Baltic data center operators Delska officially launched EU North Riga LV DC1 – a 10 MW data center designed for AI and HPC.
The 7,100 m² modular facility allows expansion up to 30 MW. It supports up to 250 kW per rack and meets Tier III standard, ensuring 99.982% uptime. Targeting a PUE <1.3, the facility is powered by renewable energy from Northern European wind, solar, and hydro sources, while backup generators use Neste MY renewable diesel. The project received the 1st place in the “Production Facility, Industrial Building” category at the Latvian Construction Annual Award.
The launching event gathered more than 400 guests and featured speeches from highest government representatives, emphasizing the role of the new data center in strengthening secure, high-performance, and sustainable IT infrastructure in Latvia and the region.
"Two years ago, I had the honor of attending the topping-out ceremony of the new Delska data center and today marks the beginning of a new chapter in Latvia’s IT sector. I am confident that EU North Riga LV DC1 will become a significant milestone in Latvia’s digital development, proving our ability not only to follow global trends but also to actively shape them," said Daiga Mierina, Speaker of the Parliament of Latvia.
In the second part of the event, Delska presented the project’s vision and technological solutions, followed by presentations from international industry experts (Dell Technologies, 11Stream, Veeam) on key topics, including data centers as national infrastructure, artificial intelligence, sovereign computing, and data portability. The event concluded with a tour, giving guests a behind-the-scenes look at the data center’s infrastructure.
"The opening of the Delska data center is a strong signal of Latvia’s economic maturity and its ability to attract secure, high-added-value investments. It demonstrates that Latvia is a stable and reliable location for future-oriented projects. Today, digital infrastructure forms the foundation of both economic resilience and national security. This project is also an example of how technological development can be combined with sustainability,"Evika Silina, Prime Minister of Latvia, said in her speech.
