Belgian data center operator LCL Data Centers is investing €30 million ($32.6m) into the expansion of its Brussels-North facility.

The company will be building a data center at its Brussels-North site, adding a fifth data center to Diegem, Belgium.

The company has not disclosed the specifications of the planned expansion, expected to be completed in October 2025.

However, the building will not be fully equipped at first, so the facility can be adjusted to the specific needs of customers.

LCL Data Centers said several customers have already reserved racks at the new facility.

Laurens van Reijen, MD of LCL Data Centers, said: “LCL Brussels-North is a hub through which all Belgian internet traffic flows and that makes it the region’s best-connected data center complex. Adding another data center will enable us to continue to support society’s growing digitalization.”

The company said the design of its new facility has been certified as Tier III by Uptime Institute. The facility will also prioritize sustainability with the data center operator upgrading cooling installations and considering alternative cooling methods.

LCL Data Centers currently uses free-cooling to cool its data center spaces, but said it is looking into liquid cooling.

Plans to expand the Brussels-North facility in Diegem were originally announced late last year. It’s unclear if this is the same expansion re-announced or another new facility.

At the time, the company said work on expanding the site would start in December 2023 and continue until October 2025; four floors were set to be added to the building, adding an additional 24MW and 4,000 sqm (43,055 sq ft). LCL also planned on installing solar panels on the facade of the new facility.

The company acquired the former Ebone data center in Diegem in 2002, operating under the name TCL telehousing. The company now operates in five locations, including Brussels, Antwerp, and Gembloux.