Tet plans new data center outside Riga

Latvian telco Tet has announced plans to invest €30 million ($33.2m) in developing the facility in Salaspils, to the south of the capital city. The construction on the new data center is planned to start at the end of 2024 for a 2028 completion with Tet's construction subsidiary Citrus Solutions managing the project.

Tet CEO, Uldis Tatarčuks, said: “This data center will be an important step towards the development of new services and the promotion of Latvia's digital export capacity. In close cooperation with Salaspils municipality and private sector companies, we will be able to offer the latest generation technology solutions. The new data center will be an excellent result of the work of a team of professionals, engineers and experts, which will help to strengthen the competitiveness of both the company and Latvia in the international market.”

Raivis Anspaks, chairman of the Salaspils County municipal council, said: “The project has both practical significance – it will provide an opportunity to obtain additional thermal energy for the needs of the residents, and great symbolic significance – we see Salaspils as an ecologically clean, innovative and smart county in the future.”