DataCenterSweden
ENSV
Discuss a project

Gävle · Gävleborg County

EcoDataCenter Norrsundet (Gävle)

Planned EcoDataCenter data centre at Norrsundet in Gävle municipality, Gävleborg County. EcoDataCenter states that it intends to apply for a permit under the Environmental Code and is consulting under chapter 6 of the Code, with comments requested by 11 October 2026. SMHI published its response to the scoping and Seveso consultation on 30 October 2026 (case 2026/2149/6.3.1). According to Gefle Dagblad the data centre could be built in Norrsundet's harbour with about 100 employees, and sketches show five data halls. No capacity is recorded from primary sources.

ProposedGrid: No network owner, capacity, connection agreement or connection date is published in the sources reviewed.

Show on the map →

Fact box

Actor
EcoDataCenter
Status
Proposed
Municipality / county
Gävle · Gävleborg County
Last checked
2026-11-10
Location accuracy
District
Google Torsboda, Timrå — AnnouncedEcoDataCenter Smedjebacken (Röbacken) — In developmentData centre, Ockelbo (Vallhalla, Lingbo) — In developmentPlanned data centre, Enköping (Ullunda) — ProposedRoofscapes data centre, Bräcke — AnnouncedVerda AI centre, Sundsvall (Almåsen) — AnnouncedGoogle Horndal — Under constructionMicrosoft Gävle — OperationalMicrosoft Sandviken — OperationalEcoDataCenter Falun — Partially operationalEcoDataCenter Borlänge — Under constructionatNorth SWE01 Kista — OperationalatNorth SWE02 Akalla — In developmentEquinix SK1 — OperationalEquinix SK2 — OperationalEquinix SK3 — OperationalConapto Stockholm 3 North — OperationalDigital Realty Stockholm — OperationalSTACK STO01 Stockholm — OperationalBahnhof Pionen — OperationalBahnhof Thule — OperationalBahnhof Gullan — OperationalBahnhof S:t Erik — OperationalConapto Stockholm South — OperationalGleSYS Stockholm — Operationalevroc Arlandastad — Under constructionGävle100 km
Pin placed at the village of Norrsundet (OpenStreetMap). EcoDataCenter names Norrsundet in Gävle municipality; Gefle Dagblad reports the harbour area. The exact property is not checked in a primary source.

Phases

    Capacity disclosure

    • IT power

      Not yet checked in this register

      IT power · current · 2026 · announced · campus

      Unclear / conflictingAs of 2026-11-10 · SMHI

      The consultation document is only available through a download form and has not been reviewed.

    Planning and grid

    Consultation under chapter 6 of the Environmental Code held ahead of a permit application, including a Seveso consultation; comments requested by 11 October 2026. No application is reported as filed. The detailed-plan position of the site has not been checked.

    No network owner, capacity, connection agreement or connection date is published in the sources reviewed.

    Updates

    • 2026-10-30

      SMHI publishes response to EcoDataCenter's scoping and Seveso consultation for Gävle

      SMHI published its response (case 2026/2149/6.3.1, dated 5 October 2026) to the invitation to a scoping and Seveso consultation on an environmental permit application for a data centre in Gävle municipality; sender EcoDataCenter / Wescon. EcoDataCenter's consultation page names Norrsundet and asked for comments by 11 October 2026.

    Context

    More projects in Gävleborg County

    Related news

    Knowledge gaps

    • The consultation document has not been reviewed; capacity, property and building volumes are not recorded from it.
    • No network owner, capacity, connection agreement or connection date is published.
    • When the permit application is filed, and with which court, is not confirmed in a primary source.
    • SMHI lists Wescon together with EcoDataCenter as sender; Wescon's role is not stated.

    Sources

    1. EcoDataCenter — consultation documents, Norrsundet (consultation under chapter 6 of the Environmental Code) — EcoDataCenter (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-11-10.
    2. SMHI — response to the invitation to a scoping and Seveso consultation: application for an environmental permit to build and operate a data centre in Gävle municipality (case 2026/2149/6.3.1) — SMHI, 2026-10-30. Checked 2026-11-10.
    3. Gefle Dagblad: Large data centre planned outside Gävle (“Stort datacenter planeras utanför Gävle”, 15 September 2026) — Gefle Dagblad, 2026-09-15. Checked 2026-11-10.
    4. Gefle Dagblad: Worry in the neighbourhood – the data centre could start construction in a year (“Oron i grannskapet – datacentret kan börja byggas om ett år”, 8 October 2026) — Gefle Dagblad, 2026-10-08. Checked 2026-11-10.

    Submit a documented update · Report an error