Arctic (data center)

2024: Work to create a data center

In the Murmansk region, the Arktika data processing center (DPC) will be built on the territory of the Kola NPP. This became known in mid-August 2024 from the presentation of the director of the station Vasily Omelchuk. It is planned that the total investment in the project will amount to ₽1,4 billion.

According to Interfax, investment calculations were made in 2022 prices, including VAT. Director of the Kola NPP Vasily Omelchuk stressed that the completion of the construction and commissioning of the data processing center is planned by the end of 2024. The new block-modular data center will include 48 racks and provide a capacity of about 1 MW.

source = Rosenergoatom

The Arctic data center is designed to serve high-load systems that will be used in the logistics of the Northern Sea Route, smart cities management, as well as in supporting tourism and other destinations related to the development of the Arctic zone.

Sergey Migalin, Deputy General Director - Director for Economics and Finance of Rosenergoatom Concern, added that the data center will become an important element of infrastructure for the Arctic zone and will have a significant impact on the development of the region.

"The Arctic data center will provide basic conditions for logistics, tourism and other areas critical for this northern region of Russia," said Sergei Migalin.

Initially, the launch of the center was planned for 2023, but the commissioning dates were postponed to 2024. However, in the event of additional demand for data processing services, the management of the Kola NPP is ready to quickly increase the capacity of the center.

It is planned that from the moment of completion of construction, the data center will begin to serve digital platforms for logistics of the Northern Sea Route and provide computing power for management in the region.^[1]

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