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Global Switch London
Global Switch
London, LondonOperationalData centre87 MW (definition not published) Verified — 2 sources on file
Long-established operational facility. Verified through the Environment Agency permit; original borough consents not traced.
Project detail
- Operator / developer
- Global Switch
- Location
- London, London, United Kingdom
- Status
- Operational
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Announced
- Not published
- Target live date
- Not published
- Published capacity
- 87 MW — Reported capacity, definition not publishedA megawatt figure was reported but the source does not define what it measures, so it is excluded from every total.
- Floor area
- Not published
- Stated investment
- Not published
- Power
- Global Switch states 87 MW for its London East site on its own corporate pages. The publisher does not say whether this is IT load, total electrical demand or built-out capacity, so the figure is shown here but excluded from every total.
- Grid connection
- Not published
- Cooling
- Not published
- Water
- Not published
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Planning reference
- EPR/BP3530YR/A001 (environmental permit)
- Planning decision
- Environmental permit issued
- Decision date
- 2019-06-28
- Construction start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Operational since
- Not published
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Last verified
- 2026-08-18
Sources
- E14 9YY, Global Switch Limited: environmental permit issued
Secondary source · Environment Agency · 2019-06-28
- Global Switch London East site page
Secondary source · Global Switch
Entry last updated 18/08/2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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