Digital Realty has begun construction on FRA20, a new data center in Frankfurt as the company accelerates its expansion in one of Europe’s most important digital infrastructure hubs. The facility will provide 16 MW of IT capacity across 8,100 square meters and is scheduled to come online in Q2 2027.
In a press release, Digital Realty described FRA20 as the latest addition to Digital Park Fechenheim, a major multi-facility campus that is developing to serve rising demand for cloud, AI, and interconnection services in Germany. When fully built, the facility will house 11 interconnected data centers totaling 200MW of capacity, and 90,000 square meters of space. Five of the facilities, including the newly opened FRA18, are located within the Eiermann Building which was repurposed for modern digital infrastructure.
Volker Ludwig, senior vice president and managing director, Digital Realty in Central Europe, said, “With FRA20 and the ongoing development of Digital Park Fechenheim, we are scaling up a future-ready ecosystem to support our customers’ most critical workloads.”
The new site will be engineered for high-density and AI-optimized deployments, featuring advanced cooling systems and energy-efficient architecture aimed at supporting power-intensive machine learning applications. In line with the company’s global sustainability commitments, FRA20 will be matched with 100 percent renewable energy, part of its broader effort to reduce environmental impact as demand surges for energy-hungry AI infrastructure.
The launch of FRA20 emphasizes Digital Realty’s continued investment in Frankfurt as data center operators race to add capacity across Europe’s core markets.