Mar 11, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France
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. This will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabriès, and supply 225,000 volts to a substation at the data center.
It now operates a number of other data centers in Marseille, with MRS2, 3, and 4 all within 500m of the new site. MRS3, opened in 2020, is located in a former WWII submarine base. MRS4, located nearby, launched in late 2022. The three facilities all utilize river cooling.
Digital Realty said last year it intends to spend an additional $5.5 billion on new data centers in Paris and Marseille, making the commitment at an international AI summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
