in January, Enersense signed a construction agreement with the Latvian electricity distribution system operator AS Sadales Tīkls for the development of new medium- and low-voltage power transmission lines to the same data centre.

The main scope of work includes the construction of a 3.5 km medium-voltage transmission line and a 2.0 km fibre connection, as well as the installation of disconnectors and switchgear equipment.

Building on successful data centre projects in Finland

Enersense has previously delivered data connectivity solutions and district heat recovery systems for data centres in Finland.

“This project represents an important step for Enersense in Latvia, as it marks our entry into data centre infrastructure projects. It demonstrates our capability to deliver reliable power line and fibre connection solutions for critical infrastructure, while also highlighting the strong expertise of our local team and their ability to meet demanding qualification and technical requirements,” says Arnis Odiņš, Head of Enersense Latvia.

“Our extensive expertise in substations, battery energy storage, power transmission networks and renewable energy solutions is highly relevant to data centre developers. We see significant potential in this segment, and a considerable share of our operations is already directly or indirectly linked to data centres,” Odiņš adds.