Ireland Data Centre Investment Conference & Expo
Tue Sep 22, 2026
Ireland Data Centre Investment Conference & Expo
Power, Policy and the Race for Viable Capacity
Part of the Bisnow DICE Series
€115.00
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Speakers and Panels
Charlie Etheridge
Brian Doherty
Kelly Phillips
Why You Can't Miss This Data Centres Event
What You’ll Learn
- How the CRU connection policy is determining which projects can move forward, including how the active legal challenge is affecting operator and lender decision-making
- What the 80% renewable matching requirement and dispatchable generation rules mean for underwriting, site selection and project timelines
- Where viable capacity still exists across Ireland and the realistic outlook for Dublin infill versus regional and energy-park models
- How major projects like DB7x, DUB1 and DUB20 are being financed, phased and delivered under current constraints
- What lenders and investors are prioritizing when evaluating Irish data centre deals in 2026
- How the shift from 400V AC to 800V DC and rack densities climbing toward 1MW are forcing fundamental design decisions on projects breaking ground today
- How procurement and contracting structures are evolving, including where civil, structural and MEP scopes are being separated and what that means for risk and delivery
- The biggest execution risks facing projects today including equipment lead times, permitting coordination, energisation sequencing and customer commitment timing
Why This Matters
Ireland remains one of Europe’s most important data centre markets, but the rules for getting projects approved and delivered have fundamentally changed. Data centres now account for roughly 22% of Ireland’s metered electricity consumption, according to the Central Statistics Office Ireland, and that level of demand has forced a shift from broad growth to selective, infrastructure-led development.
Recent policy changes from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities require new data centre projects to align with renewable generation, provide system support and pass more granular location-based assessments. At the same time, the government’s Large Energy Users Action Plan signals that opportunities in greater Dublin are likely to be limited in the near term, pushing developers toward new geographic and energy strategies.
In response, the market is evolving quickly. Projects like Equinix’s DB7x are maximizing existing power allocations within Dublin, while Vantage’s DUB1 campus incorporates large-scale onsite generation. Echelon’s DUB20 in Arklow is advancing a green energy park model tied to offshore wind, representing a new framework for delivering capacity in Ireland. These changes represent a shift in how projects are conceived, financed and executed.
This event is designed for the stakeholders navigating that shift in real time, including hyperscale and colocation operators, developers, energy providers, contractors, lenders and policymakers. The decisions being made now, from how projects are structured and contracted to how power is delivered and cooled at scale, will define which facilities are still competitive when they open and which are already behind. Understanding both sides of that equation, what it takes to get approved and what it takes to build something that lasts, is no longer optional for anyone active in the Irish market.
Related Articles And Developments
Echelon's Dub20 To Become First Government-Recognised Green Energy Park
New Regulation Brings Hope Dublin Data Centre Market Can Wake From Its Slumber
Ireland Remains Echelon's Prime Expansion Target After €1.7B Morgan Stanley Funding
Regulator Opens Up Possible Data Centre Pathway Amid Fears Dublin Has Been Left Behind
Decision on New Electricity Connection Policy for Data Centres
Agenda
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8:00 AM 8:55 AM |
Breakfast, Registration & Networking
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8:55 AM 9:00 AM |
Welcome From Bisnow!
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
Who Clears the Bar: Competing for Ireland's Next Round of Approvals
New Irish policy has raised the bar on what gets approved. Examine how operators, developers and investors are evaluating which projects can satisfy the location, renewable matching and system support requirements and still pencil.
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9:45 AM 10:30 AM |
From Approval to Operations: Building and Running Data Centres That Work Today and Tomorrow
Approval is the beginning, not the finish line. Examine what it actually takes to deliver and operate a data centre in Ireland today, from procurement structure and contracting models to power delivery architecture, supply chain constraints and energisation sequencing. With rack densities climbing toward 1MW and the industry shifting from 400V AC to 800V DC, projects breaking ground now are making design decisions that will determine whether the facility is still competitive when it opens.
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10:30 AM 11:15 AM |
No New Builds, No Problem: Meeting Ireland's Data Capacity Needs Through the Wider European Network
Ireland's pipeline may be stalling, but demand for its digital infrastructure isn't going anywhere. Examine how CRU connection policy and the Large Energy Users Action Plan push that demand onto European interconnection routes and regional facilities, what it means for latency-sensitive versus latency-tolerant workloads, and where Irish architects, contractors and advisors fit into projects delivered elsewhere to serve it.
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11:15 AM 11:30 AM |
More Networking!
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