Digital Realty to develop sixth data center in Marseille, France

The project involves converting a 26,000 sqm (279,861 sq ft) warehouse. The facility will accommodate seven data halls. A new high-voltage power supply will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabriès, supplying 225,000 volts to a substation at the data center. Server racks at the data center are set to require 120kW each. Construction is hoped to begin in 2026. Quotes: - "The colo giant has received the green light to convert a 26,000 sqm (279,861 sq ft) warehouse in Bouc-Bel-Air, a town just north of Marseille, into a data center." - "converting the building so that it can accommodate seven data halls." - "Digital Realty plans to install a new high-voltage power supply. This will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabriès, and supply 225,000 volts to a substation at the data center." - "With server racks at the data center set to require 120kW each, presumably to host AI workloads, Digital Realty plans to install a new high-voltage power supply." - "Digital Realty hopes to begin construction at the data center this year" (referring to 2026, based on article date March 11, 2026).